by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 18, 2021 | Navy, News, Submarines
Dutch Parliament has adopted a motion asking the Government to make involvement of the Dutch maritime industry part of the procurement process of the new submarines. The Dutch Government is currently in talks with three shipyards about the replacement of the current...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 17, 2021 | News, Submarines, Yachts
Superyachts usually come with an extensive set of “toys”, ranging from jetskis to helicopters. Feadship designed the aft deck of its 54.9-metre explorer yacht Shinkai to accommodate such a toy: a three-seater submarine. The submarine was designed by Dutch...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 28, 2021 | Navy, News, Shipbuilding, Submarines
The Dutch Government is in talks with three candidate shipyards about the replacement of the Walrus class submarines. This process has so far not delivered the required result and will lead to ‘a substantial adjustment of the current planning’, says Dutch...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 4, 2021 | Navy, News, Submarines
Detecting enemy submarines is an important task of both frigates and helicopters of the Royal Netherlands Navy. However, training personnel is expensive. Training time with submarines is limited and also costly. A new Anti Submarine Warfare training target deals with...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 20, 2021 | Navy, News, Submarines
Last week, the foundation stone for Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ new shipbuilding hall was laid at its shipyard in Kiel, Germany. The hall is located directly on the Kieler Förde and will be used to build 212 CD submarines from 2023. In total, thyssenkrupp AG is...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 16, 2021 | Navy, News, Submarines
The UK, US and Australia have struck a deal to form a defence and security partnership under the name AUKUS. It is to protect the countryies’ shared interests in the Indo-Pacific. The first initiative will be a collaboration on future nuclear-powered submarines...
