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Saab and Dutch shipbuilder Damen join forces to develop new submarine for Dutch Navy


Technical review about the A26 Blekinge-class submarine. (Picture source H I Sutton)

According to a video published on October 20, 2020, Saab and Dutch shipbuilder Damen have joined forces to develop an expeditionary submarine for the Netherland´s Walrus Replacement Program. In 2018, the two companies announced their partnership to develop an expeditionary submarine for the Netherlands Walrus Replacement Program (WRES). The Walrus is a submarine in service with the Dutch Navy.

For Walrus Replacement Program, Swedish company SAAB and Damen from Netherland offer its Expeditionary Submarine which is based on the capabilities of the Swedish A26 also known as Blekinge-class and puts into practice the experience of the Swedish designed Collins-class submarine in-service with the Australian Navy.

In addition, the Walrus replacement will also benefit from the operational lessons reflected in the Swedish Navy’s Gotland Mid Life Upgrade. As a result, the Expeditionary Submarine will be equipped with state of the art technology whilst benefiting from de-risking on three submarine classes. Saab and Damen are thereby creating one of the most modern Air Independent Propulsion (AIP) submarines in the world, which if selected, will be done in consultation with the customer using a ‘design to cost’ approach.

The production process will see sections made in Sweden and then assembled at Vlissingen in the Netherlands. Having secured the cooperation of many Dutch companies, Saab and Damen are set to enhance the domestic submarine competence.

The A26 submarine, also known as the Blekinge class submarine, currently in production at the shipyard in Karlskrona. Two submarines are to be built for the Swedish Navy, with the first submarine being delivered in 2022. They will be a further development of the Gotland class.

The A26 is a next-generation submarine with the ability to perform in all oceans and across a broad spectrum of conflict environments. Along with its traditional load of mines and torpedoes, the submarine can be equipped with missiles. But the really major innovation is the large horizontal tube, the Multi Mission Portal, with its ability to launch and retrieve both manned and unmanned underwater vehicles.

The A26 will also be a crucial intelligence gathering platform in the defense network. The submarines are powered by conventional diesel engines and the Kockums Stirling AIP (air-independent propulsion) system. The Stirling system enhances the submarine’s stealth characteristics and makes it difficult to detect.

The new A26 submarine would have blue water capability, something earlier Swedish submarines have lacked. It will be equipped with modified AIP stirling propulsion and GHOST (Genuine HOlistic STealth) technology, making the submarine extremely quiet. It will also be designed to withstand significant shock loads from underwater explosions and would be able to "Launch and recover vehicles" through its torpedo tubes. It would displace 1,900 tonnes and have a crew complement of between 17 and 31 men. The A26 submarine could be fitted with 533mm or 400mm torpedo tubes.

http://www.thefifthcolumn.xyz/Forum/viewthread.php?tid=368&page=6

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Damen Cuts First Steel on Royal Netherlands Navy’s Combat Support Ship



On December 2nd at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, first steel was cut on the Royal Netherlands Navy’s (RNLN) Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder. The cutting is the first of sixteen batches, totaling 7500 tonnes of steel in 180 sections.
This marks an important milestone in this project, the first tangible part of the construction.

The steel cutting was supposed to take place in February next year. DSNS has brought the date forward in order to safeguard the project’s progress during the continuing coronavirus pandemic and to effectively manage the enhanced security rules that alter the way of working for the shipyard.

With construction of the CSS, the maritime supply capacity of the RNLN will be restored. The vessel will operate alongside the Joint Support Ship (JSS) HNLMS Karel Doorman and is based on the same design. The vessel can operate worldwide and under high threat, protected by frigates. Additionally, she can be used in the fight against drug trafficking, controlling refugee flows and providing emergency aid.

Engineering of the vessel is taking place mostly in the Netherlands and the project will provide work for over 100, mainly Dutch, companies. To date, 47 contracts have been signed for the CSS, out of which 34 with Dutch maritime suppliers.
The next milestone will be in May next year, when the keel-laying ceremony will take place.



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Germany and the Netherlands Joining Forces for F-124 LCF Frigate Replacement


F124 frigate (left) and LCF (right). The replacement for both classes is set to be a unique Frigate class.

Germany And The Netherlands Joining Forces For F-124 / LCF Frigate Replacement

Germany and the Netherlands have signed an agreement yesterday to work jointly on a next generation frigate which will replace the German Navy Sachsen-class (F124) and the Royal Netherlands Navy De Zeven Provinciën-class (LCF) frigates.

Xavier Vavasseur 18 Dec 2020

Dutch State Secretary Barbara Visser and her German counterpart Benedikt Zimmer signed the agreement via visio conference.

“Both countries will collaborate in the field of research and development and acquisition, among other things. The countries are working on equal operational requirements”.
Dutch MoD

Barbara Visser added that “It is also the intention that the industries of our countries will benefit optimally from this.”

For the record, the ties between the Dutch and German naval defense industry are already strong, with Damen and Thales NL taking a key role for the F126/MKS180 frigate program. F126 is a future large (Length: approximately 155 meters at waterline, Displacement: maximum 9,000 tonnes) surface combatant of the German Navy (Deutsche Marine).

Meanwhile, Damen is also fully involved in the M-frigates (Karel Doorman-class) replacement program for both the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) and Belgian Navy (Marinecomponent/Composante marine).

About Sachsen-class / F124 frigates


German Navy’s Hamburg air defense frigate (Credit : Bundeswehr)

The German Navy has a total of three Sachsen-class F124 frigates. They are designed as multi-purpose vessels for escort, protection and maritime control. Its focus is on air defense: With its SMART-L radar, a single vessel class can, for example, monitor the airspace over the entire North Sea. The radar of the Sachsen-class is able to detect more than 1,000 targets at the same time.

Sachsen-class frigates are fitted with 32x Mk41 VLS for SM-2 and ESSM missiles and two RAM launchers. The can also deploy Harpoon anti-ship missiles and torpedoes.

General characteristics

143.0 m in length
17.4 m wide
6.0 m draft
5,800 t displacement
Crew complement: 230 sailors + 13 aircrew

About De Zeven Provinciën-class / LCF Frigates


The first-in-class frigate ‘Zr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën’ back at sea off Den Helder naval base in early June 2020. Royal Netherlands Navy picture.

The Royal Netherlands Navy has 4 air defense and command frigates (LCF) of the De Zeven Provinciën-class. The ships can protect a complete fleet from enemy threats from the sea and from the air (aircraft and missiles). Specialized in anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) vessel, LCF vessels are fitted with 40x Mk41 Vertical Launch Systems which are used to house and launch Evolved Sea Sparrow (ESSM) and SM-2 Block IIIA missiles.

In addition, the ships are equipped to allow the deployable and operational command staff of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Netherlands Maritime Force (NLMARFOR), to control large-scale (maritime) operations.

The first-in-class ship received her SMART-L Multi Mission radar upgrade from Thales in March 2019. All four ships of the class will be upgraded with the new radar (and other systems) as part of a modernization programme. This new radar is capable of BMD mission (surveillance and tracking of ballistic missiles) up to 2000 km while simultaneous maintaining the air defence capability. The Dutch Defence Material Organisation (DMO) announced in April 2020 that it has selected Italian company Leonardo to supply new 127mm naval gun systems.

LCF Specifications

displacement: 6,050 tons
length: 144 meters
width: 17 meters
draft: 7 meters
speed: 30 knots

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Latest concept artist impression of Belgian, Dutch Navies future frigate (Credit: Dutch MoD)

M-Frigates Replacement To Be Known As ASWF – Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate

The Dutch and Belgian Ministries of Defense announced today that the M-frigate replacement will be called: Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (ASWF).

Xavier Vavasseur  13 Jan 2021

The ship class will consist of two ASWF for the Belgian Navy (Marinecomponent/Composante marine) and two ASWF for the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine). The future frigates’ main task will be anti-submarine warfare (ASW). The frigates will be equipped to cope with future threat environments. So-called information warfare will play a prominent role in this. It will include of cyber warfare and intelligence.

The names of the four ships are not yet known. The future frigates will be replacing HNLMS Van Amstel and HNLMS Van Speijk in the RNLN and Leopold I and the Louise-Marie in the Belgian Navy.

The new ships will benefit from the latest technologies in the field of ASW, and a robust self-defense against overwater threats. There is also extensive automation to enable operations with a limited basic crew. Discussions on the specifications of the systems that Dutch shipbuilder Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding and Defense electronics company Thales will supply are in full swing.

In 2018, the A letter with the requirements statement went to the Dutch House of Representatives. The B letter on the study phase was delivered in 2020. Meanwhile, there is formal permission to proceed with the acquisition preparation (the D phase). The Netherlands, in close consultation with Belgium, is in charge of the replacement process. The Dutch Defence Materiel Organization (DMO) is realizing the acquisition with the Royal Netherlands Navy, Belgian Navy and Belgian Direction Générale Material Resources (DGMR). By 2030, the 4 ASW frigates should be delivered to both navies.

About ASWF – Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate


Dutch MoD image showing the early design of the future frigate.

The Future Surface Combatant is a project of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Belgian Navy to replace the ageing Multipurpose- or M-frigates (Karel Doorman-class). The future frigates will be replacing HNLMS Van Amstel and HNLMS Van Speijk in the Dutch Navy and Leopold I and the Louise-Marie in the Belgian Navy.

The Dutch MoD started design studies for the M-frigates replacement in 2013. The new frigates are set to fulfill a general purpose role with ASW as its specialty. However, given the limited number of frigates in the Royal Netherlands Navy (six) and Belgian (two) fleets, the Future Surface Combatant are required to excel in all area (air defense, anti surface warfare…). While the Belgian Navy is in charge of the MCM replacement program for both navies, likewise the Dutch Navy is in charge of the M-Frigates replacement program for both the Netherlands and Belgium.

M-Frigate Replacement Specifications
Displacement: Approx. 6.000 tonnes
Length: 146 meters
Speed: +30
Complement: 120
ASWF Weapon systems

The future frigate will receive RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) Block 2 anti-aircraft missiles and a successor of the Goalkeeper close-in weapon system. These new weapon systems are complemented by heavy-duty remotely operated machine guns (RWS) and light machine guns for use against small surface threats. To combat larger surface targets, the Dutch Ministry of Defense is purchasing a successor to the Harpoon anti-ship missile.

The main submarine weapon system is a new torpedo purchased through the “Replacement Mk46 Lightweight Torpedo” project. For defending against enemy torpedoes, the frigates will be fitted with a system capable of deceiving enemy torpedoes. In the future, a so-called hardkill system, an « anti-torpedo system », is yet to be developed. The frigate has room for a 110-strong crew, but 40 extra beds and various rooms are available for mission-specific personnel and their equipment.

AWWS by Thales

The future frigate will be fitted with the new Above Water Warfare System (AWWS) suite by Thales. will consist of a new generation of sensors, coupled with intelligent software that continuously calculates which actions are best suited to tackle each threat detected by radar and other sensors in the right manner. This maximizes the chance of survival, while the crew stays in control.

This system uses the latest sensor technology from Thales to detect and monitor all above-water threats, including the next-generation, fully digital dual-band X/S radar suite: an integral combination of Active Phased Array Radar (APAR) and Sea Master 400 radar technologies.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/01/m-frigates-replacement-to-be-known-as-aswf-anti-submarine-warfare-frigate/

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This is what the Future Belgian & Dutch MCM Motherships will Look Like. The vessel is 81.4 meters in length with a beam of 17 meters.

Belgian-Dutch RMCM Program Achieved Preliminary Design Review

On 18 December 2020, the Belgium Naval & Robotics teams reached a new contract milestone, the programme is still on track. This programme will supply the Belgian and Dutch navies with twelve minehunters equipped with unmanned systems (toolboxes).

Naval News Staff  08 Feb 2021

Belgium Naval & Robotics press release

This milestone also marks the programme’s gradual transition towards the Kership teams. Naval Group is in charge of the preliminary design of the ships and works closely together with Kership. They will start on the detailed design of the ships as of February 2021, followed by their construction.

“Achieving the Preliminary Design Review confirms that the overall design meets all the client’s contractual requirements. Nearly 200 staff members, employed at the Naval Group sites in Lorient, Ollioules, Nantes-Indret, Angoulême-Ruelle and Paris, have been working hard for months to be able to come up with more than 80 deliverables by mid-November defining the ship and all its systems.”


Eric Perrot, Naval Group programme director.

The construction of the first ship will start in the summer of 2021 and the delivery is planned for 2024.

For the unmanned systems, the completion of this milestone was formalized by the delivery and acceptance of the documentation defining operational use concepts, functional and technical architectures as well as preliminary safety studies of each system (surface drone USV INSPECTOR 125, underwater drone AUV A18-M, towed sonar T18-M, inspection and neutralization drones SEASCAN MK2 and K-STER, aerial drone UAV, the sweep system and containers).

“In the midst of the health crisis, more than 100 ECA GROUP employees have contributed to the completion of this important milestone in 2020. We remain fully committed to our customer to reach the following milestones and to start the production of the prototypes in 2021,”



Jean-Louis Sambarino, ECA GROUP programme director.

This milestone proves once again the resilience of the Naval Group and ECA GROUP teams. Despite the complex sanitary conditions imposed on the Belgian-Dutch programme just eighteen months after its launch, everything is well on schedule.

“Thanks to their diligence and expertise, Belgium Naval & Robotics managed to deliver all the documents of the Preliminary Design Review on time. The adjustments made by BNR as a result of our in-depth analysis, numerous comments and questions, have been swift and constructive. My binational project team and I are confident and look forward to the Critical Design Reviews.”,



Captain Claude Bultot, rMCM programme director for the Belgian navy.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/02/belgian-dutch-rmcm-program-achieved-preliminary-design-review/

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O que vale é que o pessoal é imune à guerra de minas e não precisa destas merdas. Imaginem que só tínhamos uma base naval, localizada no estuário de um rio e susceptível de ser minada por um potencial IN? Ufa!

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O que está a dar é o combate ao KonaViruz efectuado por militares nos inquéritos.

Anteontem fui contactado por um que me perguntou se eu sabia que a minha tinha o dito virus.
Respondi-lhe que sim e questionou-me se a srª estava em casa e eu respondi-lhe que não que estava na casa de repouso......
Ontem fui contactado por uma srª que me perguntou onde estava a minha Mãe pois o camarada da FAP que me tinha contactado esqueceu-se de registar a morada que eu tinha dado !

Conclusão: foi necessário dois operadores de inquérito para fazerem o trabalho que deveria ter sido feito no primeiro contacto, foi gasto só o dobro do tempo, que poderia, deveria ter sido gasto a contactar outra pessoa !
É para isto que os elementos das FFAA são utilizados na luta contra o KonaViruz
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O que vale é que o pessoal é imune à guerra de minas e não precisa destas merdas. Imaginem que só tínhamos uma base naval, localizada no estuário de um rio e susceptível de ser minada por um potencial IN? Ufa!

Sem dúvida !!!!

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O que está a dar é o combate ao KonaViruz efectuado por militares nos inquéritos.

Anteontem fui contactado por um que me perguntou se eu sabia que a minha tinha o dito virus.
Respondi-lhe que sim e questionou-me se a srª estava em casa e eu respondi-lhe que não que estava na casa de repouso......
Ontem fui contactado por uma srª que me perguntou onde estava a minha Mãe pois o camarada da FAP que me tinha contactado esqueceu-se de registar a morada que eu tinha dado !

Conclusão: foi necessário dois operadores de inquérito para fazerem o trabalho que deveria ter sido feito no primeiro contacto, foi gasto só o dobro do tempo, que poderia, deveria ter sido gasto a contactar outra pessoa !
É para isto que os elementos das FFAA são utilizados na luta contra o KonaViruz
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Se for como o pessoal do meu serviço que também está a fazer esse trabalho, recebem umas orientações e depois...desenrasquem-se.

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HNLMS VAN AMSTEL

Arrival Devonport; 07 March 2021

https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/media/hnlms-van-amstel.482619/

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Video: Admiral De Beurme On Belgian Navy MCM And Frigate Programs
Interview with Admiral Jan de Beurme, the Commander of the Marine Component (Belgian Navy) about two ongoing programs: The replacement of the mine counter measure (MCM) vessels and systems and the anti-submarine warfare frigate (ASWF).
Xavier Vavasseur 05 Apr 2021

Admiral de Beurme discussed with Naval News the challenges posed by the fact these two major programs are being run at the same time, he gave us an update on the MCM replacement program, outlined the expected economic impact from this program and explained how the Belgian Navy will remain a reference worldwide in the field of mine warfare.

The Admiral then gave us an update on the ASWF program, and told us how Belgium is looking at fitting the future frigates with ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability.

Last but not least, Admiral de Beurme gave us some details about the PESCO MAS MCM project and how it ties in with the MCM program.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/04/video-admiral-de-beurme-on-belgian-navy-mcm-and-frigate-programs/

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The Admiral then gave us an update on the ASWF program, and told us how Belgium is looking at fitting the future frigates with ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability.

Interessante. Isto vai obrigá-los a ter mais do que os 8 VLS originalmente planeados, não?

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The Admiral then gave us an update on the ASWF program, and told us how Belgium is looking at fitting the future frigates with ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability.

Interessante. Isto vai obrigá-los a ter mais do que os 8 VLS originalmente planeados, não?

Vai de acordo ao artigo do oficial da Marinha, capacidade ABG..   (anti bolas de Golf).