The Dutch Ministry of Defence has awarded French shipbuilder the Naval Group a preliminary contract for the design and construction of new expeditionary submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The submarines will be diesel-electric powered variants of the nuclear-powered Barracuda-class boats...
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Swedish-Dutch partnership to develop submarines for export market
Netherlands-based the Damen Shipyards Group and Swedish defence technology company Saab have entered into an agreement on the manufacture of export variants of Saab’s C71 expeditionary submarines. The C71-class submarines are being developed as replacements for the Royal Netherlands Navy’s ageing Walrus-class boats. The newer submarines’ modular design allows room for customisation as well as […]
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Netherlands to Spend Billions on Ships to Boost Defense Capacity
By Sarah Jacob and Diederik Baazil (Bloomberg) –The Netherlands has earmarked several billion euros to replace most of its large surface ships over the next 15 years, as the country seeks…
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Netherlands to Spend Billions on Ships to Boost Defense Capacity
By Sarah Jacob and Diederik Baazil (Bloomberg) –The Netherlands has earmarked several billion euros to replace most of its large surface ships over the next 15 years, as the country seeks…
https://gcaptain.com/netherlands-to-spend-billions-on-ships-to-boost-defense-capacity/
VESSEL REVIEW | Bolder – Small electric mooring tug for Royal Netherlands Navy
The Royal Netherlands Navy recently acquired the first vessel in a new series of three small line handling tugs built by local boatbuilder Stormer Marine. Bolder and its sisters Beting and Bakspier will replace the navy’s five Schelde-class tugs, which have been in service since the 1980s. Their...
Netherlands to supply minesweepers to Ukraine
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has confirmed its plans to supply two Royal Netherlands Navy mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels as part of a military aid package for Ukrain ..
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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | February 10 – Rescue boats for Denmark, Netherlands, and Norway plus a UK-built unmanned recovery craft
Two new response boats have been delivered to separate operators in Denmark and the Netherlands as a UK company starts construction on a new series of unmanned rescue veh ..
COLUMN | The Indonesian Navy: large and quite well-equipped, but with problems to face [Naval Gazing]
Indonesia is a country of 17,500 islands with 80,000 kilometres of coastline. It is therefore a nation that needs to place considerable emphasis upon maritime security. T ..
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | November 25 – US and Dutch submarines, an Australian Army surveillance USV and more
Newly acquired vessels include a French air defence frigate and an Australian-operated unmanned craft for surveillance work. Construction continues on a new US Navy attac ..
NATO And China Face-Off At Arctic Summit
By Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) A senior NATO official confronted a Chinese diplomat over China’s failure to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, injecting tension over the war into an international…
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