On 13 May the Defense Materiel Organisation (DMO) of the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed a contract with Imtech Marine Netherlands to begin a life-extension programme for the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN)'s four Walrus-class diesel-electric submarines.

17 May 2013

Two key promotions to the management team at Saab Seaeye come as the world leader in underwater vehicles significantly expands its engineering and its customer support capabilities.

Newly promoted to Engineering Manager is Terry Wood, with Chris Henderson promoted to Customer Support Manager.

Terry Wood heads a major expansion of Saab Seaeye's engineering resources that include new product development and a growing team of engineers.

FAMILIES are being given the chance to win a submariners’ dolphin badge each day by crewing a submarine.

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Haslar Road, Gosport, is running a family challenge over the half term from May 27 to May 31.

The Team Alliance Family Challenge will get families to find clues and solve puzzles against the clock.

Fugro’s subsea simulator is child’s play

Fugro Subsea Services Ltd was commissioned to produce a subsea simulation game for the recently reopened and extended Energy Exploration exhibition area at the Aberdeen Maritime Museum in Scotland.

ThyssenKrupp AG (TKA) secured the chance to help develop a submarine for Australia after the country signed an agreement with Sweden’s government clearing the way for the involvement of the company’s Kockums AB unit.

The accord gives Australia the right to use Swedish intellectual property for submarine design and technology, the Canberra-based Department of Defence said in a statement. The deal was necessary to begin working with Kockums, it said.

Fincantieri has been engaged in submarine construction for nearly 100 years, building a wide range of submarine types for the Italian Navy. This tradition continued in 1997 when the contract was signed to build a new class of submarines for the Italian Navy, based on an existing German design but modified by the Italians.

The following appers in the MoD publication and promotes DSEi in September.  Click thumnail

UK Royal Navy successfully trial QinetiQ’s PRIME email management tool

Portsmouth, UK - 13th May 2013 - QinetiQ’s new on-board email management tool, PRIME, has been successfully tested by The UK Royal Navy Command as part of a project focused on improving the Royal Navy’s email management capabilities and bandwidth.

Bowtech Products Ltd has been awarded a contract by ROVOP in the UK to supply cameras and lights, which will equip two new ROV systems.

ROVOP has recently invested a further £4 million in two new vehicles as part of their planned expansion over the coming years; the first is a 3,000m rated, 150hp work-class Schilling HD ROV and the second a SAAB SeaEye Cougar XT ROV system, which has been selected by the company for its powerful yet compact features.