In a rare public intervention during the ‘Hamburger Messe’[1], Lürssen, the German subcontractor to the Dutch Damen, has recently deplored the lack of political support from the city Mayor of Hamburg in the fierce competition around the MKS 180 program in these terms : ‘Dort
In a recent article[1], The Guardian has shed the light on a very fashionable topic inside German naval circles: are the technologies used in Naval surface ships a strategic asset? Is German Naval surface shipbuilding key or not for the Standort Deutschland ? For the British
Like a thunderbolt in the middle of a hot Summer, German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) has achieved a master stroke. On August 3rd, GNYK signed an agreement with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), where the Naval division of the troubled ThyssenKrupp is its subcontractor for the development and construction of the multi-purpose combat vessel
One of the biggest Naval procurement programs in Europe and the biggest in Germany since the end of the World War II, the future MKS 180 frigates, sheds the light on a key issue, often neglected: the strategic importance of the domestic order for the
In an interview published by De Telegraaf, on the 4th of May, the Chief of the Royal Dutch Navy, Admiral Kramer, had made several comments on issues directly linked to the MKS 180 competition in Germany, and to Damen's future role.
As an echo of our recent article (published on the 17th of April), the German magazine, “Focus” has published today a very interesting article on the famous letter by DAMEN and Lürssen.
As Defencechronicles reported in its 21st March issue, in an unprecedented move, on mid-March, Hein van Ameijden, managing director of Damen Schelde and Dieter Dehlke, M.D of Blohm+Voss wrote a letter to the MPs of the German Parliament.
Three European naval competitors are still striving to take the lead in the last legs of the Sea 5000 Australian competition, with a final whistle expected by the end of this month
In the MKS 180 contest, it is hard to believe that DAMEN, a real champion in civilian service boats or dredges worldwide, could pretend to build heavy multi-mission frigates.
The German government had announced on the 7th February that it would "immediately" stop arms exports to any country participating in the war in Yemen. The move would include Saudi Arabia, a major buyer of German weapons.
