TKMS representatives arrive in Jakarta to discuss Type 214 submarines
04 March 2021
by Ridzwan Rahmat
TKMS is understood to be offering a Type 214 variant that is similar to the Hellenic Navy’s Papanikolis-class boats. (Michael Nitz/Naval Press Service)
A delegation of representatives from German shipbuilder Thyssen-Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has arrived in Jakarta to discuss the potential acquisition of Type 214 diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) for the Indonesian Navy (Tentera Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL).
The delegation, which is headed by a TKMS Senior Vice President that is responsible for the eastern region, completed their last day of quarantine procedures on 2 March, and began discussions with representatives from the Indonesian Ministry of State Owned Enterprises and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) a day later, a source close to the ongoing discussions has confirmed with
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A 40 metre Lurssen patrol boat.
Lurssen has delivered a second batch of patrol boats to Egypt as part of an order for ten vessels.
AIS data showed a second batch of three vessels arrived at the port of Alexandria aboard the heavy-lift ship Rolldock Sun on 14 February, Jane’s reports. The vessel left Germany on 28 January carrying a 60 metre patrol boat bearing the pennant 710 and two 40 metre OPB 41 (previously marketed as the CSB 40) coastal patrol craft bearing the pennant numbers 705 and 706.
In November 2020 it emerged that Egypt would be receiving nine Lurssen patrol boats and a single coastal defence boat from Germany under a 130 million euro deal after the contract with the original customer, Saudi Arabia, fell through.
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Fincantieri kicks off SEA Defence activities February 4, 2021, by Naida Hakirevic
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has officially started its activities within the European SEA Defence project.
The project has been selected within the European Defense Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP 2019) and started last December.
The EDIDP, which paves the way for the European Defence Fund, focuses on strengthening the European defence technological and industrial base, as well as on increasing the EU’s autonomy and technological leadership.
The SEA Defence project is supported by participating EU Member States, led by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence.
The grant agreement worth a total of about EUR 14 million which finances the project was signed by the EC, marking an important step in EU naval cooperation.
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Jan. 25, 2021
The High Court of Justice heard arguments on Monday regarding petitions asking to open a criminal investigation against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the submarines and missile corvettes corruption affair.
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem before the hearing, having arrived in a convoy of dozens of cars that travelled from Tel Aviv to the capital carrying inflatable submarines on their roofs in protest.
At the center of the submarine affair are two agreements between Israel and the German company Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems made five years ago: One was to buy three submarines for 1.5 billion euros, and the other was the purchase of missile corvettes for the purpose of defending Israel’s offshore natural gas fields and production platforms for 430 million euros.