Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG), represented by the Naval Systems & Surveillance division, has signed a contract with the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for supply of MSI-90U Mk 2 components for three new submarines. The contract value is 55.5 MUSD. “This new contract is the result of a long term [...]
Eitzen Maritime Services ASA (EMS) today announced that the Company has been awarded a USD 289 million Military supply order from a major NATO country. The customer is EMS largest customer and has been an important business partner to EMS Group since 1988. The contract is for food supplies and distribution to the country’s naval [...]
Maritime Training specialist, Seagull, has secured Liberia’s approval for its unique Security training package. Liberian approval comes little more than a month after Seagull announced that it had been awarded Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA) approval for the new security training package, which is to be made available in October. Seagull has sent application for approval [...]
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Participants of the Pomor and the Northern Eagle joint naval exercises met on board Norwegian offshore patrol frigate Nordkapp… (rusnavy) Source: Russian Navy, August 29, 2012
Between 29 May and 06 June 2012, NATO will conduct a new Anti-Submarine Warfare exercise. DYNAMIC MONGOOSE 12, as the exercise is called, will take place off the coast of Norway and involve four submarines, 11 aircrafts and four surface ships provided by seven NATO nations. The objective is to provide the best anti-submarine warfare [...]
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NATO summit, taking place in Chicago, hosted tabling of various burning topics including reduction of national submarine fleets under the ‘smart defense’ concept, the Barents Observer informed. Namely, the said concept suggests that not all allied nations should have all possible military capacities, but instead organize them based on a priority basis, whereas the remaining [...]
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Northern Fleet (NF) destroyer Admiral Chabanenko, Norwegian frigate Fridtjof Nansen and offshore patrol ship Senja on… (rusnavy) Source: Russian Navy, May 18, 2012
The large-scale NATO exercise Cold Response has ended. Between 14 and 22 March, 16,000 military personnel from 15 countries trained in Norway for counter-terrorism situations under cold weather conditions. One of the lessons learned for the next exercise in 2014 is the need for better harmonisation of the various communication systems. The Netherlands Defence organisation [...]
Kongsberg Maritime has been selected to provide a range of rugged compact Power Over Ethernet (POE) cameras to Montreal-based L-3 MAPPS Inc. (L-3 MAPPS) as part of the Canadian Navy’s HALIFAX Class Frigate upgrade. The HALIFAX class frigate (hull designation FFH) is a class of 12 multi-role patrol frigates that has served the Canadian Forces [...]
Russian Navy’s delegation arrived in Bodo (Norway) on Feb 27 to attend the first planning conference of the Pomor 2012 Russo-Norwegian naval exercise, Defense Ministry Press Service told Central Navy Portal. During the conference lasting till Feb 29, the parties agreed on terms of the exercise, concept, area, and strength of the forces involved. The [...]
