
MacArtney Germany Appoints Alexander Gravert as Sales Manager
and offshore, and naval industries, with the primary objective of improving customer support, increasing customer engagement, and facilitating closer collaboration.Alexander is a sales expert with over fifteen years of experience in international sales across various industries, including ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and GTP German Thermoplast. His qualifications include building long-term client relationships, understanding client needs, leveraging market insights, and driving impactful business solutions."I look forward to supporting and expanding MacArtney's connectivity business, building

Elomatic and Thyssenkrupp Ink Ship Design Contract for New Polarstern Icebreaker
in our hometown,” said Guido Schulte, Managing Director at Elomatic Maritime Technologies.“With the new Polarstern contract, we apply our maritime expertise also to the civilian sector, and prove that we can offer technological excellence at internationally competitive terms.“Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is not only setting shipbuilding standards but is also making an active contribution to international research in the fight against climate change – and we are proud to support this mission with technology and innovation. We look forward to continuing this journey together,&rdquo

Singapore Boosts Undersea Might with Two New Submarines
, vessels its navy says are meant to protect sea lines of communication, and which experts said would range beyond the waters of the tiny city-state to keep tabs on the region.The country's fifth and sixth submarines, the Invincible and the Impeccable, were ordered from Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems in 2013 in a 1-billion-euro deal, and join older Archer- and Challenger-class boats.They represent a technological step forward for Singapore's fleet, experts say, allowing the wealthy Southeast Asian nation to operate farther from shore using fewer sailors, and making its craft among

Kraken Wins $50+ Million Contract for Royal Canadian Navy Minehunting
of Combat-variant and Training-variant mine disposal systems (MDS), transportable command center (TCC) and Computer-Based Trainer (CBT).Kraken’s partners on this program include Kongsberg Maritime Canada Ltd., provider of HIl’s Mission Technologies Division’s REMUS AUV, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems Canada Ltd (tkMS), providing their SEAFOX mine disposal vehicles, and SH Defense who will provide the containerized multi mission module system “The Cube” as transportable command center and effector/ launch and recovery center.Formal contract signature and kickoff of the Acquisitio

Kongsberg Maritime's Sonar and Navigation Package for Norwegian and German Navies' Type 212CD Subs
sonar suite and bottom navigation technology has been selected for installation on Type 212CD class submarines for both the Norwegian and German navies.The contract was awarded through a comparative and thorough process governed by Kongsberg Thyssen Atlas JV (kta naval systems) and tkMS (thyssenKrupp marine systems) with another vendor(s).The Kongsberg technology package consists of SA9510S MKII Mine Avoidance and Navigation Sonars (MANS) plus a Bottom Navigation System (BNS) containing EM2040 MIL multibeam echo sounders and an EA640 echo sounder suite. "These sensors provide valuable input

MTR100: When it Comes to Drones, Big is Good. <1m is Better.
heterogenous combination of vehicles, with a surface vehicle as a command centre and interface between underwater and air, and GPS to georeference activities. This vehicle can be the master of a swarm and they can follow the surface vehicle in formation, as well.”PingGuin is involved in thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ Modifiable Underwater Mothership (MUM) project, the MUM2navigate part of which will see the PingGuin accompany the MUM vehicle’s mission as an intelligent swarm, forming an adaptive communications network. The latest phase of this project is to create a docking system to accommodat

Fincantieri to Build Two Submarines for Italian Navy for $1.64B
cooperation) includes an option for the construction of two additional units, a statement said.The project is part of the new U212NFS (Near Future Submarine) acquisition program of the Italian Navy, an evolution of the U212A program carried out in cooperation with German naval supplier thyssenkrupp Marine Systems.The first two deliveries are scheduled for 2027 and 2029, Fincantieri added. ($1 = 0.8243 euros) (Reporting by Maria Pia Quaglia, editing by Agniezska Flak

Thyssenkrupp in Talks About Possible Warship Unit Merger
German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp is in talks about possibly merging its subsidiary ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) with a domestic rival to create a national champion.The Thyssenkrupp board member in charge of the marine systems unit, Oliver Burkhard, tweeted earlier that the company was in talks as an alliance could make sense in the current European market environment, with the creation of a national champion one possible outcome.The tweet followed a report by public sector broadcaster NDR which said Thyssenkrupp was sounding out domestic rivals German Naval Yards (GNYK) and Luerssen.A Thyssenkrupp
TMS to Use 3D Printers for Submarines
German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TMS) plans to use 3D printers increasingly in manufacturing submarine parts. This offers decisive advantages over conventionally produced components.The corresponding quality and safety approvals have already been granted. Through acquisition of the thyssenkrupp TechCenter Additive Manufacturing (in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhein-Westphalia), the required technology and expertise will now come to the Kiel Fjord. It is planned to complete the transition by June 2020.Dr. Luis Alejandro Orellano, COO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems said: