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ideal for the Royal Norwegian Navy.” Te REMUS 100 is a compact, light-weight, autono-
mous underwater vehicle designed for operation in coastal environments up to 100m in depth. The vehicle can be configured to include a wide variety of
standard and/or customer specified sensors
and system options to meet unique autonomous mission requirements. REMUS AUVs are modular and may be fitted with a
large number of different types of sensors and have been used to aid in hydrographic surveys, harbour security operations, debris field mapping, scientific sampling and mapping, as well as many basic and applied research programmes funded by ONR, DARPA and the UK Ministry of Defence.
Submarines HDW support for
Norway’s Ula class In May 2011, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werſt (HDW), part of TyssenKrupp Marine Systems, and MarineForce International LLP (MFI), signed a frame agreement with the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation for the provision of services and supplies for the Royal Norwegian Navy’s German-built Ula class submarines. Te frame agreement ensures access to specialised
engineering services, and will be particularly important during the execution of the Ula class update programme, which is designed to guarantees the submarines’ operation until at least 2020. Six German-designed and -built Ula class submarines
were commissioned into the Royal Norwegian navy between 1989 and 1992.
HDW and MFI have been
awarded a frame agreement contract to support the
Royal Norwegian Navy’s Ula class submarines.
Garden Island, in Sydney. Following a time-honoured tradition, the Australian White Ensign was lowered for the last time and handed to Commanding Officer, Commander Stephen Dryden, Royal Australian Navy. Commander Dryden said: “Manoora has proven
herself to be versatile and resilient, supporting humani- tarian aid and disaster missions in the Solomon Islands and East Timor and undertaking active service in the Middle East as part of Operations Slipper and Falconer.” “Her hard work has paved the way for the future
of the Navy by providing an understanding of how to carry out amphibious and expeditionary warfare,” said Commander Dryden. “Today it is also important to acknowledge the
hard work of the current and former crews who have called Manoora home. Teir dedication has enabled the platform to respond to situations in war and peace, whenever tasked by Government to do so.” Manoora is a helicopter capable amphibious transport
ship with a 40-bed hospital, which has seen an army contingent embedded as part of her crew.
Repair & conversion
Babcock starts work on Royal Navy minehunter
Babcock recently started work on HMS Shoreham, the Royal Navy’s Sandown class single-role minehunter, which is now in dock at Rosyth for a five-month Support Period (Docking) (SP(D)). As well as a substantial maintenance package, the
programme includes a number of upgrades which will significantly improve the ship’s operational capability. Building on Babcock’s extensive experience, consider- able work was undertaken in advance of the start date to identify the material state of the platform and create a work package specification that both reflects the needs of the vessel and will reduce the amount of emergent work and associated cost. Further, Babcock has worked closely with the Ministry of Defence to identify areas of potential cost reduction, which have been incorporated into the agreed contract price. HMS Shoreham will be the second single-role
Amphibious ships Australia retires 10
HMAS Manoora After 17 years of service, the Royal Australian Navy’s amphibious transport ship HMAS Manoora was decommissioned recently at her homeport of
minehunter to receive the Defence Information Infrastructure (Future) (DII(F)), which provides a coherent infrastructure enabling information sharing and collaborative working across the defence sector network. Also among the upgrades is a high-pressure
air upgrade (which increases the output pressure and extends the system life, as well as offering cost and space benefits thanks to a reduced number of low-maintenance composite storage reservoirs) and a remote isolation capability for the waste water system,
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