Interviews
Video: Dutch Naval Programs – Submarines, ASWF, rMCM
Interview with Vice Admiral Arie Jan de Waard, Director of the Defense Materiel Organization (DMO) on three major Dutch naval programs
28 November 2022
Interview with Vice Admiral Arie Jan de Waard, Director of the Defense Materiel Organization (DMO) on three major Dutch naval programs
The hull of the first FDI frigate, Amiral Ronarc’h (D660), was taken out of the dry dock on 9 November 2022. The PSIM (Panoramic Sensor & Intelligence Module) was fitted on the frigate the next day.
On November 16 and 19, 2022, the JMSDF Maya-class destroyers conducted two test firings of SM-3 ballistic missile defense (BMD) missiles.
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) took delivery of the FREMM Frigate ‘Lorraine’ from Naval Group on 16 November 2022.
The Dutch “Walrus-class submarine replacement program” reached a new milestone today: The ministry of defense (MoD) of the Netherlands submitted the request for quotation (RFQ) to the three competing shipyards.
The French Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group (CSG) set sail from Toulon naval base on 15 November 2022 to begin mission Antares: An operational deployment in the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean.
The French Navy announced that its fleet of Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) upgraded to standard 6 has achieved “Full Operational Capability” or FOC.
French shipbuilder Naval Group today floated the first defense and intervention frigate (FDI), “Amiral Ronarc’h”, for the French Navy (Marine Nationale).
The BAAINBw and the German Navy successfully qualified the 127mm Vulcano precision guided munition.
A number of Philippine Navy officers are receiving submarine training in France, with DCI Group. The formation started in 2019 in Brest…
