Naval Group and Royal IHC Sign Contract for Dutch Navy’s Orka-class Submarine Projects
On June 16, 2025, Naval Group announced a contract with Royal IHC to support the construction of the new Orka-class submarines for the Dutch Navy.
On June 16, 2025, Naval Group announced a contract with Royal IHC to support the construction of the new Orka-class submarines for the Dutch Navy.
French technological solutions company Elwave announced that their Octopulse underwater electromagnetic sensor mounted on Royal IHC’s crawler is performing sea trials during the SeaSEC25 Challenge.
Modern naval threats are evolving, and so are the technologies to counter them. That’s why Royal IHC is partnering with ELWAVE in the European Extended
At NEDS 2023 in the Netherlands, local shipbuilder Royal IHC was showcasing for the first time a Seabed Crawler for defense applications.
Royal IHC has signed a contract for the execution of dock-related maintenance on the HNLMS Snellius, HNLMS Luymes and HNLMS Mercuur.
Royal IHC and the Royal Netherlands Navy signed a contract for the docking and repair of HNLMS Groningen…

Royal IHC has announced that the acquisition and recapitalisation of Royal IHC has been finalised. The company remains in the Dutch submarine replacement program alongside Naval Group.

Royal IHC and the trade unions FNV, CNV vakmensen.nl, RMU and De Unie have signed a covenant within the framework of the programme for the replacement of the Dutch Walrus class submarines.