German HDW and British MFI to modernize Colombian Class 209 submarines
10:30 GMT, January 14, 2009 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW), a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG (TKMS), and MarineForce International LLP (MFI) signed a contract for two material packages for the maintenance and modernization of the Colombian Navy diesel- electric submarines “A.R.C. Pijao” and “A.R.C. Tayrona” end last year. The contract was signed between the HDW/MFI consortium and the Colombian Ministry of Defence.
HDW built the two boats in Kiel from 1970 and delivered them five years later to the Colombian Navy. Since then, the two Class 209/1200 boats have been subjected to two modernisation programmes at the shipyard in Germany where they were built. This new modernisation project will be carried out in Colombia by the state-owned shipyard COTECMAR in Cartagena. The scope of delivery by HDW and MFI encompasses the two material packages as well as support for COTECMAR with technical know-how.
The Colombian shipyard plans to conclude the project by the end of 2011. The modernized Class 209 will feature most recent technology, high combat strength, extraordinary battery payload and low signatures.
In order to increase their indiscretion rate, Class 209 boats may be equipped with a Fuel Cell or Stirling plug-in section for air-independent submarine propulsion. Such integration can be done during a regular midlife modernisation and leads to a considerable increase in submerged endurance. The first ships to receive this upgrade will be three ships of the Greeks Poseidon class Type 209/1200 under the Neptune II upgrade programme. They will be upgraded by cutting the boat in half aft of the control room and adding a 6 m plug with an 120 kW Siemens AIP system to the ship.
However, it is not yet released which kind of modernization the Colombian submarine will receive.
With 63 units contracted to date, the HDW Class 209 submarines represent the most successful non-nuclear submarine class in the world. In South America alone, submarines of this class are in service in seven navies. Her comprehensive mission profiles include not only maritime defence and conflict prevention, but also surveillance and intelligence gathering tasks. She is also ideally suited for special operation missions.
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10:30 GMT, January 14, 2009 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW), a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems AG (TKMS), and MarineForce International LLP (MFI) signed a contract for two material packages for the maintenance and modernization of the Colombian Navy diesel- electric submarines “A.R.C. Pijao” and “A.R.C. Tayrona” end last year. The contract was signed between the HDW/MFI consortium and the Colombian Ministry of Defence.
HDW built the two boats in Kiel from 1970 and delivered them five years later to the Colombian Navy. Since then, the two Class 209/1200 boats have been subjected to two modernisation programmes at the shipyard in Germany where they were built. This new modernisation project will be carried out in Colombia by the state-owned shipyard COTECMAR in Cartagena. The scope of delivery by HDW and MFI encompasses the two material packages as well as support for COTECMAR with technical know-how.
The Colombian shipyard plans to conclude the project by the end of 2011. The modernized Class 209 will feature most recent technology, high combat strength, extraordinary battery payload and low signatures.
In order to increase their indiscretion rate, Class 209 boats may be equipped with a Fuel Cell or Stirling plug-in section for air-independent submarine propulsion. Such integration can be done during a regular midlife modernisation and leads to a considerable increase in submerged endurance. The first ships to receive this upgrade will be three ships of the Greeks Poseidon class Type 209/1200 under the Neptune II upgrade programme. They will be upgraded by cutting the boat in half aft of the control room and adding a 6 m plug with an 120 kW Siemens AIP system to the ship.
However, it is not yet released which kind of modernization the Colombian submarine will receive.
With 63 units contracted to date, the HDW Class 209 submarines represent the most successful non-nuclear submarine class in the world. In South America alone, submarines of this class are in service in seven navies. Her comprehensive mission profiles include not only maritime defence and conflict prevention, but also surveillance and intelligence gathering tasks. She is also ideally suited for special operation missions.
Link
http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/218/