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ATLAS ELEKTRONIK Sets New Range Record for Torpedoes

19 Mei 2012

SeaHake® mod4 ER: modernized DM 2 A4 with range of more than 140 km (photo : Atlas Elektronik)


Bremen – ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has increased the reach of its torpedoes substantially, setting a new range record for torpedoes. At a test-firing in March 2012, the heavyweight torpedo SeaHake® mod4 ER (Extended Range) achieved a range of over 140 kilometres. SeaHake® mod 4 is the latest advancement of the DM 2 A4 heavyweight torpedo, which is in service with the German Navy as well as the navies of Turkey, Pakistan and Spain. By fully exploiting the system’s unique propulsion and battery technology, it became possible to surpass the maximum ranges usual for modern heavyweight torpedoes in the global market by considerably more than 50%.

“With this record, ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has set a new benchmark in torpedo technology. Until now, such ranges were hardly even conceivable. We are very proud to have made such a significant advance in torpedo technology, thus giving our customers new possibilities for sea defence,” said Kai Pelzer, Executive Director Naval Weapons at ATLAS ELEKTRONIK.


The new version of the SeaHake® mod4 is also fitted with innovative navigation and communications technology, enabling extremely precise navigation and control of the torpedo over the entire distance. The SeaHake® mod4 ER can be deployed from seagoing platforms as well as from special land-based platforms.

The sea trials took place in cooperation with the German Armed Forces Technical Centre for Ships and Naval Weapons in the Eckernförde Bay.

Indonesia Ajukan Kerja Sama Industri Militer dengan Jerman

02 Desember 2011

Tank Leopard 2 produksi Jerman (photo : Militaryphotos)

JAKARTA, (PRLM).- Pemerintah Indonesia mengajukan permohonan kerja sama industri militer dengan Republik Jerman dalam jangka panjang. Kerja sama yang akan dibangun tersebut meliputi produksi bersama antara perusahaan Indonesia dengan Jerman. Presiden RI Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) mengatakan itu dalam Pernyataan Pers Bersama Presiden Jerman, Christian Wulff di Istana Merdeka, Jalan Medan Merdeka Utara, Jakarta Pusat, Kamis (1/12).

Presiden berharap agar Pemerintah Jerman bersedia meningkatkan kerja sama militer yang telah berlangsung selama ini tidak hanya penyediaan alat pertahanan, melainkan juga produksi bersama industri pertahanan. “Contohnya PT Dirgantara Indonesia sekarang ada kerja sama dengan Airbus Military. Saya usul kerja sama strategis dan dalam long term (jangka panjang), tidak hanya procurement, tapi juga joint production,” ucapnya.

Berdasarkan informasi yang dihimpun dari Atase Pertahanan Kedutaan Besar Indonesia di Jerman, Indonesia pernah membeli kapal selam dan vessels dari Jerman. Kerja sama latihan bersama yang telah dirintis sejak tahun 1972 sempat terhenti ketika tahun 1998 Indonesia diwarnai isu pelanggaran hak asasi manusia oleh militer. Namun, seiring reformasi militer yang terus berlangsung, Indonesia berharap kerjasama militer dengan Jerman kembali ditingkatkan.

Medio September lalu, Kementerian Pertahanan juga telah melakukan pembicaraan dengan produsen senjata Jerman, yaitu Rheinmetall di Berlin. Rombongan yang saat itu dipimpin oleh Wamenhan Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin itu mengobservasi produk meriam 155 mm serta menjajaki pembelian dan produksi bersama main battle tank TNI Angkatan Darat. Saat itu, Rheinmetall berkomitmen membantu modernisasi peralatan militer dan perlengkapan sumber daya manusia. Pada tahun 2012-2014 mendatang, TNI akan mendapat prioritas kredit dari kedua perusahaan tersebut.

Selain bidang militer, Presiden mengajukan empat bidang lain untuk ditingkatkan kerja samanya. Keempat bidang tersebut, yaitu investasi dan perdagangan, teknologi, pendidikan, riset dan inovasi. Dasar permohonan itu adalah karena Jerman sebagai negara yang sangat kuat di bidang teknologi sementara Indonesia sangat kaya dengan sumber daya alam dan kelas menengah yang sedang tumbuh. “Dari Indonesia mengusulkan beberapa agenda strategis yang bisa dilakukan karena Jerman negara kuat, dengan ekonomi terbesar di Eropa dan teknologi yang tinggi. Sedangkan Indonesia adalah ekonomi terbesar di ASEAN, punya resource yang besar dan peran internasional yang makin mengemuka. Dengan potensi kekuatan ini, kita bisa meningkatkan kerjasama strategis,” ucapnya.

Pada kesempatan itu, Wulff menyambut baik permohonan kerjasama dari Indonesia. Wulff yang datang untuk pertama kalinya ke Indonesia itu sangat mengapresiasi kebangkitan kembali Indonesia di Kawasan Asia. “Maka kami sangat tertarik untuk meningkatkan hubungan antara kedua negara. Saya ucapkan terima kasih atas kerjasama dengan Indonesia selama 60 tahun menjalin kerjasama tanpa konflik. Kita menghadapi perayaan 60 tahun hubungan diplomatik yang baik dan dalam keluarga PBB, Indonesia terkenal sebagai negara yang berhasil ekonominya dan kaya sumber daya alam,” ujarnya.

Wulff juga mengaku sangat terkesan dengan Indonesia yang memiliki motto Bhineka Tunggal Ika sehingga memungkinkan penduduknya yang mayoritas beragama Islam namun memiliki tingkat toleransi tinggi sehingga orang hidup damai dan bebas memilih agamanya masing-masing. “Indonesia bisa jadi teladan untuk demokrasi di negara yang mayoritas Islam seperti negara di Afrika Utara dan Arab. Mereka harus memandang Indonesia untuk melihat bagaimana negara mayoritas Islam, berdemokrasi dengan pertumbuhan ekonomi, iklim transparansi,” katanya.

Untuk menindaklanjuti kerjasama antara kedua negara, Wulff menugaskan Kanselir Jerman Angela Markel untuk berkunjung ke Indonesia tahun depan. Rencananya, Markel akan didampingi pebisnis dan pengusaha Jerman. Saat ini, volume perdagangan antara Indonesia-Jerman mencapai 6 miliar USD, meningkat 22 persen dari tahun sebelumnya. Sementara, nilai investasi Jerman di Indonesia mencapai 300 juta USD dan akan ditargetkan akan ditingkatkan dua kali lipat pada tahun mendatang menyusul kedatangan Markel tersebut. (A-156/A-147)

(Pikiran Rakyat)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Foto: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4. SAF (Photo: Mindef)

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Despite weighing 55 tonnes, the Leopard 2A4 MBT possesses high level of manoeuvrability. (Photo: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Photo: Mindef)

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Leopard 2A4, SAF. (Photo: Mindef)

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Leopard Tanks from 1st Armoured Regiment conducting a live firing serial during Exercise Predators Strike at El Alamein Army Camp, Cultana, South Australia. (Photo: Australia DoD)

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Leopard MBT (2) at School of Armour, Puckapunyal. (Photo: Australia DoD)

Germany Heads Anti-Air Missile Initiative

21 August 2009

IDAS is chiefly intended to defend the submarine from attack by ASW helicopters, but the missile can also strike unarmoured surface and coastal targets as a cheaper alternative to torpedoes or land-attack missiles. (image : Diehl)

In June 2009, delegates at the Undersea Defence Technology [UDT] Europe conference in Cannes learned that the German Navy had allocated funding to take the IDAS (Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines) submerged-launched precision weapon into production.

Developed by the ARGE IDAS consortium - comprising ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems' Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) division, Diehl BGT Defence and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) - IDAS is intended to provide a precision attack capability against surface and onshore targets and a 'last ditch' self-defence capability against anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopters.

Supported by Germany's Federal Office for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB), the navy is planning to retrofit IDAS into its Type 212A submarines. Four of the HDW-built boats were commissioned between 2005 and 2007, and two more are expected to enter service in 2013.

German U-Boat U-33 fired the IDAS missile the first time and successfully downed the target drone at a height of 1500 meters. IDAS is equipped with a searchhead camera that enables the soldiers to lead it into the target from the U-boat, making the missile hard to disrupt and very accurate. (photo : Marine)

Diehl BGT Defence's product manager, Klaus-Eberhard Moeller, told the UDT audience: "In 2011 we will conclude [IDAS] proposal and contracting activities with the BWB, with a four-year full development programme beginning in 2012. Production will start in 2016."

The ASW helicopter is probably the submariner's deadliest foe. Operating from a land base or surface ship, an aircraft can reach a target area rapidly, conduct a persistent search for submarines using its active dipping sonar, and prosecute a torpedo attack with no fear of retaliation from the submerged boat.

The possibility of developing a submarine-launched missile to counter this threat has been under discussion internationally since the 1980s.

(Jane’s)


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IDAS Notches Up First Submarine Firing
12 Juni 2008

Artist's impression of IDAS launch from a submarine. (Image: Diehl)
An Interactive Defence and Attack system for Submarines (IDAS) missile has been successfully launched from the German Navy's Type 212A submarine U 33.
The IDAS missile is about the same size as the ubiquitous AIM-9L Sidewinder from Raytheon (built under license by Diehl BGT Defence) and Diehl's IRIS-T missile (aft). Seen here on display at ILA 2008 in Berlin. (Photo: Joris Janssen Lok )

The submarine firing follows underwater test launches from facilities on the Baltic and North Sea run by the WTD 71 Technical Centre for Ships and Naval Weapons in the second half of 2006.
Engineers at TKMS-owned Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) slide an IDAS test round into the launch container, which in turn fits inside a standard torpedo tube. (Photo: HDW)

The test firing took place in the Baltic on 29 May 2008 and provided evidence that the underwater launch sequence, so far tested only from shallow basins, can be replicated from a submerged submarine. However, another important objective was validating the performance of the fibre-optic datalink.
The IDAS missile breaking the surface, seen from the U33's periscope (top) and from a nearby support ship. (Photo: PIZ Marine via ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems)

The link provides a bi-directional data stream and allows the operator to view the seeker image from an existing multifunction console in the submarine's combat information centre and observe the mission or record it for verification and analysis purposes.

However, the system also provides the operator with the ability to manually override the controls and steer the missile onto the target, or abort the mission.

Speaking to Jane's, representatives at Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) and Diehl Defence BGT confirmed that the link worked as expected, although images taken from the missile's seeker head were not yet available at the time of going to press.