ST Electronics will Co-Develop Combat System with Atlas Elektronik GmbH for the U-218SG

03 Desember 2013

U216 as a predecessor of U218SG submarine (image : udt-global)

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems receives major submarine order from Singapore

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, a company of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions, has signed a contract for the delivery of two submarines of HDW Class 218SG to Singapore.

HDW Class 218SG is a customised design from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. The submarines, which will be fitted out with an air independent propulsion system, are going to be built at the Kiel premises of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK is the only company in the world able to deliver all components of a modern submarine combat suite, including heavyweight torpedoes and torpedo counter measures. (image : Naval Technology)

Compared to the present ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems submarines, the new design has been customised to house additional equipment for present and future operational requirements. Special attention has also been paid to the ultra-modern layout of the tailor-made Combat System of these submarines. ST Electronics, being part of the ST Engineering group, will co-develop such Combat System with Atlas Elektronik GmbH.

ATLAS ForcePro is a system for the fusion of all information (optronic, sonar and radar sensor) in a certain area of a terroristic / asymmetric threat. The reference system had been deployed and tested by German authorities. (image : Naval Technology)

Dr. Hans Christoph Atzpodien, Chairman of the Management Board of Business Area Industrial Solutions of ThyssenKrupp AG, underlines the importance of the order: “We very much look forward to continue the co-operation with the Republic of Singapore Navy which has already been a customer of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. The new order is an affirmation of our high-end products and services and will further strengthen our position as a world market leader in the sector of non-nuclear submarines. The contract does not only safeguard jobs at ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, but also several hundred jobs at subcontractors.”

(ThyssenKrupp Marine)