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Kockums Naval Systems News

26 Mar 2001

Vericor Supplies Kockums With Gas Turbines

Swedish Navy. The TF50s will replace existing gas turbines and will be part of the Combined Diesel and Gas Turbine (CODAG) systems on the Malmö and Stockholm corvettes. Each TF50 will be rated at 4 megawatts and will drive a controllable pitch propeller through new primary reduction gear. Vericor Power Systems is providing a total of 28 TF50 gas turbines including spares for the Visby program, which consists of six vessels, all built by Kockums. Measuring 164 ft. (50 m), the Malmö and Stockholm vessels were commissioned in 1985. Other enhancements being made to these two vessels include command and control systems and sensor upgrades, along with structural modifications designed to minimize radar signature.

22 Sep 1999

Celsius To Create Substantial Submarine Builder

Swedish defense group Celsius announced that it was merging unit Kockums Naval Systems with Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) to create a leading global player in submarines as the defense sector consolidates. Celsius signed a contract with Babcock Borsig and HDW parent company Preussag, Germany's tourism and industrial group, to form a European shipbuilding company.

24 Sep 1999

Celsius To Create Big Submarine Builder

Swedish defense group Celsius announced that it was merging unit Kockums Naval Systems with Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) to create a leading global player in submarines as the defense sector consolidates. Celsius signed a contract with Babcock Borsig and HDW parent company Preussag, Germany's tourism and industrial group, to form a European shipbuilding company. "The merger of these two shipbuilding companies creates the world's strongest builder of submarines, a company with the most advanced technology and a commanding position in the conventional (non-nuclear) submarine sector," Celsius said. Under the agreement, Preussag will sell 25 percent plus one of its HDW shares to Celsius. At the same time, HDW will acquire all shares in Kockums Naval Systems from Celsius.