HMK Scoops Major Naval Comms Order

ATLAS ELEKTRONIK subsidiary Hagenuk Marinekommunikation (HMK) has been commissioned by the “ARGE K130 2nd Batch” consortium to supply integrated communication systems for units 6 to 10 of the Type K130 corvettes for the German Navy.

The scope of supply includes radios of the complete telecommunications spectrum from 10 kHz to 20 GHz, which enable information to be exchanged with other ships, boats or shore stations via special input devices in the form of voice and data radio. These intelligent communication systems offer users the greatest possible support in their tasks and thus make a significant contribution to the reliable operation of ships and their crews. With that, Hagenuk Marinekommunikation will follow up the successful delivery for boats 1 to 5 of the first batch.

For Hagenuk Marinekommunikation, this delivery represents one of the largest single orders in the company’s almost 120-year history. This order will secure the location and the jobs in Flintbek near Kiel, where communication systems for the German Navy and international navies have been developed and manufactured for over 20 years.

Managing Director, Dr. Georg Marschall, emphasized, “Thanks to the very close cooperation both with our client and with support from the BAAINBw and the German Navy we are proud to develop a high-quality and reliable system that meets the complex communication requirements for national and international missions. And it is designed for future expansion.”

The K130 consortium (ARGE K130) is an alliance of the Lürssen shipyard (Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG) as the leading company, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH and German Naval Yards Kiel GmbH. At the end of last year, they had jointly signed the contract for the construction of five further corvettes of the Type K130 with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw).