Tag: MMIPV
Griqua royal house approves third SAN MMIPV name
An SA Navy (SAN) delegation called on Matatiele to update the Royal House of the Griqua Nation on its third multi-mission inshore patrol vessel...
DSCT highlights contributions to maritime security and job creation
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) is delivering three new Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) to the South African Navy (SAN) under Project Biro, and...
Third SAN MMIPV set for OTE come September
September this year will see the scheduled commencement of sea trials for multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) number three, the final platform in the...
SA Navy blesses third inshore patrol vessel amid CNavy warning on...
Ahead of official launch and naming, the South African Navy (SAN) blessed its third and latest addition to its Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel (MMIPV)...
Third SA Navy MMIPV to be christened on Friday
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) and the SA Navy (SAN) will christen the latest addition to the fleet – multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV)...
Lobese grateful for efficient new inshore patrol vessels, but says more...
Chief of the South African Navy, Vice Admiral Monde Lobese, has expressed gratitude that the Navy is receiving new inshore patrol vessels, which are...
Damen patrol vessels in Cape Town
It cannot have escaped the notice of the casual maritime observer that Cape Town is the home of one of the World’s largest, and...
Second SA Navy MMIPV ready for launch
Damen Shipyards Cape Town will soon launch the second multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) for the South African Navy (SAN), with handover next year...
SA Navy’s first MMIPV still busy with OTE
The first MMIPV (multi-mission inshore patrol vessel) to be taken into service by the SA Navy (SAN) – SAS King Sekhukhune I (P1571) –...
OSI’s INTS passes sea acceptance test for SA Navy’s new inshore...
The Integrated Navigation & Tactical System (INTS) being supplied by OSI Maritime Systems for the South African Navy’s new multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs)...
First Multi-Mission patrol vessel handed over to the SA Navy
The first of three new multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) built under Project Biro was handed over to the South African Navy (SAN) on...
Navy adds first MMIPV to fleet inventory on Wednesday
Come Wednesday, the maritime component of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), will take the first of three multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) into...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town celebrates keel laying for third SA Navy...
On 22 October, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying ceremony for the third Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) that DSCT is building...
Navy “pre-occupied” with arrival of new platforms
The first of three new inshore patrol vessels, officially known as multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs), has not yet made her maiden voyage to...
DoD updates cabinet on major acquisition projects
Project Hoefyster, for new Badger infantry fighting vehicles for the SA Army, is not feasible in its current form and there is concern Projects...
MMIPV names await Ministerial approval
The Ministerial stamp of approval is all that remains for the new SA Navy (SAN) platforms – its multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) –...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town launches first SA Navy Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has launched the first of three Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) for the South African Navy (SAN), ordered...
Navy projects Biro and Hotel on schedule
Work on the SA Navy’s multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) is, according to Armscor, on schedule with the first of three to be delivered...
