Tag: Project Biro
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...
SAS King Shaka – MMIPV number two – busy with sea...
The seagoing component of the SA Navy's Project Biro is approaching the 66% completion mark with the second multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) working...
Modise wants larger vessels in service after Biro deliveries completed
Defence Minister Thandi Modise said that her Department of Defence (DoD) will lobby for the acquisition of larger warships once the three multi-mission inshore...
Civil unrest, COVID-19 and natural disaster delay delivery of new Navy...
Floods, civil unrest and the COVID-19 pandemic have substantially delayed the South African Navy’s Project Biro (for multi-mission inshore patrol vessels) and Project Hotel...
SharpEye radars to be fitted to SA Navy’s new inshore patrol...
SharpEye radar systems will be fitted to the three new Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) being built by Damen Shipyards Cape Town for the...
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...
DSCT, SA Navy hold blessing ceremony for first new inshore patrol...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) and the South African Navy (SAN) have held a blessing ceremony for the first of three new multi-mission inshore...
OSI systems complete First Article Acceptance Test for Project Biro
The Integrated Bridge System and Mission Management System for the first Project Biro inshore patrol vessel, supplied by OSI Maritime Systems, have successfully completed...
Project Biro on schedule, with delivery for mid-2021
Project Biro, for the construction three new inshore patrol vessels for the South African Navy, is well on track, with the first vessel to...
Armscor still not confirming bidders for projects Biro and Hotel
In February this year, Armscor announced two "preferred bidders" for what will be the second largest acquisition of defence equipment in democratic...
Advice for Armscor from Arms Deal investigators
While Armscor says it is still in the process of evaluating submissions, even though preferred bidders have been named for new SA...
Navy sees Projects Biro and Hotel being beyond the horizon
Chief of the SA Navy Vice Admiral Mosuwa Hlongwane says the end goal of Projects Hotel and Biro, to acquire new inshore...
Time for Armscor to move on new naval platform tenders
While the awarding of tenders to build seven new hulls for the SA Navy will not turn the fortunes of the South...
New Navy patrol vessels can wait, but the fleet must have...
One who is not overly distressed about the budget review process for new in- and offshore patrol vessels - with reservations -...
Projects Biro and Hotel on hold for budget review
Once again a lack of funding appears to be putting the brakes on the acquisition of much-needed military equipment with the SA...
Armscor still “going through internal processes” for new naval platform tender...
It's been more than a year since tender submissions for projects Hotel and Biro closed and Armscor is still "going through internal...
Damen ready to supply vessels for Projects Hotel and Biro
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) is ready and willing to supply offshore and inshore patrol vessels to the South African Navy under...
Phakisa’s shipbuilding component needs Biro and Hotel announcements to get going
Showcasing the shipbuilding element of government's Operation Phakisa initiative is still some way off with Armscor not currently prepared to release any...
New Navy platforms will be the bulk of shipbuilding activity for...
The SA Navy's need for additional hulls is currently the only driver of the shipbuilding component of the blue economy initiative that...
SA Navy needs more than three offshore and three inshore patrol...
Although a welcome boost to the South African Navy and local shipbuilding industry, the six new inshore and offshore patrol vessels being...
Project Biro bidders’ conference attracts local and foreign shipyards
The recent IPV/OPV bidder conference in Simon's Town was attended by no less than 80 representatives of both the South African and...
Armscor looking to be more service driven
The new chairman and board of directors are turning Armscor into an entity that appears to want to nurture and grow the...
Projects Hotel and Biro will reach tender stage this year
The South African shipbuilding industry is working on responding to tenders issued by Armscor for a new hydrographic vessel under Project Hotel...
Reutech equipped for Project Biro
Reutech is a leading South African defence original equipment manufacturer (OEM), which is well positioned to supply equipment and services into Project Biro, which...
Reutech equipped for Project Biro
The company is able to supply equipment and services to the SA Navy programme for the procurement of offshore and inshore patrol vessels.Reutech is a...
Navy cranking up for Biro?
The South African Navy has issued the Institute for Maritime Technology (IMT) in Simon's Town a request for quotation (RFQ) for "strategic...
