Portuguese Navy Acquires SeeByte’s SeeTrack Military for Use with GAVIA
Edinburgh, Scotland | SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned underwater vehicles, announces the sale of SeeTrack Military to the Portuguese Navy. The Portuguese Navy acquired SeeByte’s leading SeeTrack Military software in order to plan, monitor, analyse and report on their GAVIA Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) operations.
“We here at SeeByte are proud to include the Portuguese Navy as one of our esteemed customers. We look forward to working closely with their Mine-counter Measures units and helping them make best use of SeeTrack Military as they carry out their important missions. SeeTrack military was designed to operate with multiple assets including diver hand-held systems, marine mammals, towed side-scan and all existing types of AUVs. ” said Ioseba Tena SeeByte’s Sales Manager.
Lieutenant Commander Carlos Afonso (Head of PO Navy MW Department) stated: “SeeTrack Military is more than just mosaics. It is a software that allows us to run our AUV operations, supporting all the mission life-cycle Planning, Execution, Analysis and Data Dissemination. Importantly, the SeeByte software provides functionalities not easy to find as an all-in-one software; the output products coming from SeeTrack increase the interoperability of our MCM Teams with MCM International Community. Our GAVIA systems are currently unique in the international MCM community and with SeeTrack Military we are able to deliver outputs useful to the wider NATO community.”
SeeTrack Military has become the de facto standard smart technology for the worldwide defence market. Showcased in a multitude of military situations, this product is currently used by Navy teams in missions to search identify and recover man-made underwater objects and to enhance the capabilities of their remote vehicles, marine mammals and divers. As a result, our customers are saving time, money and valuable man-hours while reducing unnecessary risk for the human operators who eventually have to interface with the underwater objects.
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les portugais,et avant eux les canadiens et anglais en 2008,se plaignent de la fiabilité des EH-101 Merlin,avec un taux de dispo non satisfaisant,apparement les Puma sont 4 fois moins necessiteux en maintenance
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Helitech Portugal: Questions linger over Portuguese SAR helicopters
October 06, 2010
Members of the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa or FAP) have expressed frustration with the availability of the service’s EH101 Merlin SAR helicopters.
At the Helitech exhibition in Portugal on 5-7 October, the FAP prominently displayed one of the 12 EH101 Merlins it has ordered from AgustaWestland in December 2001.
Since the first aircraft arrived, the Merlins have carried out more than 10,000 flight hours and saved the lives of more than 650 people, playing a key role in the country's ability to provide SAR across a vast region of the Atlantic Ocean.
Portugal is second only to Canada in terms of the area it has to provide SAR coverage for, with helicopters based on the mainland at Montijo near the capital, Lisbon, as well as at Porto Santo, 45km north-east of Madeira, and in the Azores.
However, the availability of these aircraft has been a sore subject for FAP commanders. While this has improved with extra support from AgustaWestland's newly-established Portuguese subsidiary and a full in service support (FISS) contract, availability levels are understood to remain below what has been expected.
One pilot told Rotorhub.com: 'This is a new aircraft – we were told when they were purchased they would need four times less maintenance than the Puma, but sometimes they need four times more.'
At the beginning of the week of Helitech, six out of the 12 aircraft were available for flying.
The issues have forced the retention of some of the FAP's SAR Pumas, which marked 40 years of service last October – although it has been suggested these may finally exit service with 752 Squadron by the end of the year.
Meanwhile, both AgustaWestland and Eurocopter are waiting on a Portuguese government decision to replace the increasingly elderly Alouette III helicopters, in service with the FAP for basic training, liaison and other duties, but it could be a waiting game given the reported state of the country's economy and finances.
AgustaWestland believes its AW109 LUH offers the best solution, especially as Portugal has also ordered the NH90. Several other nations, such as New Zealand and Sweden, have ordered the two types together with the LUH configuration of modern avionics and wheeled landing gear proving to be a good training machine for the NH90.
Eurocopter feels its EC635, the military variant of the EC135, could also be the aircraft for the role.
The Portuguese Army had actually ordered nine of the latter for the fire support and medevac role, but cancelled them in 2002 and the aircraft were later delivered to Jordan.
Currently the army does not have any aircraft but has 10 NH90 TTHs on order. The fuselage of the first Portuguese aircraft was unveiled in Italy by AgustaWestland in September with the first aircraft due to arrive in 2012.
As it currently stands, the Portuguese Army has only a handful of pilots trained by the FAP and faces a huge challenge not only in preparing crews in a short space of time, but preparing them to fly an extremely advanced fly-by-wire machine without a modern type with which to train them.
If moving from the Alouette to the Merlin is 'having to learn to fly all over again' then a similar experience is likely with the NH90 as well.
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Upgraded Orions for Portugal
The Portuguese Air Force's fleet of P-3P Orions will be retired. FAP image
12 October 2010
The Portuguese Air Force has taken delivery of the first of five upgraded P-3C CUP+ standard Orions.
October 12: The Portuguese Air Force has taken delivery of the first of five upgraded P-3C CUP+ standard Orions purchased from the Royal Netherlands Navy in February 2005.
Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems undertook the work on the first two aircraft through a €99 million contract awarded by the Portuguese Ministry of Defence. The other three aircraft will be upgraded by Portuguese industry and will be delivered by 2012.
The Orions will be used in the maritime surveillance role by Esquadra 601 of the Portuguese Air Force at Beja Air Base and will replace six P-3P aircraft purchased from the Royal Australian Air Force in 1985 and brought into operation in 1988.
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Portuguese Navy Commissions Second Class 209PN Submarine
The Portuguese Navy has accepted and commissioned the second Class 209PN submarine, NRP Arpao, at the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft shipyard in Kiel, Germany. The new submarine, which was built by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, combines the design principles of the Class 209 family with the features of Class 214. The 68m-long vessel has a displacement capacity of 1,840t, can accommodate a crew of 32 and is equipped with an air-independent fuel cell propulsion system. The ultra-modern sensors and an integrated command and weapon control system allows the submarine to perform future reconnaissance and surveillance tasks. The Portuguese State had signed a contract for two Class 209PN submarines in 2004.
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Sujet: Re: Forças Armadas Portuguesas/Portuguese Armed Forces Dim 2 Jan 2011 - 0:52
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Après 5ans d'attente, le Viana do Castelo de la Classe NPO est accepté au service actif ... Mais des rumeurs disent qu'il se peut que ce rafiot et son sistership, actuellement en construction, pouvait rejoindre la marine nigerienne cet année là
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Sujet: Re: Forças Armadas Portuguesas/Portuguese Armed Forces Ven 14 Jan 2011 - 17:14
Je vous laisse quelques photos de la F16 PoAF
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Sujet: Re: Forças Armadas Portuguesas/Portuguese Armed Forces Ven 14 Jan 2011 - 18:51
belles photos des MLU Goncalo,sur la derniere avec le SUU-20 d´entrainement
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belles photos des MLU Goncalo,sur la derniere avec le SUU-20 d´entrainement
Heureux que vous aimez ... Ils ont été prises hier ...
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Le nouveau sous-marin portugais “Tridente” doit déjà être réparé
Le sous-marin Tridente, qui a couté au Portugal 500 millions € et a été livré il y a 4 mois, a été mis au sec à la base navale d’Alfeite pour réparer son revêtement, qui s’est révélé assez fragile face aux eaux de l’Atlantique.
La marine portugaise a confirmé que les réparations sont actuellement en cours et que le sous-marin pourrait reprendre la mer dans les prochains jours. Alexandre Fernandes, chef des relations publiques de la marine portugaise, a précisé que les couts de réparation seraient supportés en totalité par le constructeur allemand, puisque la garantie est encore en vigueur. Sur le 2è sous-marin, l’“Arpão”, les réparations ont été effectuées d’origine.
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Sujet: Re: Forças Armadas Portuguesas/Portuguese Armed Forces Ven 4 Mar 2011 - 16:12
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DATE:04/03/11 SOURCE:Flightglobal.com PICTURE: Portugal poised to accept second upgraded P-3C Orion
By Rui Ferreira
The Portuguese air force should accept its second upgraded Lockheed Martin P-3C maritime patrol aircraft into operational use in March, following its arrival at Beja air base late last month.
Having been modified to the so-called CUP+ configuration at Lockheed's Greenville site in South Carolina, aircraft 14809's formal acceptance should coincide with the retirement of Portugal's last legacy P-3Ps. These are now flown by the air force's 601 Sqn.
Lockheed finished modernisation work on its first of two ex-Royal Netherlands Navy P-3Cs for Portugal last August, as part of a deal for five of the secondhand aircraft. The remaining three are being completed by OGMA in Alverca, with the $141 million upgrade project due to be complete by February 2012.
Key elements of the CUP+ modification include an Elta Systems EL/M-2022A multi-mission radar, an L-3 Wescam MX-15HDi high-definition electro-optical/infrared sensor and an upgraded central mission computer. The work also introduces an automatic ship identification system, plus new acoustics, communication and navigation equipment and a self-protection suite.
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Le Portugal a accepté de payer 30 millions de plus pour des sous-marins de moindre qualité
L’ancien ministre portugais de la défense savait que les constructeurs allemands allaient réduire la qualité des équipements, mais a tout de même approuvé le contrat.
Paulo Portas, ancien ministre portugais de la défense, a approuvé le contrat pour l’achat de 2 sous-marins, en sachant que les constructeurs allemands allaient réduire les capacités et la qualité des équipements, sans baisser le prix. Pour cette raison, le ministère portugais de la défense, alors toujours dirigé par Portas, a dû payer 30 millions € supplémentaires. Les sous-marins proposés lors de l’appel d’offres étaient meilleurs que ceux prévus dans le contrat de vente. Cette information apparait dans une note datée de 2004, rédigée par l’officier de marine dirigeant le “Groupe du Projet des Nouveaux Sous-marins”, à laquelle le « Jornal de Notícias » a eu accès. Le capitaine de mer et de guerre Rui Rapaz Lérias écrit : « Le prix des 2 sous-marins (712 millions €) n’a subi aucune modification par rapport au montant prévu lors de l’appel d’offres, cependant (...) la configuration des sous-marins a été dégradée. »
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The SA 330 Puma helicopters of the Portuguese Air Force ceased to operate in the Azores, after 34 years service in that archipelago.
While in active service to 711 Squadron and 752 Squadron, this aircraft carried out 342 missions and 1312 Search and Rescue Medical Evacuations between islands.
In PUMA, which now gives way to modern helicopters EH-101 MERLIN, 17 babies were born and were saved hundreds of lives.
A flight of eight hours performed by the P-3C on the 19th of April in the Gulf of Aden and Somali coast, marked the beginning of Portugal's participation in the NATO operation OCEAN SHIELD.
The Air Detachment, which operates mainly from National Airport Victoria, Mahe Island, Republic of Seychelles, comprising a P-3C aircraft and 53 Airmen who have made maritime patrol mission by supporting the process of combating piracy on the coast of Somalia.
Over two months, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Helder Rebelo, this is the mission of these soldiers who left the Air Base No. 11, Beja, on April 15.
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The Portuguese Navy (Marinha Portuguesa) first 1870 Tonnes and 83.10 meters long NPO ocean patrol vessel P360 NRP “Viana do Castelo´´ has arrived today at its homeport, the Base Naval de Lisboa (BNL). The vessel has leaved the shipbuilder ENVC SA facilities in April 26. The ship will remain in training during 1, 5 month until be considered fully operational with the naval surface fleet.
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