DCNS at IMDS 2009, St. Petersburg (Russia)

For the first time DCNS, European leading player in naval defense systems, will exhibit at IMDS 2009, the International Maritime Defence Show which will be held in St. Petersburg from 24 to 28 Juin 2009 at Lenexpo Fairgrounds. DCNS is a major player on the European and world markets for value-added naval defense systems. As a naval prime contractor, shipbuilder and systems integrator, DCNS combines resources and expertise spanning the naval defence value chain and entire system lifecycles. DCNS delivers innovative solutions from integrated warships to strategic systems, equipment and services. The DCNS stand showcases:. DCNS will showcase its expertise in submarine design and construction, through the Scorpene medium-size submarines. At the end of January, DCNS delivered the first of two Scorpene submarines ordered by Malaysia in June 2002: Tunku Abdul Rahman, which is scheduled to arrive in Malaysia early in the second half of 2009. The second of the series, Tun Razak, is scheduled for delivery in late 2009. Already chosen by the Chilean Navy and the Indian Navy, Scorpene submarines represents the state of the art in submarine design and construction and benefits from the latest technologies developed for nuclear-powered classes operated by the French Navy, particularly as regards acoustic discretion and combat system performance. Excellent endurance makes the Scorpene one of the few medium-displacement designs suitable for extended ocean patrol duties. The modular design can also be readily tailored to each customer’s specific mission profiles and other requirements. To emphasize its experience in strategic systems and equipment DCNS is also displaying the Mesma AIP system to extend submarine submerged endurance three to four fold and significantly improve operational performance. The innovative Gowind, a new family of ocean-capable vessels designed by DCNS for all littoral and sea operations, is able to fulfil missions ranging from anti-piracy up to sea control and denial. The projection and command ship or Mistral LHD is a multipurpose surface vessel designed to cover a broad spectrum of missions, including amphibious operations, crisis management, airborne operations, operational command, operational transport, healthcare support, humanitarian operations and freight transport. The operational capability and interoperability of the Mistral LHD were demonstrated in Operation Baliste off Lebanon in 2006 and on sea trials with the US Navy (involving the LCAC and Super Stallion) in 2007. The FREMM multi-mission frigates programme combines the latest technologies developed by the DCNS group. These technological and engineering advances will make the FREMM frigates world leaders in their class. France and Italy have already ordered a first batch and Morocco chose this frigate to equip its Royal Navy. Building on its expertise as prime contractor for the French Navy, DCNS offers evolvable combat solutions responding to all fields of naval warfare and supporting multiple equipment configurations to address all customer needs in terms of mission, ships and environment. DCNS is also providing solutions for combat system modernisation, as well as cooperative engagement and network centric warfare. DCNS also offers a full range of naval services, including through-life support (TLS), modernisations and training. DCNS is actively integrating e-maintenance into its guaranteed-availability TLS services. Internet technologies enable customer and service provider to share system status data and operating parameters in near real-time. DCNS is also assessing the potential of state-of-the-art diagnostic and prognostic tools to further improve warship availability.