The Danish Ministry of Defence’s Materiel and Procurement Agency (FMI) has signed a deal for four new CUI protection and mine-laying vessels for the Royal Danish Navy.
The FMI has just released further details of the contract it signed in February with Konsortiet Orlogsskibe Danmark K/S, a consortium of the three Danish firms: OSK Design A/S, and two shipyards, Karstensen and Hvide Sande.
The new vessels will be used to clean up oil and chemical spills, monitor Danish waters, and protect critical undersea infrastructure (CUI) including underwater cables and pipelines. They will also be used for mine-laying and maritime patrols.
The deal is worth about £217.5 million (1.9 billion DKK) and steel has already been cut on the first vessel at the shipyard of Karstensen’s Polish subsidiary in Gdansk.
Final building and outfitting of the vessels will take place in Denmark, and all four ships are planned for delivery between 2028 and 2030. The first ship is expected to be ready to commission at the start of 2029.
Fleet Programme Head at FMI Admiral Claus Lundholm Andersen commented: “With the acquisition of the new vessels, the navy will be provided with modern capabilities for marine environmental preparedness.
“With new vessels, tasks that fall under the marine environment area can be handled efficiently and in accordance with the conventions that Denmark is covered by.”
- You can read more details on the FMI website