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Naval
Defence News - France |
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SeaOwl
Group Awarded 2nd Contract with the French Navy for Navy Training Support
Services |
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SeaOwl
strengthens its position as a key maritime support partner of the French
Navy with a new 6 year contract award for Navy training support services
in both Brest and Toulon naval bases. |
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Xavier
Genin, Managing Director of SeaOwl France, said, “We have
a long history of working in partnership with The French Navy and we
are pleased to have been awarded this contract to assist the French
Navy in performing operational sea training for all the personnel of
their surface ships, submarines, naval aviation and auxiliaries fleet.Not
only does it reinforce our ability to deliver integrated support solutions
to the French Navy, but it strengthens our relationship with other defence
contractors in the Atlantic and the Med”. "Our company operates a finely tuned process driven management system whose ultimate aim is to provide exceptional customer service experience. One of the core competencies of the company is efficiency; we are able to complete the Navy’s engagements on time and on budget." “Our relationship with the French Navy dates back to 2008 when we performed a number of dry docks for Navy vesselsand assist in the new build “Hermes” delivery project. Since then SeaOwl has been invited to tender on smart procurement contracts to help the French Navy manage more efficiently some of their operations such as the training and qualification of their personnel at sea.Similarly we are called upon by defence contractors to support defence equipment qualification campaigns”. The “Plastron” contract consists in putting at the disposal to the French Navyaccredited personnel and material resources to perform training exercises with the various units of their fleet. SeaOwl is responsible for the management of the whole scope of combat training support equipment: from targeting systems(underwater, surface and aerial targets), asymmetric threat equipment and the support vessels needed to operate the training equipment. The company provides the naval forces’ training department on a chartering basis, with immersive training support platforms to train their personnel insingle to multi-threat scenarios: » Anti-aerial warfare training » Anti-surface warfare training » Anti-submarine warfare training » Mine hunting training » Commando training » Helicopter training |
 SeaOwl
newly aquired vessel: The VN Rebel |
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SeaOwl’s
multi task fleet include the flagship vessel “VN Partisan”,
a 79 meter long former platform support vessel fitted with a helideck,
an aviation HQ room and a close combat module for commando training missions. In connection with this year contract award, SeaOwl purchased a new 75 meters longvessel for the Toulon operation, that once fitted with a DP I system will also be able to provide subsea capabilities. The “VN Rebel” Supply Vessel SF FiFi II Oilrec is a former anchor handling supply vessel (AHTS). Click here to learn more about the SeaOwl Group |
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