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US Navy - an art collector as Secretary of the Navy

US Navy - an art collector as Secretary of the Navy

Gepostet von | 2 May 2025 | , , | 0

Als neuen Secretary of the Navy (SecNav = Marineminister) hat sich Donald Trump schon recht frühzeitig vor der Amtsübernahme einen Unternehmer und Kunstsammler auserkoren, der noch nie etwas mit Marine oder Streitkräften zu tun hatte. Aus guten Gründen. Als Gründer und Vorsitzender der privaten Investmentagentur Rugger Management stehen John Phelan jedoch unerschöpfliche Finanzen zur Verfügung. Anlässlich eines Spendendinners in Aspen/Colorado, einem seiner Wohnorte, hatte er für die Republikaner 12 Millionen Dollar eingetrieben – (k)eine leichte Sache bei 25 bis 500 Tausend Dollar Eintrittsgeld! Knapp 2 Millionen legte er aus eigenen Mitteln noch obendrauf. Damit konnte er sich in der...

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Russia - its own limpet mines are becoming a problem

Russia - its own limpet mines are becoming a problem

Gepostet von | 1 May 2025 | , , | 0

Since the beginning of the year, there have been increasing reports of explosions on or in Russian ships in the Mediterranean, but also in the Baltic Sea. According to various sources, these incidents are mostly due to limpet mines, of which there were - and apparently still are - considerable stocks in Soviet times, particularly in countries of the Eastern Bloc. The only surprising thing is that these now appear to be used against the manufacturer. Everything is in the subjunctive, because precise information is understandably scarce. In most cases, the victims had previously stayed in Russian harbours. A prominent example is the "Ursa Major", which sank in December not far from Gibraltar...

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The marineforum calendar: Dates!

The marineforum calendar: Dates!

Gepostet von | 30 Apr 2025 | , , | 1

 05 May 2025 - MCN Cup: Submission check, online For the third time, the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) is awarding the MCN Cup in four categories, thereby contributing to the promotion of innovation and transformation approaches in the maritime industry. The aim is to stimulate innovative solutions, make them and their developers more visible and thus accelerate the transformation process and technology transfer. More information 06 May 2025 - Maritime Regulars' Table: Nautical-Technical Inspectors' Circle, Hamburg In cooperation with the NTIK, the MCN is once again offering its members and partners as well as those interested in the industry the opportunity to take part in the tried-and-tested Maritime Regulars' Table format in 2025. The NTIK has been organising...

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Russia - refloats battleship

Russia - refloats battleship

Gepostet von | 30 Apr 2025 | , , | 1

This year, the now 40-year-old heavy missile cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov" (battle cruiser), the sister ship of the "Pyotr Velikiy", is to resume its test voyages after a 25-year laytime at the shipyard. This news was published shortly after the commissioning of the second propulsion reactor at Sevmash (Mechanical Engineering Company of the North) in Severodvinsk on the White Sea, behind the Kola Peninsula. Sevmash is the centre for nuclear ship propulsion in Russia. The latest missile and air defence systems, such as launch silos for Kalibr, Onyx and the Tsyklon hypersonic weapon, as well as the Pantsir-M and Fort-M systems, were also installed there. But what sense does this giant ship (Kirov class, 252 metres, 25,000 tonnes) make when newly built corvettes of the...

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Naval offensive: Putin invests billions in the navy

Naval offensive: Putin invests billions in the navy

Gepostet von | 30 Apr 2025 | , , , | 0

On 11 April 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an extensive investment programme for the navy of the Russian Federation. Around 87 billion euros are to be invested in new ships, submarines and state-of-the-art weapons systems over ten years (until 2035). Compared to overall Western budgets, the sum seems rather modest, but it will have a considerable impact in the specific Russian cost environment and represents a significant investment in the Russian navy. An attempt to classify Moscow's annual expenditure in the budget chapter "National Defence" in the years 2022 to 2025 is between 4.2 and 5 trillion roubles (Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation) - corresponding to around 44 to 53 billion...

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