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New Chinese Navy demonstrator corvette in Liaoning?

New Chinese Navy demonstrator corvette in Liaoning?

Gepostet von | 4 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

After the first satellite images in mid-2023 and later photos in November from the Liaoning shipyard in north-east China, it was clear that a new type of ship was under construction. This was followed by a maiden voyage in May this year and further photos this summer, leaving room for conjecture and speculation. It is obviously a test carrier or demonstrator of a very signature reduced corvette similar to the Swedish Visby class. The newbuilding is estimated to be 97 metres long with a displacement of between 1,500 and 2,000 tonnes. The stern platform has no hangar and antennas are likely to be installed in the top of the mast - similar to the Japanese Unicorn antenna...

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Expansion of maritime cooperation with the Indian Navy

Expansion of maritime cooperation with the Indian Navy

Gepostet von | 1 Nov 2024 | , , , | 0

Partnering - IPD 24 association exercises with Indian Navy The Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 (IPD 24) offered the German Navy a valuable opportunity to evaluate and further develop its operational capabilities and strategic approaches in a multinational environment. This initiative aimed to intensify cooperation with partners in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region, with a particular focus on strengthening relations with the Indian Navy. The German frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" were at the centre of the manoeuvres, which lasted several days. Both ships fly the German flag in this region. On the Indian side, the destroyer INS "Delhi" (D61)...

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Brazil - a new F200 is being built under the aegis of tkMS

Brazil - a new F200 is being built under the aegis of tkMS

Gepostet von | 1 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

The F200 "Tamandaré" frigate (107 metres, 3,500 tonnes), which was built by the Consorcio Aguas Azuis consortium, a merger of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defence & Security and Atech in 2020, was the first of four ships to be built for the Brazilian Navy at the Oceana shipyard in Itajaí (500 kilometres southwest of Rio). The christening took place there in the first days of August, followed by the launch a few days later - commissioning is scheduled for 2025. During the celebrations, the announcement that the well-running programme would be expanded to eight units almost went unnoticed. In addition to the...

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Australia - HMAS Sydney fires SM-6 missiles

Australia - HMAS Sydney fires SM-6 missiles

Gepostet von | 31 Oct 2024 | , , | 0

The destroyer "Sydney", the third and final unit of the Australian Hobart class (147 metres, 6,300 tonnes), which was further developed from the Spanish F100 Alvaro de Bazán frigate and commissioned in 2020, is "one of a kind". In addition to two quadruple Harpoon missile launchers, the "Sydney" has a mix of Standard Missile 2 and ESSM-Seasparrow-FK as an air defence destroyer in the 48-cell vertical launch silo - just like her sister ships. However, she is the only one to date to have recently been additionally equipped in the silo with SM-6 missiles (including improved range) and on the upper deck with two quad canisters of Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM). During RIMPAC 2024 she has now fired an NSM for the first time...

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Neustadt/Holstein - GSG 9 with maritime unit on the Baltic Sea

Neustadt/Holstein - GSG 9 with maritime unit on the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 30 Oct 2024 | , , , | 0

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