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Royal Navy: Nuclear submarines underway in the Mediterranean

Royal Navy: Nuclear submarines underway in the Mediterranean

Gepostet von | 13 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

For six months - the entire period of Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine - HMS Audacious, the UK's newest operational Hunter-Killer nuclear submarine, has been on patrol in the Mediterranean. While the NATO surface units were monitoring shipping traffic as part of Operation Sea Guardian - and primarily keeping an eye on the Russian naval units that had gathered there at the start of the war and were still there - HMS Audacious was looking after the corresponding vehicles under water. After all, there were still a few conventional Kilo-class submarines left there when the Bosporus was closed. HMS Audacious, after HMS Astute, HMS Ambush...

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Historic meeting after 60 years

Historic meeting after 60 years

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Tall ship meets aircraft carrier: US Navy compliments the Signora It was on 12 July 1962: the US aircraft carrier "USS Independence" encountered the "Amerigo Vespucci", which was sailing under full sail, in the Mediterranean and asked her to identify herself by light signal. The Italian three-masted ship, which was launched in February 1931, identified itself by name and described itself as a "high-ranking national ship on active service", whereupon the US Navy described it as "the most beautiful ship in the world". Now the repetition after 60 years: The aircraft carrier USS "George H.W. Bush" recently passed the "Amerigo Vespucci" in the Adriatic and repeated the compliment:...

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South Korea: Long-term construction project

South Korea: Long-term construction project

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South Korea is building modern frigates for its navy in line with its technological status. Export potential included. The Republic of Korea - South Korea for short - has a population of just under 52 million and is one of the most prosperous and economically and technologically advanced countries in Asia. Geographically, the state, which was founded in 1948 and occupies most of the Korean peninsula, is located between Japan and the People's Republic of China, surrounded by the Yellow, East China and Japan Seas. South Korea's only land border is with North Korea, with which it has been in a permanent conflict since the founding of the state, as a result of which the South Korean military is one of the best equipped in the world. Access...

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German Naval Yards presents Seaguard 96

German Naval Yards presents Seaguard 96

Gepostet von | 12 Sep 2022 | , , , , | 0

As already announced here ten days ago, the Kiel shipyard used the SMM 2022, which has just ended in Hamburg, to present a new corvette design. Here are a few more details that might interest you. The new Seaguard 96 is an "innovative high-end corvette capable of carrying out the entire spectrum of naval operations", according to the press release from German Naval Yards Kiel. With a length of 96 metres and a width of 13.5 metres, the ship is expected to have a displacement of around 2,000 tonnes. The design of the propulsion system (two propulsion diesels, four diesel generators and controllable pitch propellers) enables a maximum speed of...

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Unmanned systems for maritime security

Unmanned systems for maritime security

Gepostet von | 12 Sep 2022 | , , , , | 0

It hardly needs the confirmation of the Ukraine war to demonstrate the ever-growing importance of unmanned underwater, surface and airborne systems for maritime security. Camcopters are currently being used by Denmark, Iceland and Romania, among others, for maritime and border surveillance, supported by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The US Navy is testing a SeaGuardian drone with electronic and communication sensors during its major Rimpac 2022 exercise. The US 7th and 5th fleets are rehearsing the use of unmanned systems in exercises with allied partners. The Royal Air Force reports successful trials with drones to saturate enemy air defences and Israel...

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