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EU also boosts marine projects with € 1.2 billion investment plan

EU also boosts marine projects with € 1.2 billion investment plan

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On 20 July, the European Commission announced that it would provide EU funding totalling almost €1.2 billion to support 61 joint defence research and development projects. The projects will be selected and the funds made available under the European Defence Fund (EDF). Projects in the field of naval armaments were also selected. European Defence Fund The European Defence Fund (EDF) for research and development of capabilities has been intended to promote the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the European defence technology and industrial base since 2018 and is aligned according to "dimensions". In addition, it was planned to initiate cooperation programmes that would not come about without an EU contribution. In June...

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Colombia: A self-built ship for the 199th anniversary of the navy

Colombia: A self-built ship for the 199th anniversary of the navy

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It is the pride and joy of Colombia - and not just its navy! One hundred percent self-built at the state shipyard COTECMAR (Cartagena), which belongs to the Ministry of Defence, and designed for exploration and presence in Colombia's exclusive economic zone, the "Simon Bolivar" (151) is an incentive and impetus for a new maritime awareness of the nation. The fact that the ship is based on a Damen design (Netherlands) is only mentioned here for the sake of completeness. However, now on a par with the world's industrialised nations in terms of shipbuilding and marine research, but also surrounded by Chinese fishing fleets on the Pacific side, the maritime security policy of the nation, which is divided between the Caribbean and the Pacific, and the participation of the...

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Rolls-Royce offers new mtu shipping solutions

Rolls-Royce offers new mtu shipping solutions

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Rolls-Royce plans to showcase new mtu marine solutions at the maritime industry trade fair in Hamburg (SMM) from 6 to 9 September 2022 Rolls-Royce announced in 2021 as part of its 'Net Zero at Power Systems' sustainability programme that it would realign the product portfolio of its Power Systems business unit so that sustainable fuels and new mtu technologies can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent by 2030 compared to 2019. Rolls-Royce invites all customers and interested parties to visit stand 307 in hall A3 in Hamburg to find out more about the new mtu portfolio and to ask all pressing questions about future fuels, drive, automation and service solutions.

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225 years of Old Ironside

225 years of Old Ironside

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The world's oldest warship in service celebrates its birthday After almost a decade without an American navy, Congress very reluctantly authorised the construction of six armed frigates in March 1794 as the centrepiece of a new US navy. The ships, designed under the direction of Joshua Humphries, an experienced shipbuilder from Philadelphia, were each built in a different seaport. A method of involving shipyards that has apparently not been forgotten to this day. The three smallest were the Chesapeake (36 guns; built in Norfolk, Vancouver), the Congress (38 guns, built in Portsmouth, N.H.) and the Constellation (38 guns;...

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Qatar: New ships for the peninsula

Qatar: New ships for the peninsula

Gepostet von | 27 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced at the beginning of July that it had handed over the second OPV of the "Musherib" class to the Qatar Ministry of Defence at a ceremony in La Spezia. Like the type ship handed over in January, the "Sheraouh" is a short 63-metre, 30-knot vessel with a crew of 38 that can be flexibly deployed in a variety of roles, from guard boat to combat ship - which roughly means it sails as a fast guard boat and is equipped with real weapons on board if required and available. These would be Exocet anti-ship missiles and VL-MICA anti-aircraft missiles. Full shopping basket These two ocean-going patrol vessels are part of a...

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