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UK Government adopts National Maritime Security Strategy

UK Government adopts National Maritime Security Strategy

Gepostet von | 19 Aug 2022 | , , , , | 0

The National Maritime Safety Strategy (NSMS) sets out the UK's approach to maritime safety for the next five years. It is a joint paper from the Department for Transport, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Department for International Development, the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence. At the heart of the paper are 5 strategic objectives: Protecting the homeland Responding to threats Securing prosperity Championing values Supporting a secure and resilient ocean The NSMS sets out how the UK will organise and use its extensive national capabilities across government to tackle current challenges, and how the UK will use...

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Pacific Dragon 22: USS Fitzgerald deploys SM-3

Pacific Dragon 22: USS Fitzgerald deploys SM-3

Gepostet von | 19 Aug 2022 | , , | 0

After the large-scale exercise RIMPAC22 with 28 participating nations, almost 40 ships, 30 unmanned systems, 170 aircraft and 9 army contingents, there are now other naval manoeuvres in and around Hawaii that are worth mentioning: Pacific Dragon 22 (PD22) also takes place every two years, albeit with a different focus. This year, at the beginning of August, a short-range ballistic missile was intercepted by a sea-based SM-3 Block IA Standard Missile in "live fire" for the first time by a group of American, Australian, Canadian and South Korean destroyers and the US Missile Defence Agency. The interceptor missile was launched from the USS Fitzgerald, which hit the headlines almost exactly five years ago (June 2017) because...

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Obituary

Obituary

Gepostet von | 18 Aug 2022 | , , , | 0

Wolfgang Petersen, world-famous director and responsible for wonderful blockbusters such as "Air Force One", "Outbreak", "Line of Fire", "The Tempest" and "Troy", passed away in Los Angeles on 12 August. The son of a naval officer, he was born in Emden on 14 March 1941. We don't know whether his childhood in Transvaal near the harbour and in Hamburg Bramfeld was the reason for his affinity with ships and the sea, but as the RND reports, "our man in Hollywood" was particularly proud of "Das Boot". This world-famous film from 1981 starring Jürgen Prochnow, Jan Fedder, Uwe Ochsenknecht and Herbert Grönemeyer, among others, is the film...

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The blue Prussian

The blue Prussian

Gepostet von | 18 Aug 2022 | , | 0

Karsten Knecht reports on "The blue wonder of Wilhelmshaven" In cooperation with Deutsche Post AG and the local monument protection authority, the well-known imperial post box in the historic Gate 1 of the naval arsenal was reopened to the public in the presence of Mayor Feist. As part of the basic renovation, the colour was changed from yellow to the historically documented "Prussian blue". After all, it is the second most frequently posted object from WHV on social media. See the original LinkedIn...

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Tradition meets innovation

Tradition meets innovation

Gepostet von | 15 Aug 2022 | , , , | 1

GORCH FOCK and the frigate NORDRHEIN WESTFALEN met in the western Baltic Sea. One of the oldest ships in the German Navy meets the newest unit. This is the young officer candidates' encounter with their future job, at least for the future seafarers. First of all, they have to learn the craft in basic maritime training, without which even the most modern units with the latest technology and innovative weaponry would never sail: Seamanship, team spirit, discipline, strength of character, humility and enthusiasm! Photos: Marcel Kröncke Screenshot_20220808-171944_Gallery Screenshot_20220808-172121_Gallery Screenshot_20220808-172102_Gallery Screenshot_20220808-172026_Gallery Screenshot_20220808-171852_Gallery Screenshot_20220808-171757_Gallery Screenshot_20220808-171723_Gallery Screenshot_20220808-171702_Gallery Why almost all large and modern navies in the world have decided to train...

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