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Black Sea Fleet up to date

Black Sea Fleet up to date

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2022 | , , | 2

As if the question of the remaining threat potential and the whereabouts of the assembled Russian naval forces had arisen simultaneously here and there after the fire/sinking of the "Moskva", the Ukrainian news portal "Ukrainskaya Pravda" published the answer from Kiev's perspective at midday on Thursday, 14 April 2022. It is short and sweet: 56 launch silos for cruise missiles remain south of Ukraine! The potential This is still an unchanged overpowering potential for destruction, as the "Moskva" is known to have had no land target capabilities on board. It is also not known how many Kalibr reloads of the emptied Black Sea launch silos are available in the Russian Federation, or how many have already been transferred to reserve and reserve storage for reloading.

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Cold Response: Berlin back home

Cold Response: Berlin back home

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

On Thursday, 14 April 2022 at 10 a.m., the Einsatzgruppenversorger (EGV) "Berlin" sailed into its home port of Wilhelmshaven. The "Berlin" was part of the multinational Cold Response exercise, where around 30,000 soldiers from 27 nations with 50 ships and boats as well as 200 aircraft practised the defence and military reinforcement of Norway until the beginning of April. There is no connection with the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. "Even under the most adverse climatic conditions that we were confronted with there, we were able to send a strong signal of cohesion together with the other NATO partners," said Commander "Berlin", Frigate Captain Stefan Klatt...

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Flagship of the Black Sea Fleet damaged and sunk

Flagship of the Black Sea Fleet damaged and sunk

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Last message Thursday, 14.04.2022, 23:00 Russian Ministry of Defence confirms according to several media reports that the Russian cruiser "Moskva", the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, presumably damaged by at least one Ukrainian sea target missile "Neptune", sank last night. While the burning ship was being towed from its last position about 25 miles east of Snake Island to Sevastopol, it lost its "stability" in heavy seas and sank. Thursday, 14.04.2022, 10:00 a.m. A week ago, NavalNews had published a report on the "Moskva" by "Covert Shores" editor H.I. Sutton, in which the ship was portrayed very well in a striking way see link! www.navalnews.com Now we receive news...

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Frigate 126 - TRS-4D radar unit under contract

Frigate 126 - TRS-4D radar unit under contract

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

It had been clear for some time that the future frigate 126 would be equipped with the TRS-4D radar system. Now, on 13 April 2022, Hensoldt was able to sign the corresponding contract. For the F126, this means that the combination of the TRS-4D/NR long-range radar and the APAR Block 2 from Thales Nederland will provide the ships with state-of-the-art air and maritime surveillance equipment as well as the up/downlink capabilities required for the ESSM. According to the Taufkirchen-based company, the first deliveries are planned for 2025. The press release also states that the first F126 frigate is expected to be delivered to the customer in 2028. Where 'customer'...

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Offshore wind power accident

Offshore wind power accident

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Following the failure of an offshore wind turbine at a Danish offshore wind farm, offshore wind power developer Orsted is asking the relevant authorities to set up "no-entry zones" at some of its offshore wind farms. As Orsted announced on Wednesday, a rotor and three blades came loose from the nacelle of one of the offshore wind turbines at its 400-megawatt Anholt offshore wind farm and fell into the sea. No people were injured in the accident. However, as a precautionary measure, Orsted is asking the authorities to set up temporary exclusion zones at other wind farms where the same turbines as the one that failed are located. The Anholt offshore wind farm was commissioned in 2013 and consists of 111 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines with 3.6 MW. Other farms,...

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