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New dry docks for the Virginia class

New dry docks for the Virginia class

Posted by | 16 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine, is receiving two new dry docks as part of its modernisation. The existing dock, which dates back to the Second World War, is no longer sufficient for the tasks involved in repairing the Virginia class. Constructed for conventional submarines of the size used at the time, the nuclear-powered and significantly larger boats can no longer be serviced efficiently. In total, the Ministry of Defence is investing more than 1.7 billion dollars in the construction, which is scheduled for completion in June 2028. Until now, submarines have only been able to enter and leave the current No. 1 dry dock on a few days each month due to the tides. A situation that...

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Launching of the PNS Babur in Istanbul

Launching of the PNS Babur in Istanbul

Posted by | 16 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

The first corvette of the Milgem project destined for Pakistan was launched at Istanbul Naval Shipyards on 15 August. In the presence of the Presidents of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, and Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, First Lady Samina Alvi handed over the future PNS Babur to her new element after a prayer. Both heads of state then testified to the good relations between their countries by jointly attending the first steel cutting for the future Turkish patrol boat Akhisar. Originally, the Milgem project was a purely national programme for the Turkish Navy. Its roots go back to the 1990s, when the navy first explored the possibility of a completely domestic...

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Ready to go

Ready to go

Posted by | 13 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 1

Vice Admiral Michael Noonan, Inspector of the Australian Navy, has proudly announced that the new Hobart-class destroyers are ready for deployment. The last ship in the three-ship series, the HMAS Sydney, returned to Australia last month from a lengthy test voyage. Off the American and Canadian west coast, the warship built by ASC passed important tests of the on-board weapon and sensor systems. These included tests with missiles against low-flying and supersonic air targets. As many of the integrated electronic systems are also used by the US Navy, it was possible to draw on the experience of the partner navy. The Australian Navy sees this extensive similarity between the systems...

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South Korea puts its first self-developed submarine into service

South Korea puts its first self-developed submarine into service

Posted by | 13 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 1

The South Korean Navy commissioned the first Dosan Ahn Changho-class submarine today (Friday 13 August). The boat has been built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Geoje since 2016. With a length of 83.5 metres, the type ship of the class displaces around 3360 tonnes above water and 3750 tonnes under water, with a crew of around 50 people. The Dosan Ahn Changho class boats are a Korean in-house development. In addition to six 533-millimetre torpedo tubes, the armament also includes a vertical launching system with six tubes from which cruise missiles can be fired, according to officially unconfirmed information. Speculated...

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Training at MUS: committed and practice-orientated

Training at MUS: committed and practice-orientated

Posted by | 12 Aug 2021 | , , | 2

Anyone who has ever been on duty at the watch of a floating unit or a naval shore station will be familiar with them: large boards with lots of photos of all kinds of people hanging on them. If one of them comes across the Stelling, please leave everything behind and inform the watch commander. He would then be at the scene of the incident like lightning to blow the whistle and dutifully report it. Well, while the commander is known and, in the best case, appreciated, the commanders still to be found on these boards are rarely seen. After all...

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