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Sky watcher over the island

Sky watcher over the island

Gepostet von | 20 Sep 2021 | , , , , | 0

General Atomics successfully integrates the MALE RPAS MQ-9B SkyGuardian into civil airspace On 12 September 2021, British aviation history was once again made in the skies above the United Kingdom. From the Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Waddington, the MALE RPAS MQ-9B SkyGuardian from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems took off on the first fully integrated, non-separated domestic flight from A to B along the airline structure in the UK. It was a safe flight, integrated with other air traffic and compliant with all NATS requirements. After a few hours of flight time, the remotely piloted SkyGuardian landed safely, on time and on point at RAF Lossiemouth Air Force Base. So...

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Deployment without deployment status

Deployment without deployment status

Gepostet von | 20 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

After the First Iraq War in 1991, the Persian Gulf was to be cleared of more than a thousand mines as soon as possible. Despite many adversities, Germany made an important contribution with the South Flank Mine Defence Force. The Iraq crisis began on 2 August 1990 with the invasion of Iraqi troops in Kuwait. While George H. W. Bush responded by forging an anti-Iraq coalition and uniting states from the Islamic world, NATO and members of the Warsaw Pact with one goal, the Federal Republic of Germany kept its distance during the parallel unification process. Although it also supported the resolutions of the UN Security Council and the decisions of the European Community, it...

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Royal Navy - Carrier Strike Group 21 visits Japan

Royal Navy - Carrier Strike Group 21 visits Japan

Gepostet von | 17 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

After visiting the new aircraft carrier and flagship HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH in Yokosuka, Japan, the British Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) of the Royal Navy has passed the zenith of its strategically assessed 26,000-mile journey halfway around the globe. As Japan intends to upgrade its two helicopter carriers to aircraft carriers in the future with the Joint Strike Fighter F-35B (JSF, STOVL short-takeoff and vertical landing), a high-ranking delegation led by the Minister of Defence paid the guest from England a thoroughly interested visit. On its way to Tokyo Bay, the unit had previously travelled through the South China Sea as part of a multinational FONOPS (Freedom of Navigation Operation)...

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Rhineland-Palatinate "Echo" with new commander

Rhineland-Palatinate "Echo" with new commander

Gepostet von | 16 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

Update on 16/09/2021 at 14:00: Change of command at ECHO including the awarding of the Rhineland-Palatinate Medal of Merit to outgoing CO Fkpt. Dr Jansen by the Rhineland-Palatinate Minister of the Interior, Roger Lewentz. He is the first soldier to receive this honour! Message from 14.29.2021: On Thursday, 16 September at 10 a.m., the change of command of the crew F125 "Echo" will take place on the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz". The commander of the 4th frigate squadron, Kapitän zur See Dirk Jacobus (51), will hand over command from frigate captain Jan Jansen (48) to frigate captain Sascha Huth (42) at the naval base in Kiel. The outgoing commander Frigate Captain Jan Jansen looks back on an exciting...

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Great Britain - F-35B Lightning

Great Britain - F-35B Lightning

Gepostet von | 16 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

In early June, the first F-35B Lightning Joint Strike Fighter landed on the Prince Of Wales, the second Queen Elizabeth-class carrier. Even though the pilot had a deck the size of three football pitches on 65,000 tonnes of steel at his disposal, this moment was a special one for the resurgence of the Royal Navy's traditional carrier groups in their fifth generation, as Defence Secretary Ben Wallace commented. With their short take-off and vertical landing capabilities, up to 36 of the F-35Bs flown jointly by the Navy and Air Force can be taken on board. And the Army is also allowed to play along, if it chooses to fly alongside...

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