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Maritime fact check - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election 2021

Maritime fact check - Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election 2021

Gepostet von | 24 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

Elections will be held on Sunday - and not just at federal level! The state parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is also looking for a new composition at the end of its five-year legislative period. With over 2,000 kilometres of coastline, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has the longest coastline of any federal state in Germany and plays a leading role nationally and in some cases globally with its ports, shipyards and maritime on- and offshore industry. The election programmes of the two main parties represented in the state parliament and the Wahl-O-Mat should help us with this! This is a digital comparison tool for the programmes...

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Little Red Riding Hood and the Left

Little Red Riding Hood and the Left

Gepostet von | 23 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

What happened when a party conference of the Left Party is mentioned in marineforum, and in the month of a federal election? Well, they took up a maritime topic and showed humour in connection with a military-historical event. The fact that the facts suffered somewhat proves once again that the anti-military party is unfamiliar with the military. On 19 June, the representative of Linksjugend Solid, Michael Neuhaus, called for the abolition of the sparkling wine tax. This acclaimed motion was adopted with 64 per cent and was therefore the only successful one at this conference. Neuhaus justified his motion by arguing that this tax, which was introduced by the German Reichstag in 1902, had...

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Change at the largest Bundeswehr base

Change at the largest Bundeswehr base

Gepostet von | 23 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

On Friday, 24 September 2021 at 10 a.m., Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen (61), Commander Operational Forces and Head of the Naval Command's Operations Division, will hand over command of Operational Flotilla 2 from Flotilla Admiral Ralf Kuchler (51) to his successor, Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz (50). The outgoing commander, Flotilla Admiral Ralf Kuchler, has been commander of Operational Flotilla 2 since June 2018. "Three years as commander of Operational Flotilla 2 lie behind me. Three years in which the crews, staff and ships were put under great strain. In addition to the uninterrupted presence of our frigates and supply units in the Bundeswehr's operations, we managed to put operational training on its own feet...

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Australia - Patrol Boat Concentration Period

Australia - Patrol Boat Concentration Period

Gepostet von | 21 Sep 2021 | , , , | 0

Small boats are booming again - the flourishing market for coastguard and combat boats known as offshore patrol vessels is the best proof of this. However, coastal and shallow water operations need to be practised, especially for OPVs, which are usually stationed and operated individually, if these boats are to function together on an ad hoc basis and provide a capability when required. This also applies to the southern hemisphere: Australia recently brought together four of its thirteen ARMIDALE-class patrol boats stationed in the North and South regions in Darwin and practised various scenarios and capabilities together with the amphibious landing ship HMAS CANBERRA and an ANZAC-class frigate. This was the first time since...

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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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