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IPD Association commemorates 1997 aircraft collision

IPD Association commemorates 1997 aircraft collision

Gepostet von | 21 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

The IPD24 Association of the German Navy commemorated the 1997 aircraft collision off Namibia. When a BMVg aircraft collided with a US Air Force aircraft, 33 people lost their lives, including twelve comrades from the German Navy. With a short stopover and a commemoration of the dead at sea on the Indo-Pacific convoy's return journey from Cape Town to the Mediterranean, the Navy commemorated the shocking incident when two aircraft collided in the vastness of uncontrolled airspace off the African continent. Background The collision occurred on 13 September 1997 over the Atlantic Ocean about 120 kilometres off the coast of the southwest African state of Namibia at 35,000...

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South Korea - Another order for the US Navy

South Korea - Another order for the US Navy

Gepostet von | 20 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

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Specialised flight training of the German Navy secured

Specialised flight training of the German Navy secured

Gepostet von | 20 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

The idea of not using the comparatively expensive flying hours of the operational aircraft for basic flight training, but instead using an almost commercially available machine efficiently and in a concentrated manner with a civilian operator, originated at the Naval Air Command and has been practised in this way for years. But what is innovative and cost-cutting had to be fought for with a great deal of effort and proof. In the meantime, this good idea has become a standard, as the following press release from the BAAINBw shows: The Bundeswehr Procurement Office recently concluded a framework agreement with the company HeliOperations for specialised flight training for the German Navy. Partly financed from the special assets of the Bundeswehr, this means that the...

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Tokyo - Japanese minesweeper sunk after fire

Tokyo - Japanese minesweeper sunk after fire

Gepostet von | 19 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

The US and Japanese navies planned to conduct joint mine-clearing exercises last week until a fire broke out on the JS "Ukushima" (Sugashima-class, MSC-686) on 10 November 2024. The ship was on its way to the joint exercise, according to a spokesperson for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force on Tuesday. The fire broke out on Sunday morning in the waters around 1 ½ miles north of the island of Oshima (Fukuoka Prefecture), which belongs to Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember me Weiterlesen

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