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Using artificial intelligence to combat lost networks

Using artificial intelligence to combat lost networks

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

Every year, tens of thousands of tonnes of fishing nets, known as ghost nets, end up in the sea. Sea creatures and diving birds get caught in them indiscriminately and usually die an agonising death. Artificial intelligence is now helping to salvage them. Since the 1960s, fishing nets have no longer been made from the perishable natural materials hemp, sisal or linen, but from synthetic materials such as polypropylene, polyethylene and polyamide (nylon, Kevlar). Nets or net parts manufactured in this way and then lost or disposed of at sea only decompose after several hundred years and thus contribute to the plastic pollution of our oceans. According to the latest studies, ghost nets make up between 30 and 50 per cent of marine plastic and catch...

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Aircraft carrier off Crete - French visit to Souda Bay

Aircraft carrier off Crete - French visit to Souda Bay

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

The French aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" is currently on its way back to its home port of Toulon after a four-month deployment in the Indo-Pacific. After travelling through the Red Sea and passing through the Suez Canal, it made a stopover in Souda Bay on the north side of the island of Crete. The nuclear-powered French carrier (260 x 64 metres, 42,500 tonnes), which entered service 23 years ago, carries 22 Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft as well as Grumman E-2 Hawkeye reconnaissance aircraft for air surveillance and Eurocopter AS-565 Panther helicopters for rescue and anti-submarine warfare missions. During his deployment off Southeast Asia, he was accompanied by a...

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Magdeburg - Closure of the longest canal bridge in Europe

Magdeburg - Closure of the longest canal bridge in Europe

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

The largest waterway intersection in Europe is located north of Magdeburg and has connected the Mittelland Canal across the Elbe with the Elbe-Havel Canal since 2003. As part of the German Unity Transport Project, the canal bridge has become an important element of the East-West link for shipping. The construction time was only a short five years. The 918 metre long trough bridge, which is independent of the river Elbe, is considered a technical masterpiece and saves inland waterway shipping between Hanover and Berlin a twelve kilometre diversions across the Elbe. It has now been drained and is expected to remain closed to shipping, pedestrians and cyclists until the end of May. The longest inland waterway bridge in Europe will...

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Dutch frigate fires first Tomahawk missile

Dutch frigate fires first Tomahawk missile

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2025 | , , | 2

On 12 March 2025, the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate "De Ruyter" test-fired a Tomahawk cruise missile off the coast of Norfolk/Virginia before the missile system is put into service in the Netherlands. With this test, the navy is gathering the necessary information to fire the Tomahawks from the four air defence and commando frigates of the De Zeven Provinciën class, according to the Dutch Ministry of Defence. This will give the Royal Netherlands Navy additional combat power. This will help to deter potential opponents if strategic targets deep inland can be eliminated. Depending on the version, the cruise missiles have a range of up to 2,500 kilometres. The four frigates of the...

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Two years until war with China?

Two years until war with China?

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

Chinese armed forces are increasingly appearing in the vicinity of the island republic of Taiwan. The CIA and Pentagon are warning of an imminent surprise attack. According to the CIA, Xi Jinping is said to have instructed the Chinese People's Liberation Forces to develop the capability to take Taiwan by 2027. Leading US officers expect that China will soon be able to carry out a surprise attack against Taiwan disguised as a major exercise. The prospect of the US being drawn into such a war is increasing. The PRC insists that Taiwan (officially: Republic of China or RoC) is a legitimate part of China and insists on "reunification" (i.e. incorporation of the RoC). Rejection and...

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