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The unpleasant experiences of the HMS DIAMOND

The unpleasant experiences of the HMS DIAMOND

Gepostet von | 19 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

HMS DIAMOND is actually an integral part of the British Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21), which, under the command of the aircraft carrier HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, is on a post-Brexit demonstration tour halfway around the globe to Japan and back with HMS DEFENDER, a second Type 45 destroyer, two Type 23 frigates, two supply ships and initially also an ASTUTE nuclear submarine. DIAMOND has already had unpleasant experiences in the Mediterranean, but is now back on its own keel and passed through the Suez Canal at the end of August to join the CSG21 in the Western Pacific. What was officially described as "maintenance, inspection and any necessary repairs" at an Italian naval base...

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Flag ribbon for the BERLIN task force supplier

Flag ribbon for the BERLIN task force supplier

Gepostet von | 17 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

The REUNION Marine is an association of former participants of information defence exercises (InfoWÜ) and today's official events for the information of the German Navy (InfoDVag) for civilian executives. The members see their obligation in promoting the connection between the navy and society, but also in maintaining contact with each other. If you would like to find out more, please click here: https://reunion-marine.de/reunion/

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Australia: Out of the French submarine construction programme - into AUKUS

Australia: Out of the French submarine construction programme - into AUKUS

Gepostet von | 17 Sep 2021 | , , , , | 2

There has been irritation in Canberra for some time regarding the defence cooperation with France for the procurement of twelve conventionally powered submarines. Australia has now decided to discontinue its cooperation with the French Naval Group as part of the "Future Submarine Programme". Instead, it has agreed to co-operate with London and Washington on the construction of nuclear-powered submarines. By the end of a 12-minute virtual press conference between US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 15 September 2021, the Australian defence landscape had changed from the ground up. Australia is joining a new Indo-Pacific security partnership with the US and the UK...

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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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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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