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Red Sea: Chronology of a new form of war - low-cost versus high-tech

Red Sea: Chronology of a new form of war - low-cost versus high-tech

Gepostet von | 29 Jan 2025 | , , | 1

In response to the Israel-Gaza war, the Yemeni Houthi militias are threatening international shipping in the Red Sea. In the fight against their new low-cost weapons, the allies have to deploy very expensive missiles - simple versus sophisticated. Here is a review of the last twelve months (as at the end of November 2024) with an attached chronology of events. Included is a current addendum dated 23 January 2025 with an addendum dated 27 January 2025. On 19 November 2023, six weeks after the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and three weeks after the start of the Israeli ground offensive in the Israel-Gaza war, the Houthi militias opened their seaward support campaign for Hamas and...

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The enabler

The enabler

Gepostet von | 29 Jan 2025 | , , | 0

The US Navy requires helicopters for a wide range of different missions. The Sea Hawk family is a multifunctional type. During the 1970s, the US Navy was looking for a successor to the ageing Kaman SH-2 Sea Sprite sub-hunter helicopters. The main focus was on the newly developed Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System III (Lamps III), which integrated both air and ship systems. IBM Federal Systems was selected by the US Navy as the main contract partner. As the Sea Sprite was no longer large enough to access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Now...

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Hubs of global maritime trade

Hubs of global maritime trade

Gepostet von | 27 Jan 2025 | , , | 0

Straits connect oceans with each other. These maritime choke points are interfaces between international trade and security policy - and therefore have geostrategic significance. Maritime choke points - or straits and strategic waterways - form central hubs in the global maritime transport network. They act as essential transit routes for international trade and as strategic control points in the geopolitical order. Around two thirds of maritime trade is transported via these strategically important waterways, making them essential to the functioning of the global economy. The blockade of the Suez Canal and the heightened tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have highlighted the vulnerability of these maritime corridors and the far-reaching...

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Once in a lifetime

Once in a lifetime

Gepostet von | 23 Jan 2025 | , , | 0

Interview by Alexander Gottschalk After seven and a half months at sea and circumnavigating the globe, the German Navy's Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 is over. Time for a chat with the two commanders of Task Group 500.01, Flotilla Admirals Axel Schulz and Helge Risch. Flotilla Admiral Schulz, what expectations did you have as Commander Task Group on 7 May? For me personally, this year's Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD 24) is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. I'm sure most of the soldiers who took part feel the same way. Travelling around the world is always something very special. What's more, the two units were the first non-training ships to be deployed...

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Is light the solution?

Is light the solution?

Gepostet von | 22 Jan 2025 | , , | 0

Whether in Ukraine or the Red Sea, drones pose a real threat today. In the medium term, laser weapon systems could play an important role in defence against these autonomous small aircraft. When analysing the war in Ukraine and future scenarios, the question currently arises as to how effective lethal defence against unmanned systems and small targets can be achieved. Obviously, guided missiles will not be the first choice for defence against drones in the future due to their high price, and the hit probabilities of artillery systems are low for small targets with access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username...

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