Category: Technology

Tanks under water

Tanks under water

Gepostet von | 16 Jan 2024 | , , | 0

Working at great depths requires long decompression times - or inflexible armoured diving suits. A new system provides new mobility under water. The US Navy is currently trialling a newly designed deep diving suit, the "Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression" (Dsend) system. The atmospheric diving suit should enable the user to reach great diving depths relatively quickly, carry out longer missions and resurface without lengthy decompression. Compared to the armoured diving suits currently in use, the hardened but lightweight atmospheric diving suit, which is equipped with rotating, removable joints, should also help the diver to achieve greater mobility, dexterity and flexibility under water. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user?...

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Newest US Navy submarine honours the "father of the nuclear fleet"

Newest US Navy submarine honours the "father of the nuclear fleet"

Gepostet von | 25 Dec 2023 | , , | 0

The 22nd unit of the Virginia class was commissioned on 14 October. The ship is named after Admiral Hyman C. Rickover. The commissioning ceremony for the USS Hyman C. Rickover (SSN 795) took place at the New London submarine base in the state of Connecticut. To date, 15 hunter submarines have been stationed here, including eight Virginia-class units. Like the other units of the Block IV design, SSN 795 is around 115 metres long and displaces around 7800 tonnes. The pressurised water reactor S9G has an output of 210 megawatts and is designed for a service life of 33 years. The armament consists of Mk 48 torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles for...

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U.S. Coast Guard: For coastal areas and the high seas

U.S. Coast Guard: For coastal areas and the high seas

Gepostet von | 21 Dec 2023 | , , | 0

After a delay of several years, the first ship of the US Coast Guard's newest class has been christened. The christening and launching of the first unit of the US Coast Guard (USCG) HERITAGE class took place on 27 October at the Eastern Shipbuilding shipyard in Panama City, Florida. The name of the new class reflects the fact that all units will be named after historic Coast Guard vessels. The USCGC ARGUS, for example, bears the name of one of the first ten customs ships in the USA. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? You have...

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Prove operational capability

Prove operational capability

Gepostet von | 14 Dec 2023 | , , , , | 0

Turning point, return to national and alliance defence. This means that the navy must once again be able to hold its own in high-intensity combat. An important component in achieving this goal is the Multidimensional Naval Warfare Training Centre of Operational Flotilla 2. "Good morning crew, today is Thursday, Weekly War! 'Ginger' will not make it easy for us today. But we'll get through it." This announcement over the ship's loudspeaker system on board a frigate in the sea area around Helgoland suggests an exciting and strenuous day of sweaty work. The frigate is in the German Operational Sea Training German Authorities (Gost GEA).... during its operational training programme to achieve the operational capability level Bravo

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Between bust and video wall

Between bust and video wall

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2023 | , , , | 0

The MSM assembly hall is simultaneously a place of learning, a meeting place and the "living room" of the Navy. The current redesign harmonises past and present. Over eight years ago, the then Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Andreas Krause, posed the question in a named article in marineforum as to whether German naval history since 1956 was sufficiently represented in the place that the naval officer corps sometimes refers to as its "living room". Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+...

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