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Japan maintains presence in the South China Sea

Japan maintains presence in the South China Sea

Posted by | 5 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Despite an increasingly aggressive tone from Beijing and the ever-expanding presence of Chinese ships in the South China Sea, the Japanese navy remains present in the region. Last week, the Japanese destroyer Akebono (DD 108) and the Australian frigate Anzac (FFH 150) conducted three days of exercises in the sea area between Vietnam and the Philippines. Both nations are thus sending out a signal in favour of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Most recently, a fleet of well over 200 alleged fishing vessels were anchored in bays of some of the reefs claimed by China. According to Chinese sources, the boats were merely sheltering from a storm...

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Dreadnoughts receive electronic controls

Dreadnoughts receive electronic controls

Posted by | 4 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

Modern aeroplanes would be unthinkable without it: fly-by-wire technology. This means that the control surfaces are no longer controlled mechanically, but electronically. The pilots have a joystick in the cockpit, whose electronics convert the movements into signals and transmit them to the corresponding flaps. Motors provide the control there. A similar system is to be installed in the British Dreadnought-class submarines currently under construction. Key functions such as the rudder, but also the depth rudder and the tanks responsible for buoyancy will then be controlled by computer. An Active Vehicle Control Management System will monitor all aspects of the steering and thus ensure that...

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Soon more Poseidons over the sea

Soon more Poseidons over the sea

Posted by | 3 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Die US Navy hat einen weiteren Auftrag zum Bau von P-8A an Boeing erteilt. Insgesamt 11 der ASW-Maschinen wird der amerikanische Flugzeugbauer herstellen. Mit neun davon wird die US Navy ihr bereits vorhandenes Arsenal auf dann 128 aufstocken. Zwei weitere der auch Poseidon genannten Flugzeuge erhält die Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) über den Foreign-Military-Sales-Prozess. Bereits seit 2009 ist sie Partner im gemeinsamen Beschaffungsprogramm und verfügt derzeit über zwölf der Seefernaufklärer. Die P-8 ist eine an militärische Vorgaben angepasste Version des zivilen Klassikers Boeing 737 NG. Durch die über Jahrzehnte erprobte zivile Basis zeichnet sich das Flugzeug durch eine...

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Netherlands seeks authorisation of PCASPs

Netherlands seeks authorisation of PCASPs

Posted by | 2 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

Despite the recent decline in piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the sea area is still considered one of the most dangerous in the world. Captains and shipowners are therefore happy to have their ships escorted by warships. To ensure the protection of cargo and crew, soldiers or so-called Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) can also be taken on board when travelling through the dangerous waters. However, not every country allows shipowners to take PCASPs on board. Now the Dutch Minister of Justice and Security, Fred Grapperhaus, has presented a draft law that would allow ships to take such security personnel on board. This...

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France takes over Task Force 50

France takes over Task Force 50

Posted by | 2 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

On 31 March, France took command of Task Force 50 (TF 50). This task force of the American armed forces in the Persian Gulf region is under the command of the US Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT). France is now temporarily contributing the strike group around the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. This includes the frigate Provence, the air defence frigate Chevalier Paul, the supply ship Var and the Belgian frigate Leopold I. Including the support forces, France thus provides 2700 soldiers. The task force's mission includes securing the sea area and combating terrorism in the region. Both France and Great Britain...

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