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Russia - Submarine relocated from the Baltic Sea back to the Mediterranean

Russia - Submarine relocated from the Baltic Sea back to the Mediterranean

Gepostet von | 19 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

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Netherlands - Fire on board a frigate

Netherlands - Fire on board a frigate

Gepostet von | 12 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

In the late morning of 29 August 2024, a fire broke out on one of the diesel generators on board the frigate HNLMS "Evertsen" (144 metres, 6000 tonnes) for reasons as yet unknown. The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries. The cause of the fire is currently being investigated. A spokesperson for the navy told marineschepen.nl on 30 August 2024 that there was only damage to the insulation of the exhaust pipe and that the diesel itself was undamaged. HNLMS "Evertsen" is an air defence and command frigate of the "De Zeven Provinciën" class and was the fourth and last ship to enter service in 2005. The ship was in...

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F127 thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and NVL compete together

F127 thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and NVL compete together

Gepostet von | 3 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

... Now it's Berlin's turn Oliver Burkhard, CEO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, and Friedrich Lürßen, shareholder of the NVL Group, used SMM 2024, the leading trade fair for the maritime industry, to sign a cooperation agreement on 3 September. In a special purpose company, they intend to jointly realise the construction of a MEKO A-400 AMD (Air & Missile Defence). Expertise and innovative strength are to be pooled in the joint venture. According to the press release, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, as the main shareholder in the joint venture, will play a leading role in the development and production of the MEKO-A 400 with its design. In addition to its shipbuilding experience, NVL...

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Half-time for the Indo-Pacific Squadron

Half-time for the Indo-Pacific Squadron

Gepostet von | 3 Sep 2024 | , , , | 1

Since May 2024, the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" have been underway as part of the Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) until December 2024. Previous milestones for the naval unit include participation in "Fleetweek" in New York, the passage of the Panama Canal, the joint transit with friends and partners from Mexico, Peru, Canada and the USA as well as participation in the world's largest US-led naval manoeuvre "RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific)". "No matter what challenges my men and women were faced with - whether participating in RIMPAC or working with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force - my unit did a great job....

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Hamburg: Japanese training association visits

Hamburg: Japanese training association visits

Gepostet von | 30 Aug 2024 | , , , | 0

While the German Indo-Pacific unit consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" are visiting Tokyo, a Japanese training unit consisting of the training ship "Kashima" (143 metres, 5,500 tonnes, commissioned in 1995) and the guided missile destroyer "Shimakaze" (130 metres, 4,300 tonnes, commissioned in 1988) moored at the Überseebrücke in the port of Hamburg on Thursday. There are around 600 crew members on board, including around 190 cadets. As the inspector of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Kaack, had already emphasised at the send-off of our own unit for Operation Indo-Pacific Deployment, the world's oceans must not be viewed separately: "These...

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