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Littoral Combat Ship now with AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire

Littoral Combat Ship now with AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire

Gepostet von | 23 May 2022 | , , | 0

The AGM-114 Hellfire was originally a laser-guided air-to-ground anti-tank missile of the US Air Force. In the meantime, the 40-year-old weapon has been transformed into a short-range multi-purpose weapon with a range of 8 kilometres thanks to radar guidance, which is particularly suitable for use with drones in "fire-and-forget" mode. In the AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire version, it was successfully tested from the sea in mid-May as one of the three components of the Surface-To-Surface Missile Module (SSMM) of the American Littoral Combat Ships in land target firing. The USS Montgomery (LCS 8) fired three missiles in series at targets up to five nautical miles away on land in the Pacific region....

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Commander of the Black Sea Fleet relieved of his duties

Commander of the Black Sea Fleet relieved of his duties

Gepostet von | 20 May 2022 | , , , | 0

Moscow Insights - Fates and questions Since the heavy blow suffered by the Russian Federation Navy with the sinking of the Slava-class cruiser and naval flagship "Moskva" on 14 April, there has been hardly any reliable information on the whereabouts of the commander of the cruiser and the commander of the Black Sea Fleet, as well as parts of the crew. Ukrainian services reported quite early on that the fleet commander had been removed from office and arrested, and it is known that he was not publicly seen either in Moscow or in Sevastopol during the great victory parade on 9 May. Western services, in particular the London Ministry of Defence, have now confirmed that Vice Admiral Igor Osipov has been removed from office....

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Mercy leaves San Diego

Mercy leaves San Diego

Gepostet von | 18 May 2022 | , , , , | 0

Navy hospital ship to help Pacific nations prepare for disasters The crew prepares the hospital ship USNS "Mercy" for departure from San Diego for this year's Pacific Partnership mission. For 17 years, the Pacific Partnership has brought together medical professionals from several countries to provide medical care and other services in Pacific nations such as Micronesia, Malaysia, the Marshall Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and the Philippines. The mission is expected to last several months. Previous missions have lasted up to 150 days. Last year, as part of the Pacific Partnership, a humanitarian aid and disaster relief workshop was held in Palau with Taiwanese disaster management experts, during which...

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First tanker arrives after 20-month standstill at Norwegian LNG plant

First tanker arrives after 20-month standstill at Norwegian LNG plant

Gepostet von | 13 May 2022 | , , , | 0

The LNG tanker "Arctic Voyager" arrived in Hammerfest, Norway, on 9 May before the liquefaction plant is due to resume LNG production the following week. Europe's only large natural gas liquefaction plant (LNG) on the island of Melkoeya off the Arctic city of Hammerfest is due to resume production on 17 May after a 20-month shutdown, according to operator Equinor. The plant, which can process 18 million cubic metres of gas per day, has been out of operation since September 2020 after a fire raised concerns about safety guidelines. Melkoeya produces gas from the Snoehvit offshore field in the Barents Sea, 160 kilometres (100 miles) away. The field had to...

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Now official: Ukrainian harbours formally closed

Now official: Ukrainian harbours formally closed

Gepostet von | 11 May 2022 | , , , , | 0

Ukraine has officially closed its four ports on the Black and Azov Seas that were captured by Russian forces, the Ukrainian Ministry of Agriculture announced on Monday. The ports of Mariupol, Berdiansk and Skadovsk on the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea port of Kherson have been closed "until control is restored", the ministry explained. The reason for this is that it is impossible to handle ships and passengers, carry out chartering and transport and ensure the safety of shipping. All Ukrainian seaports have ceased operations as a result of the Russian invasion at the end of February. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine was unable to operate due to the Russian...

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