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Destroyers in series

Destroyers in series

Gepostet von | 10 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

US Navy to buy two Arleigh Burke per year while developing DDG(X) concept The Navy plans to buy two Arleigh Burke Flight III-class destroyers per year while developing its new DDG(X) programme, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The service life of 35 to 40 years results in a force of 70 to 80 large surface combatants. "And two ships a year gives the Navy the dominance in multiple domains it needs to ensure the security and prosperity of the United States, and it ensures the health of our great shipbuilding industry, which I cannot emphasise enough," he added. "More strategic...

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Argentina also defends itself against Chinese fishermen

Argentina also defends itself against Chinese fishermen

Gepostet von | 9 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

New French-built patrol vessels deployed The Argentine Navy has deployed its two newest offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), ARA Bouchard (P-51) and ARA Piedrabuena (P-52), to monitor an international fishing fleet travelling in the South Atlantic near the country's economic zone (EEZ). While there are no confirmed reports that these vessels are engaged in illegal, unregulated or unreported fishing, it is suspected that this is or will soon be the case. Bouchard and Piedrabuena, along with a Beechcraft B-200 Super King Air, were monitoring vessels travelling through the Strait of Magellan to the...

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RSS Invincible reports back for sea trials

RSS Invincible reports back for sea trials

Gepostet von | 7 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

On 3 February 2022, TKMS continued the shipyard trials of the first class 218SG submarine with shallow water trials of the RSS Invincible. The 70-metre-long AIP submarine, which displaces 2,200 tonnes when submerged, spent 11 hours in the Kiel Bight sea area before mooring again at ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (tkms) in Kiel at night. According to observers, the next step on the programme after successful tests is to move the submarine to the Skagerrak, where the deep-water test section is to be completed. RSS Invincible is the type boat of a class of four diesel-electric submarines with fuel cell propulsion that the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)...

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How Irish fishermen took action against the Russian fleet....

How Irish fishermen took action against the Russian fleet....

Gepostet von | 3 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

.... and won The action shows how civil outrage can force governments to act. In this case, it was a Russian naval manoeuvre. One group has now shown how to do it. When Russia announced its intention to carry out manoeuvres with warships off the Irish coast, Irish fishermen developed such an effective deterrent that the Russian navy cancelled the exercise. The exercise was originally due to take place in Ireland's fishing and economic zone from 3 February. Irish officials announced that the exercise was "unwelcome and undesirable", but were apparently unable to convince their Russian counterparts to cancel it.

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Report to the US Congress: Chinese naval modernisation

Report to the US Congress: Chinese naval modernisation

Gepostet von | 31 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Congressional Research Service presents a report on Chinese naval armaments to Congress on 20 January 2022 China's naval modernisation has become the focus of US defence planning and budgeting. China's navy has emerged as a formidable military force and is increasingly conducting manoeuvres in distant waters, including the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and waters around Europe. The PLAN is a challenge for the US Navy to maintain control of the Western Pacific in the event of war - the first such challenge since the end of the Cold War. The long-held status of the United States as the leading military power in the...

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