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Schleswig-Holstein Defence Technology Working Group presents positive economic survey

From a press release by UVNord - Vereinigung der Unternehmensverbände in Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein e. V.: Business expectations remain positive. Willingness to invest and hire remains strong. Strengthening of Schleswig-Holstein as an industrial location. Kiel. "The defence technology companies in Schleswig-Holstein are also expecting good business development in 2022, driven by higher sales, further growth in personnel and a pronounced willingness to invest. The 100 billion euro special fund to strengthen the Bundeswehr will provide a particular boost. Defence technology companies in Schleswig-Holstein also expect to play a significant role in the planned procurement projects. This was the conclusion drawn by Dieter Hanel, Chairman of the Schleswig- Holstein Defence Technology Working Group, from the results of a survey conducted by his organisation in the summer...

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Climate change hits aircraft carrier: USS Harry S. Truman loses a Super Hornet in the Mediterranean

Every now and then you have to pull out an old message and give it a new status. This is also the case here. The F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter aircraft that was swept off the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman in the Mediterranean on 8 July due to sudden adverse weather conditions was located at a depth of 2,895 metres less than 24 hours after the incident, but was only recorded as "recovered" after 27 days. Still a remarkable achievement! A well-rehearsed team The usual suspects that are called upon by the US Navy in such cases were once again deployed: the remote-controlled underwater robot CURV-21, the...

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US Navy buys Boeing's HAAWC

The US Navy has placed an order with Boeing for the series production of the so-called High-Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC). This is a 'glide body', a so-called Air Launch Accessory (ALA) kit, which is attached to a Mk 54 U-Jagd torpedo. The folding wings spread out after the HAAWC is launched. The torpedo is guided to the target by an autopilot in the ALA using GPS data. Once it has dropped to an acceptable altitude, the ALA drops it at a point assigned by the parent aircraft's weapon delivery system, which is calculated based on the torpedo entry point. The contract between the US Naval Sea Systems Command and...

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US Navy concretises its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel

DARPA (US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is entering stage 2 of its NOMARS programme (No Manning Required Ship) for the development of ships that no longer require human intervention while at sea. The aim is to build a demonstrator for a medium-sized MUSV (Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel) that can fulfil its tasks at sea with a significant payload and maximum reliability. New deployment concepts for navies Whatever the payload, the unmanned vessel will open up completely new application concepts in the future. "We will enable deployment and stationing procedures that will allow entire fleets of unmanned vehicles to be deployed worldwide as partners for larger manned...

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Saab Germany opens location in Wilhelmshaven

Saab opened its branch on the Jade, or rather the Ems-Jade Canal, with a ceremony in the new premises on Bunsenstrasse. In future, all maritime projects in Germany will be managed from here. For years, Saab has propagated the idea of operating abroad in strategic co-operation with domestic companies, and is also implementing this here. It is about the future of high-tech products such as sensors, weapons and combat boats. This also means an increase in the number of employees, currently 350 throughout Germany. In Wilhelmshaven there will initially be 4, and then 30 employees. The Lord Mayor of Wilhelmshaven, Carsten Feist, who was present at the ceremony, was...

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