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Denmark gives Ukraine Harpoon maritime target missile

Denmark gives Ukraine Harpoon maritime target missile

Gepostet von | 2 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

This was announced by US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin on 23 May 2022 as one of the results of another meeting of an international coalition for military support for Ukraine with representatives from Kiev. In this case, twenty nations negotiated, but more precise details of the participants were not disclosed. As early as 19 May, Reuters reported that Washington was considering sending Harpoon and Naval Strike Missile (NSM) missiles to Ukraine. With the Danish offer announced during the 'donor conference', the problems associated with such a transfer have been solved. Firstly, the US armed forces themselves do not have platforms that would enable the deployment of Harpoons from land to sea....

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Meyer Werft ship to sail again

Meyer Werft ship to sail again

Gepostet von | 1 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

Resorts World resumes Genting Dream cruises from Singapore. After the provisional liquidators failed to revive their former brand, the investors and management of Genting Hong Kong's Dream Cruises confirmed that they will resume operations next month as Resorts World Cruises. Unable to restart Dream Cruises, the management team reached an agreement with the Chinese banks that owned one of Dream Cruises' ships and announced it will resume cruise operations from Singapore on 15 June. The 150,695 gross registered tonne cruise ship was built by Meyer Werft and entered service in 2016,...

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North Sea countries want to become the "Green Power Plant of Europe".

North Sea countries want to become the "Green Power Plant of Europe".

Gepostet von | 1 Jun 2022 | , , | 0

Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium sign offshore wind pact Government representatives from the North Sea countries met in the Danish town of Esbjerg on 18 May to sign a cooperation agreement on the development of offshore wind energy and green hydrogen. Their target is at least 65 GW by 2030 and 150 GW by 2050. The reliable winds, shallow waters and proximity to industrial centres that consume a lot of electricity make the North Sea an ideal location for the construction of offshore wind farms. "Today's agreement between the energy ministers is an important milestone in cross-border cooperation. It is the basis for the first real European power plants,...

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The Neptune anti-ship missile: The weapon that can sink cruisers

The Neptune anti-ship missile: The weapon that can sink cruisers

Gepostet von | 1 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 1

And: a small island with strategic significance It was a home-made Ukrainian weapon - two R-360 Neptune anti-ship missiles, to be precise - that brought the defenders what was probably the most memorable victory of the war so far: the sinking of the Russian Black Sea flagship Moskva. Why was the Moskva so symbolically important for both sides? On the same day that Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a "special military operation" to "demilitarise and denazify" Ukraine, the guided missile cruiser "Moskva", the flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, arrived off the tiny Snake Island accompanied by the patrol ship "Vasily Bykov" and demanded the surrender of the 13 soldiers stationed there. The answer...

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King Sekhukhune I: Commissioning at the Cape of Good Hope

King Sekhukhune I: Commissioning at the Cape of Good Hope

Gepostet von | 1 Jun 2022 | , , | 0

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) can significantly rejuvenate the coastal defence forces of the South African Navy (SAN) with the commissioning of its first MMIPV (Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel) named "King Sekhukhune I". Only three of the new "Warrior" class vessels with the distinctive sea-axe bow, built according to the STAN-Patrol 6211 Damen design at the Dutch branch in Cape Town, are to be built in the end, after six boats were initially calculated as the capability requirement. Day-to-day operations will now show how well the bow design is adapted to the wind and sea conditions at the Cape and around the southern tip of the African continent - and whether three boats will be able to cope with...

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