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Danish Navy: First SM-2 shot

Danish Navy: First SM-2 shot

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On 4 May 2022, the Royal Danish Navy made history. The "Nils Juel" fired the test shot in a first-of-class shootout at the Andoya Space Defence Test Centre in Norway. An important step towards the optimal deployment of the three "Iver Huitfeldt" class frigates, it was the first SM-2 ship-to-air missile to be fired from this frigate class. The SM-2 Block IIIA missile, also known as RIM 66, is a medium-range missile with a radar seeker. It is designed to combat anti-ship missiles and aircraft. The launch modules The three frigates in this class have mission modules for ship-to-ship and ship-to-air missiles. Four Mk41 VLS (Vertical Launch Systems) are installed between the masts.

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Corvette Cologne - Background

Corvette Cologne - Background

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Kölle Alaaf - Since 21 April 2022, construction number 6 of the Braunschweig class has been named "Köln". At 10.55 a.m., the Kölsch bottle set in motion by the Lord Mayor of the sponsor city, Henriette Reker, smashed against the bow of the corvette. [ 21 April 2022, construction number 6 of the Braunschweig class was christened "Köln" at the traditional Hamburg shipyard Blohm & Voss, which has belonged to Lürssen Defence, now NVL Group, since 2016. The "Köln" is the first unit of the German Navy's second batch of Class 130 (K130) corvettes]. The Class 130 (K130) corvettes, also categorised as the Braunschweig class, are a key component of the German Navy's crisis response operations.

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Start of construction of LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven

Start of construction of LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven

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Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is coming today, as are the state ministers Olaf Lies (SPD) and Bernd Althusmann (CDU). In 2021, plans for a liquefied natural gas terminal in Wilhelmshaven were cancelled. Suddenly things are moving fast. Dependence on Russian natural gas is to be reduced. The first tankers with LNG gas are expected at the end of the year. LNG tankers should be able to dock as early as winter 22 / 23 to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG). Due to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the federal and state governments are exerting pressure to reduce dependence on Russian natural gas. Construction begins on Thursday: Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) and the state ministers Olaf Lies...

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Maritime security and Africa: a huge task

Maritime security and Africa: a huge task

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The Chief of the South African Navy, Vice Admiral Mosiwa Samuel Hlongwane, at the recent Maritime Security Conference held in Simon's Town, described Africa as the final frontier of maritime security and discussed future threats and opportunities, strategies and business opportunities to improve the security of Africa's seas. Illicit arms and drug trafficking, piracy, armed robbery at sea, crude oil theft, maritime terrorism, human trafficking, waste dumping and environmental degradation, unregulated fishing and overfishing are just some of the major threats to Africa's maritime security. These were some of the issues discussed at the 4th Annual Maritime Security Conference (MSC) held in Simon's Town on 12 April....

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Donald Cook back at home

Donald Cook back at home

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On 17 March 2022, we reported on the visit of the USS "Donald Cook" to Warnemünde. The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer returned to Naval Station Mayport on 24 April after a three-month deployment. The "Donald Cook" had departed Naval Station Mayport in January on a short-term deployment to operate with NATO allies and partners in the Eastern Atlantic, North Sea and Baltic Sea. The crew spent more than 70 days at sea and made three port visits. In addition to Rostock, these were Copenhagen (Denmark) and the Isle of Portland (England). During her deployment, the Donald Cook took part in the NATO exercise Dynamic...

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