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Frigate 126 receives naval gun OTO 127/64 Vulcano

Frigate 126 receives naval gun OTO 127/64 Vulcano

Gepostet von | 31 Mar 2022 | , , , | 1

As the main contractor for the F126 frigate, Damen Naval, announced in a joint press release with Leonardo, Leonardo has been commissioned to supply OTO 127/64 LightWeight (LW) Vulcano guns for the four F126 frigates. The contract also includes system integration and commissioning. The contract also includes logistical support for maintenance and the delivery of simulators for crew training. According to Leonardo, the naval gun with a calibre of 127 mm and a barrel length of 8,128 mm (64 x 127 mm) is the core of a fully digitalised system. In communication with the operators and the on-board combat centre, the...

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No home for oligarchs in the Pacific

No home for oligarchs in the Pacific

Gepostet von | 31 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Marshall Islands consider "exclusion" of Russian ships and yachts from shipping register The Marshall Islands are considering removing Russian yachts or boats affected by the West's sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine from its shipping register, its foreign minister Casten Nemra said on Friday. The minister strongly condemned the Russian invasion. For the island state in the Pacific, the operation of a ship registry is a significant source of income, comparable to Panama and Liberia. It is not known how many ships could be affected. Since Western countries have confiscated luxury yachts linked to Russian oligarchs because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the...

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The battle for the harbours

The battle for the harbours

Gepostet von | 31 Mar 2022 | , , | 2

Those who destroy access to the seas are strangling Ukraine. Ukraine's harbours have been closed since the beginning of the war, and now several important grain export plants and steelworks have also been badly hit by shelling. These include a plant belonging to agricultural giant Bunge in Mykolaiv on the Black Sea and the large Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Russian attacks on some of Ukraine's most important export centres are destroying the infrastructure. It will take a long time before supply chains can be rebuilt. Ukraine generates around 40 % of its gross domestic product through exports. Wheat and maize account for around USD 8 billion of this and iron ore for USD 3.4 billion....

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Spain's navy with a new name

Spain's navy with a new name

Gepostet von | 31 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

The "Armada Española" is passé! The Spanish navy has been called the "Armada Española" since Franco's time, no "Real" before that, because back then the Generalissimo ruled - and the king was far behind. Before that it was called "Marina Española" (after restructuring in the early 1900s), and before that also "Marina de Guerra" (sometime in the 19th century). But for what feels like an eternity and various catastrophic defeats before that, it was called the "Armada" - or the "Invincible" when things were going well. Now the national name "Española" is to be dropped and the Spanish naval forces will be known simply as the "Armada". This will apply from 15 March 2022 and...

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Dear users, readers and friends of marineforum

Dear users, readers and friends of marineforum

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2022 | , , | 2

marineforum has now been online for 15 months. What began with a few modest small contributions has become a full programme. After only 15 months, we are now at contribution no. 1000. We will soon be making the latest presentations from the Historical Tactical Conferences available and we are planning to publish a collection of technical documentation soon. What many people do not yet know is that a large number of technical articles from the trade journal marineforum can also be read here as digital+ articles. And yet there are still things in the magazine that you won't find here. And conversely, there is a lot here that the magazine does not...

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