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Russia's naval manoeuvres

Russia's naval manoeuvres

Gepostet von | 30 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Addendum from 30.01.2022: Russia has withdrawn the notification of the firing project in the Irish EEZ - the exercises are now to take place outside the Irish area of interest. For more details see further "News" on Russian naval movements on this page. Article from 27.01.2022: These days it is probably necessary to bring together all available information and create an overall picture. Here, too, it is important to separate appearance from reality as far as possible. The information provided here is therefore not quite as fresh as we had hoped, but it is backed up by at least two reliable sources. That takes time. Baltic Sea Already on Monday...

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Russian naval manoeuvre also in the Black Sea

Russian naval manoeuvre also in the Black Sea

Gepostet von | 29 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Following manoeuvres by the Baltic Fleet in the Baltic Sea and the Russian Northern Fleet in the Barents Sea, units of the Black Sea Fleet have now also left their bases for exercises, according to the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation. Here, too, more than twenty ships and boats from the ports of Sevastopol and Novorossiysk on the Black Sea and from Kerch and Rostov-on-Don at both ends of the Sea of Azov are to form formations close to the Russian coast, but also for further-reaching projects (beyond the Bosporus?). From almost every one of the units stationed in this region...

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Almost done: last F 125 handed over to the Bundeswehr

Almost done: last F 125 handed over to the Bundeswehr

Gepostet von | 28 Jan 2022 | , , , | 1

On 28 January, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) took delivery of the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" (F 225) from ARGE F125 (Arbeitsgemeinschaft F125), which is made up of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) from Kiel as the lead company and the Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL) Group. It will be some time before the ship is commissioned by the navy. In the case of the type ship "Baden-Württemberg", it was seven weeks before the "complete requirements for the operability of the ship", as it is called in official German, were met. The systems and equipment on board the "Rheinland-Pfalz" are tested during the sea trials. This includes safety inspections (for example...

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Congressional report: Replacement for US Navy cruisers and destroyers

Congressional report: Replacement for US Navy cruisers and destroyers

Gepostet von | 26 Jan 2022 | , , , | 0

DDG(X) Future Large Surface Combatant Programme: Background and Issues for Congress. The Congressional Research Service report was submitted to Congress on 13 January 2021. This is the procurement programme for the next generation of guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the TICONDEROGA (CG-47)-class Aegis cruisers and the older ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51)-class Aegis destroyers. The navy plans to procure the first DDG(X) in 2028. The draft budget for 2022 requests 121.8 million dollars for research and development. All large surface combatants procured for the Navy since 1985 have been built at General Dynamics/Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine and Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Lockheed...

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Daily command with a clear message

Daily command with a clear message

Gepostet von | 25 Jan 2022 | , , | 1

Rear Admiral Jan Christian Kaack is acting inspector of the German Navy His order of the day on Monday refers to the Naval Compass guide, a work compiled over the past four years on the self-image of the members of the armed forces: "We serve Germany. Our state, our fatherland, the people in our country, and people beyond our country. Faithfully and bravely. Worldwide. Every day. We are the instrument and arm of our state. Our uniform symbolises this. We are aware that our appearance and actions express the state's self-image and political will. With the way we are and the way we act, we express...

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