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Drugs found at sea

Drugs found at sea

Gepostet von | 13 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

France can once again report a success in the fight against drug smuggling at sea. The frigate Guépratte stopped and searched a suspicious dhow in the Gulf of Oman. The boarding team quickly found suspicious packages, the contents of which turned out to be drugs. The soldiers were able to confiscate a total of 650 kilos of methamphetamine and 75 kilos of heroin and bring them on board the frigate. The Guépratte is actually part of Operation Agénor. However, flexibility was shown for the search and the ship was transferred under the command of Combined Task Force 150, whose mission is to observe, board, inspect and stop suspicious ships in global combat...

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Delay on the Admiral Nakhimov

Delay on the Admiral Nakhimov

Gepostet von | 13 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

A few days ago, another delay was reported in the repair and modernisation of the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (project 11442M). The reason given was delays at suppliers. This means that the cruiser will probably not be able to return to service in the Northern Fleet before 2023. The ship has not been in service since 1999. In 2013, repair and modernisation work began at the "Northern Engineering Company", commonly known as Sevmash, in Severodvinsk. Given the inefficiencies of the Russian shipbuilding and supply industry, this delay is hardly surprising. The Admiral Nakhimov is one of the...

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Norway's first Poseidon takes shape

Norway's first Poseidon takes shape

Gepostet von | 12 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

The first fuselage of a P-8A destined for Norway arrived today at Boeing in Renton, Washington. The delivery from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, marks an important milestone in the production of the five Poseidons ordered for the Royal Norwegian Air Force. The P-8A is an aircraft designed for the purpose of submarine hunting. It is based on the proven Boeing 737 NG. After the fuselage has been built at Spirit, it will first be fitted with additional cabling and systems required for the operation of the military components at Boeing's civilian production facility. The aircraft is then transferred to Boeing Defence, Space...

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Successful cooperation at sea

Successful cooperation at sea

Gepostet von | 12 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Last week, HMAS Sirius successfully carried out several supply manoeuvres. The co-operation with American units was particularly noteworthy. On its port side, the Australian tanker transferred paraffin and diesel to the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, while at the same time the cruiser Bunker Hill received fuel on its starboard side. A highlight for the crew and at the same time one of the largest supply manoeuvres that the Sirius had ever been able to carry out. Later, the USS Russell, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was also able to take on fuel from the Australians. The US units received a total of 1700 cubic metres of fuel. Later in the week, the Royal Australian Navy practised with the Malaysian Navy in...

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Russian frigate crosses the English Channel

Russian frigate crosses the English Channel

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

On 8 April, the frigate Admiral Kasatonov passed the narrowest part of the English Channel between Dover and Calais on an easterly course. Prior to this, the ship had to stop off the mouth of the Seine due to a storm in international waters. The Admiral Kasatonov is the youngest frigate in the Russian Navy. It belongs to the Admiral Gorzhkov class (project 22350), of which two ships have already been delivered and four more are currently under construction. At 135 metres in length, the units displace around 5400 tonnes. The main armament consists of two vertical launch systems with eight cells each, from which the Kalibr missile, among other things, can be fired....

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