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Kiel minehunting boats replace each other in the NATO task force

Kiel minehunting boats replace each other in the NATO task force

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2021 | , | 0

Minehunting boat "Datteln" returns to its home port of Kiel after three months of NATO deployment. The boat was part of one of NATO's two standing mine countermeasures groups, the "Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1", or SNMCMG 1 for short. The crew will hand over the baton to its sister boat "Sulzbach-Rosenberg", which will leave Kiel one day later on Thursday, 15 April 2021 and rejoin the NATO group as a new German contribution. For the 42 men and women on the crew of the "Datteln", including a US Navy soldier, the past deployment was strenuous but very successful. Under the leadership of Corvette Captain Tanja Merkl (35), the...

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Rotation in Rota

Rotation in Rota

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After a two-week voyage, the USS Arleigh Burke arrived in her new home port of Rota on 11 April. At the end of March, she left her previous home in Norfolk for the last time for the next few years. On her way to Europe, the destroyer took part in a number of sub-hunting manoeuvres with her sister ship USS Roosevelt, the attack submarine USS Vermont and a P-8A. The Arleigh Burke is now an important part of the US European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) and thus serves to protect Europe from ballistic missiles of all ranges. It is also intended to ensure freedom of navigation in the waters around Europe and...

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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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