Category: Security policy

Russia: Observation system for the safety of the Northeast Passage?

Russia: Observation system for the safety of the Northeast Passage?

Gepostet von | 14 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Russia is currently developing a monitoring system for the Arctic coastal zone of the Federation. This system is intended to ensure the safety of shipping traffic in the North-East Passage. The "Tactical Missile Weapons Group" (Takticheskoe Raketnoe Wooruschenie) is responsible for its development. According to a representative of the group, the system is currently in the concept phase. The aim of the work is to create a single information space in the entire Russian Arctic along the Northern Sea Route. To this end, a network of remote-controlled observation centres is being set up, whose data and information will provide a comprehensive picture of the situation. The radar stations will make it possible to monitor the sea surface over distances of 50 to 200 kilometres. These...

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Lürssen repositions itself

Lürssen repositions itself

Gepostet von | 1 Oct 2021 | , , , , , | 0

Separation of the naval shipbuilding division - job cuts in Hamburg Naval shipbuilding and all repair activities for naval vessels and coast guard boats will operate in an independent company under the NVL Group brand. As the future holding company of the NVL Group, the independent company NVL B.V. & Co. KG was spun off from Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG. In future, the company will be headed by Lürssen managers Klaus Borgschulte and Tim Wagner as management spokespersons as well as Lena Ströbele and Dirk Malgowski. The family-run company Fr. Lürssen, which has been managed by cousins Friedrich (72) and Peter Lürssen (62) in the fourth generation since 1983, will thus unite all...

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Great Britain FONOPS - HMS Richmond in the East China Sea

Great Britain FONOPS - HMS Richmond in the East China Sea

Gepostet von | 28 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

There, where usually grey ships with the "Star-Spangled Banner" in the top sail their FONOPS (Freedom of Navigation Operations) and regularly provoke biting accusations from Beijing - in the almost 70 nautical miles wide strait between the island of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland - a British frigate could be seen for the first time since 2008. HMS RICHMOND of the now thirty-year-old DUKE class (Type 23) passed through the area on Monday on her way out of the East China Sea for a planned visit to the Vietnamese navy, as she announced on Twitter. The 4,000-tonne frigate had been at the...

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"Northern Coasts" 2021: Major international manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea

"Northern Coasts" 2021: Major international manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 10 Sep 2021 | , , , , | 0

From 10 September 2021, the Baltic Sea will once again be the venue for one of the most important multinational exercises to improve strategic planning and tactical communication between the participating nations. The large-scale manoeuvre "Northern Coasts" is an essential component of cross-force cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. The protection of the northern flank is an elementary focus of the German Navy in its return to national and alliance defence. More than 2000 soldiers from 14 nations are coming together under the leadership of Sweden this year. Over 30 ships, 10 aircraft and various land units will train the complex interaction of all forces in a fictitious situation on land and at sea along Sweden's coastline.

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Fuel tanker "Spessart" supports NATO task force

Fuel tanker "Spessart" supports NATO task force

Gepostet von | 7 Sep 2021 | , , , | 0

Today, the fuel tanker "Spessart", under the command of Captain Rolf-Heinrich von Bebern (55), is leaving the naval port of Kiel to join the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2) in the Aegean. Once in the operational area, the civilian-crewed fleet tanker "Spessart" will support the frigate "Schleswig-Holstein", which had already set off for the Mediterranean in mid-August. The main task of the fuel tanker "Spessart" will be refuelling and supplying the other ships of SNMG 2 with fresh water and fuel. After setting sail, the crew will go on an exercise in the North Sea before starting their voyage in mid-September.

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