Category: Security policy

Naval aviators and DGzRS hand in hand - running!

Naval aviators and DGzRS hand in hand - running!

Gepostet von | 25 Oct 2022 | , , | 0

On 17 October, the naval aviators from Nordholz supported the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DgzRS) in a SAR mission. A seriously ill crew member of the Oslo ferry "Color Magic" was to be rescued by the sea rescuers from the DGzRS station in Laboe and was flown directly to a hospital in close cooperation with the German Navy's naval aviators. When she needed help, the ferry was about to leave the Kiel Fjord heading north. The German Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC Bremen) was alerted via the Norwegian control centre in Stavanger, which dispatched the rescue cruiser "Berlin" with a rescue doctor to Laboe and simultaneously requested a SAR helicopter from the German Navy....

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International Maritime Bureau: Piracy continues to decline slightly

International Maritime Bureau: Piracy continues to decline slightly

Gepostet von | 21 Oct 2022 | , , | 0

The International Maritime Bureau's (IMB) third quarter report is the second in a row to show the lowest level of piracy and armed robbery at sea in three decades. The IMB is a London-based division of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Its director, Michael Howlett, praised and welcomed the efforts of coastal authorities, particularly in the Gulf of Guinea, adding: "Sustained and continued efforts by coastal authorities and the presence of international navies remain critical to regional and international shipping, trade and the protection of seafarers in the long term." But: "This leaves no room...

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Air defence system for Ukraine

Air defence system for Ukraine

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2022 | , , , | 0

Diehl Defence, HENSOLDT and Airbus deliver deficits to NATO Diehl Defence has delivered a combat unit of the IRIS-T SLM air defence system to Ukraine with HENSOLDT and Airbus. The contract was signed in June 2022 and, as Diehl announced in a press release, further IRIS-T SLM combat systems will follow as quickly as the industrial process allows. Diehl is the general contractor and system integrator for all components and supplies the launcher and missiles. HENSOLDT is contributing the TRML-4D multifunction radar. Airbus is supplying the command post software IBMS-FC (Integrated Battle Management Software Fire Control). The company supplies the only system to date that is ready for series production. It is designed for ranges of...

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Journalists film damage from the Nord Stream explosion

Journalists film damage from the Nord Stream explosion

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2022 | , , , , | 0

A section of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea at least 50 metres long is missing, the Swedish daily Expressen reported on Tuesday after taking what it said were the first publicly published pictures of the damage. Swedish police and prosecutors suspect that the leaks that occurred on Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 on 26 September were caused by deliberate underwater explosions and are investigating the case as an act of gross sabotage. The Expressen video, made with an unmanned underwater vehicle, shows bent metal and a wide-open pipeline at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Parts of the...

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EuroNaval: Consortium agreement signed for European multi-purpose corvette

EuroNaval: Consortium agreement signed for European multi-purpose corvette

Gepostet von | 19 Oct 2022 | , , , , | 0

The managing directors of the four companies involved in the development of the European Patrol Corvette signed a preliminary consortium agreement on the opening day of EuroNaval, 18 October 2022. According to Naviris, the agreement is intended to regulate the implementation of the tender. The agreement will allow the consortium consisting of Fincantieri, Naval Group and Navantia, led by Naviris, to continue work on the development of the first design of a 'European' ship. The European Patrol Corvette involves: - 4 countries as part of the PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation) project (Italy, France, Spain and Greece) - 6 countries are participating in the...

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