Category: Armed Forces

Shadow boxing: Russia unilaterally shifts Baltic Sea borders?

Shadow boxing: Russia unilaterally shifts Baltic Sea borders?

Gepostet von | 22 May 2024 | , , , | 0

Update 22.05.2024, 21:00 (see below) As several Russian media reported on the afternoon of 21 May, including TASS and Moscow Times, Russia intends to change its maritime borders. And cancels all documents 24 hours later. It is said that Russia intends to declare part of the waters in the eastern Gulf of Finland and areas near the cities of Baltiysk and Zelenogradsk in the Kaliningrad region as its internal waters. To this end, Russia has changed the geographical coordinates that define the baselines from which the width of the Russian territorial sea and the adjacent zone along the coast and islands is measured....

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Pentagon: Port Gaza now operational

Pentagon: Port Gaza now operational

Gepostet von | 17 May 2024 | , , , , | 0

At the beginning of March, immediately after President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, the US Department of Defence had already declared an emergency mission to set up a temporary pier facility on the coast of Gaza to deliver 2 million meals a day as humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population. Under the direction of U.S. Central Command, the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore Capability (JLOTS) was to be brought to bear within 60 days. This includes a floating pontoon anchored off the coast and a two-lane floating pier that provides the connection to the mainland. On the seaward side, a squadron of support vessels and barges (lighterage system craft) provide the shuttle service.

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Corvette "Karlsruhe" christened

Corvette "Karlsruhe" christened

Gepostet von | 7 May 2024 | , , , | 0

Corvette K130 II. Los was christened at Blohm+Voss (Naval Vessels Lürssen). The NVL Group invited guests to the ceremony on the Elbe in sunny May weather. The K130 consortium, consisting of NVL B.V. & Co. KG, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH and GERMAN NAVAL YARDS KIEL GmbH, performed the ceremonial christening of the corvette KARLSRUHE on 7 May 2024 at 2 p.m. in Hamburg. The NVL shipyard group was represented at the ceremony by its CEO, Mr Tim Wagner. Among the guests was the First Mayor of the City of Karlsruhe, Mrs Gabriele Luczak-Schwarz, who was particularly pleased to be the godmother of the...

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Big day for a big ship

Big day for a big ship

Gepostet von | 25 Apr 2024 | , , , | 1

For the NVL Group, the MBV project is one of several naval projects in surface shipbuilding. The second batch of Class 130 corvettes is also currently being built for the German Navy. The christening of the "Karlsruhe" as the third of the new corvettes is expected in the coming weeks. NVL is also involved in the production of the new Class 126 frigates together with the Dutch Damen Group. In the background to the event, there was news that six frigates are now being planned instead of four. This would be an enormous step for the Navy's order situation, both operationally and in terms of availability, and would be in line with the German Navy's 2035+ targets.

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