Category: Armed Forces

Minesweeper mission boat "Rottweil" deploys to NATO

Minesweeper mission boat "Rottweil" deploys to NATO

Gepostet von | 6 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 10 a.m., the minesweeper "Rottweil", which is part of the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron, will provide the German contribution to the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1, SNMCMG 1 for short, for the next few months. The boat and crew are therefore also part of the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) for the North and Baltic Seas. In addition to the missions mandated by the German Bundestag, the German Navy is constantly involved in NATO's four multinational naval formations - such as SNMCMG 1. The Navy permanently provides ships to these formations, which have been established for decades...

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Joint naval exercises between China, Russia and South Africa in February 2023

Joint naval exercises between China, Russia and South Africa in February 2023

Gepostet von | 6 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 1

Under the exercise name MOSI, two units of the navy of the Russian Federation and three ships of China's naval forces are to meet a unit of the South African navy off the east coast of South Africa. This was reported unanimously by the Russian news agency TASS and the South African online news portal Defence Web about joint activities between the naval forces of the three countries. The exercise is scheduled to kick off on 17 February in Richards Bay (KwaZulu Natal). Until 24 February, a series of the usual naval activities associated with such port calls are planned in addition to the provisioning of the visiting ships and the conferences in preparation for the exercise. This will be followed by a two-day sea phase from 25 February. To the...

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F126 frigate: Leonardo supplies LIONFISH Top artillery system

F126 frigate: Leonardo supplies LIONFISH Top artillery system

Gepostet von | 28 Dec 2022 | , , | 4

According to a communiqué from the Italian aerospace and defence company Leonardo, the LIONFISH Top artillery system has been selected as the small-calibre weapon for the German Navy's future F126 frigate class. LIONFISH Top is the variant of Leonardo's 12.7mm weapon system whose gun mantlet fulfils high stealth requirements. Self-defence system The remote-controlled weapon system has electro-optical target detection and tracking, consisting of a daylight camera (detection up to 9.5 kilometres), an infrared camera (detection range up to 12 kilometres) and a laser rangefinder (tracking from 5.5 kilometres). The cadence of the weapon is a maximum of 400 shots per minute, with a maximum range of 1,500 metres. The entire system - without ammunition - should weigh less than 300 kilograms.

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Diehl Defence and WE Marine: The edge of the plate has never been enough

Diehl Defence and WE Marine: The edge of the plate has never been enough

Gepostet von | 21 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

Diehl Defence is a global manufacturer of high-tech guided missiles, innovative ammunition solutions and special reconnaissance and protection systems, which are also used in the German Navy. Diehl's ground-based and near-ground system solutions in particular set international standards, with which the further development of the navy must also keep pace in order to create innovative value for the maritime sector. Hence the reference here to a structured approach in the field grey sector: the development of a modular, safe and scalable architecture for unmanned systems under the name "iMUGS". Demo at the military training area KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) presented the iMUGS project (Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System) at the Lehnin military training area, where...

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