Category: Armed Forces

Naval manoeuvres in the Black Sea

US Navy keeps its distance while Ukraine fights on its own shores US naval units are taking part in an exercise in the Black Sea this week and visiting a Turkish town to send a message of NATO solidarity in the face of Russian aggression in Ukraine. Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol and reconnaissance aircraft from Task Force 67, based at Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, and expeditionary units from Task Force 68, based at Naval Station Rota in Spain, will participate in Exercise Breeze 2022 in Bulgaria, according to Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet...

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LUH SK: Marine favours service solution

The German Armed Forces have been planning to procure a Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) for several branches of the armed forces for several years now, which will be used in particular to train pilots between the end of their basic helicopter training and deployment on their operational helicopter such as the NH90 or the Tiger. According to the original ideas, the armed forces were to procure the same helicopter type as part of this "Light Multi-Purpose Helicopter Armed Forces" or "LUH SK" project. Apparently, however, there are now considerable doubts in the navy as to whether this is a target-orientated approach. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Weiterlesen

Black Sea Fleet: lost units and positions

Another ship loss At the beginning of July, the Russian navy lost "D-106", one of the five small Ondatra-class landing craft (project 1176, 150 tonnes) stationed in the Black Sea. The boat ran aground off Mariupol on one of the mines laid by the Russian navy itself. Snake Island (Smijinyi) Just a few days later - at the other end of the Black Sea - the Russian armed forces abandoned the much-contested "Snake Island" after fierce fighting and handed it over to the Ukrainian forces "as a gesture of goodwill" now that it had "fulfilled its task". The somewhat different narrative From the Ukrainian side, this story reads somewhat differently, as the Frankfurt...

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Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" is the last of the four F125s to enter service

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Wednesday, 13 July 2022, the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz", the last of four Baden-Württemberg-class F125 frigates, was commissioned in Wilhelmshaven at 2 p.m. "The fourth and final commissioning of the F125 class represents another important milestone for our squadron and the navy," explains the commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Captain Dirk Jacobus (53). "This is the first time that all four ships are in the Navy's area of responsibility. With the transfer of the last F125 to the navy, we are gaining an additional tool for the targeted training of all our crews," says the commander....

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Change of command on the frigate "Sachsen"

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Friday, 8 July 2022 at 9 a.m., the commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, Kapitän zur See Torben Jürgensen (46), will hand over command of the frigate "Sachsen" from Frigate Captain Phillipp Vögtle (43) to his successor Frigate Captain Thomas Liebert (44). Frigate Captain Vögtle took command of the "Sachsen" in October 2019 and has since experienced a lot with the F124 class ship and its crew. "My time on the frigate 'Sachsen' showed me once again how important it is that people take centre stage, even in turbulent material or political times....

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