Category: Armed Forces

Cameras replace peacekeepers

Cameras replace peacekeepers

Gepostet von | 27 Jul 2022 | , , , , | 0

The straits of the Red Sea are of strategic importance Remote-controlled cameras will take over responsibility from the US-led peacekeeping forces to ensure that international shipping retains free access to the Gulf of Aqaba, whose coast is shared by Israel and three Arab states. The island of Tiran, which lies in the strait of the same name at the mouth of the Gulf, was handed over to Saudi Arabia by Egypt in 2017 along with the neighbouring island of Sanafir. During a visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia last week, US President Joe Biden announced that the small contingent of Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) on Tiran would be withdrawn. The MFO...

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First Blue Angels pilot

First Blue Angels pilot

Gepostet von | 22 Jul 2022 | , , , , | 0

The legendary "Blue Angels", the U.S. Navy's aerobatic squadron, announced its new recruits on Monday. Among them is Lt. Amanda Lee, the first female pilot to fly the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in the squadron. The famed squadron selected two F/A-18E/F demonstration pilots, an events coordinator, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot, an aviation maintenance officer and a flight surgeon to replace departing team members, according to the unit. A total of 17 officers serve with the Blue Angels, the second oldest aerobatic team in the world. The mere fact that a squadron publishes the names of its members because the American public is interested, because they have cult status and because they are proud of it, is...

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Portsmouth: British mine diver memorial unveiled

Portsmouth: British mine diver memorial unveiled

Gepostet von | 22 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

In Portsmouth, the large Royal Navy base on the south coast of England, a memorial was presented to the public in the presence of numerous naval personnel to commemorate and honour the life-threatening work of British and allied mine divers during the Second World War. It is an old anchor mine with its highly sensitive "horns", which trigger the firing mechanism by kinking when touched. Two divers approach it from below to release it and let it float to the surface, to defuse it or to attach an explosive charge. One wrong move means instant death. This impression of danger is also conveyed by the filigree sculptural work and the...

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Naval manoeuvres in the Black Sea

Naval manoeuvres in the Black Sea

Gepostet von | 21 Jul 2022 | , , , , | 0

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

LUH SK: Marine favours service solution

Gepostet von | 18 Jul 2022 | , , , , | 0

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

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