Category: Armed Forces

Russian fleet movements in the Baltic Sea

Russian fleet movements in the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 20 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

The Steregushiy-class corvettes RFS "Stoykiy" (545) and RFS "Soobrazitelny" (531), as well as the seagoing tug RFS Viktor "Konetskiy" returned to Baltiysk from the Skagerrak on 15 April 2022. Observers assume routine manoeuvre activity in the North Sea and Atlantic. On 16 April 2022, the large landing ship RFS "Ivan Gren" (010) of the Russian Northern Fleet then moved through the Kattegat and Great Belt into the Baltic Sea, where it arrived in Baltiysk on 18 April 2022. Whether the background to the relocation of the landing ship is a shipyard stay at the Yantar shipyard or the loading or unloading of weapons and equipment is speculation. Possibly...

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Cold Response: Berlin back home

Cold Response: Berlin back home

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

On Thursday, 14 April 2022 at 10 a.m., the Einsatzgruppenversorger (EGV) "Berlin" sailed into its home port of Wilhelmshaven. The "Berlin" was part of the multinational Cold Response exercise, where around 30,000 soldiers from 27 nations with 50 ships and boats as well as 200 aircraft practised the defence and military reinforcement of Norway until the beginning of April. There is no connection with the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. "Even under the most adverse climatic conditions that we were confronted with there, we were able to send a strong signal of cohesion together with the other NATO partners," said Commander "Berlin", Frigate Captain Stefan Klatt...

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Frigate 126 - TRS-4D radar unit under contract

Frigate 126 - TRS-4D radar unit under contract

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

It had been clear for some time that the future frigate 126 would be equipped with the TRS-4D radar system. Now, on 13 April 2022, Hensoldt was able to sign the corresponding contract. For the F126, this means that the combination of the TRS-4D/NR long-range radar and the APAR Block 2 from Thales Nederland will provide the ships with state-of-the-art air and maritime surveillance equipment as well as the up/downlink capabilities required for the ESSM. According to the Taufkirchen-based company, the first deliveries are planned for 2025. The press release also states that the first F126 frigate is expected to be delivered to the customer in 2028. Where 'customer'...

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Review: Cold response ended

Review: Cold response ended

Gepostet von | 13 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

The ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) and Standing NATO Mine Counter Measures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) completed their participation in the Norwegian-led multinational exercise Cold Response 22 on 1 April. The exercise involved over 30,000 soldiers, 50 surface and underwater vehicles and 200 aircraft from 27 countries. The exercise demonstrated the flexibility, capabilities and operational readiness in the challenging Arctic environment of Northern Norway. The SNMG1, led by Commodore A. van de Sande of the Royal Netherlands Navy, consists of the flagship frigate "De Zeven Provincien", the German task force provider "Berlin", the German...

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Harpoon for Ukraine?

Harpoon for Ukraine?

Gepostet von | 13 Apr 2022 | , , , | 4

With the visit of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Kiev on 9 March 2022, it became known that the United Kingdom's future arms deliveries will also include sea-based missiles. Since then, the Harpoon ship-to-ship missile system has been discussed in the media as an option. The press release from 10 Downing Street published on 9 April speaks more neutrally of a "new 'anti-ship' missile system". A reason for marineforum to look at the plausible possibilities. Considerations The premise in a variant check is, firstly, that it should be a British weapon system in order to avoid possible reservations on the part of the country of manufacture. In the case of Harpoon, this aspect could presumably be avoided due to the...

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