Category: Armed Forces

Helicopter drones for the navy's corvettes

Helicopter drones for the navy's corvettes

Posted by | 11 Nov 2021 | , , , | 0

From a press release issued by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in Koblenz The BAAINBw has concluded a contract with Elektroniksystem und Logistik GmbH (ESG) for the delivery of three "Sea Falcon" unmanned rotary-wing aircraft systems. The systems, whose main components each consist of two Skeldar V-200 aircraft and a ground control station, will be fully integrated into the K130 class corvettes. Modern reconnaissance tool for the navy The system enables the corvettes to reconnoitre and identify sea targets beyond the range of the on-board optical sensors. Due to its low optical and acoustic signature - especially when flying at night -...

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Charity run: Sea battalion collects donations for a children's home in Lebanon 

Charity run: Sea battalion collects donations for a children's home in Lebanon 

Posted by | 10 Nov 2021 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command. On Friday, 12 November 2021, the naval battalion will be holding a 12 km charity run at its Eckernförde and Alt Duvenstedt locations between 8 and 10 am. The aim of the fundraising is to support the 48th German contingent in Lebanon in its charitable work on site for the "Mosan Centre for Special Needs". Commander Frigate Captain Norman Bronsch (40) describes it as follows: "After the long cuts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, my aim is to bring the men and women of the sea battalion closer together again by overcoming challenges together. And to do something good in the process...

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Fifth US fleet completes New Horizon

Fifth US fleet completes New Horizon

Posted by | 8 Nov 2021 | , , , | 0

First-ever joint exercise of unmanned and manned surface ships by NAVCENT As Defence News reports, the US Fifth Fleet has conducted an exercise called New Horizon, in which a MANTAS T-12 drone integrated into Task Force 59 operated with manned US patrol boats and Bahrain Defense Force units for the first time. MANTAS T-12 is an unmanned multi-purpose surface vessel that can be used for patrols, SAR missions and maritime surveillance. As the US Navy announced, the USVs were remotely operated from aboard the patrol boat USS Firebolt (PC 10) during the first phase of New Horizon on 20 October. Formation driving was also tested in...

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US Navy present in Europe

US Navy present in Europe

Posted by | 4 Nov 2021 | , , , | 0

We have reported several times about the US destroyers stationed in Rota. So what's new? The Americans took part in two operations, demonstrating their interest in a European presence. As reported in the Navy Times, manoeuvres were carried out last week to exercise interoperability with NATO allies - in the Baltic Sea and in the Aegean. The USS Arleigh Burke teamed up with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, which includes Canadian, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch frigates, to "show presence" in the Baltic Sea. The USS Porter carried out telecommunication exercises and maritime manoeuvres with...

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Drugs seized in the Caribbean

Drugs seized in the Caribbean

Posted by | 3 Nov 2021 | , , , | 0

Warship has coastguard team on board for police duties. Conceivable in Germany too? According to the Navy Times, the USS Sioux City seized more than 20 million dollars worth of cocaine last month. The Coast Guard team on board was able to seize around 1,110 pounds of the drug from a smuggling speedboat in the Caribbean on 19 September. The Sioux City and a Dominican Republic vessel spotted a "very fast boat" that day, whereupon the LCS (Littoral Combat Ship) Sioux City deployed a speedboat and chased after the smugglers. The smugglers were quickly brought under control.

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