New Zealand's navy is quite manageable anyway - two frigates (combat force) and four OPVs (patrol force, 2 large, 2 small), plus three modern support vessels (tanker Aotearoa, multipurpose supply vessel Canterbury, survey vessel Manawanui), that's it! Decommissioning due to lack of personnel Now the third of the OPVs has also been transferred to reserve status, as the New Zealanders...
Some do Christmas shopping - others lay the keels of two Virginia-class attack submarines in the space of 14 days! At the end of November, Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) in Hampton Roads, Virginia, performed the ceremonial keel authentication for the 27th Virginia-class attack submarine. SSN 800 will bear the name...
Since October 2022, Dr habil. Patricia Schneider has been Political Advisor (POLAD) to the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jan Christian Kaack. She joined the Bundeswehr as a civilian civil servant (Oberregierungsrätin). She advises, supports and networks for the concerns of the Navy. She acts as a mediator to promote understanding of maritime issues.
On Tuesday, 13 December 2022 at 10 a.m., the tender "Mosel" and an hour later, at around 11 a.m., the minehunting vessel "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" will arrive in their home port of Kiel in time for the holidays. Both units departed from Kiel in July of this year for different areas of operation. While the minehunting boat "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" sailed towards...
Only a few countries have hospital ships, despite the great advantages. A possibility for Germany? The Helgoland's deployment in Vietnam ended 50 years ago. As a hospital ship in the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1972, it was the German response to the American request for military assistance. The German government had the seaside resort ship...
Russia and Japan have been at odds over the Kuril Islands for decades. After the latest developments, is the archipelago a strategic challenge for Moscow? Situated between the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka and the Japanese island of Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands form a gateway out into the Pacific and into the Japanese...
In her last two years of service, the frigate LÜBECK performed remarkably well. The men and women on board accepted considerable restrictions in order to take part in the NATO support mission. In January 2022, the frigate LÜBECK, which had already been deployed from May to September of the previous year, sailed as part of...
Navantia handed over "HAIL", the third of five Avante 2200 corvettes ordered in 2018, to the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF) on the second Sunday of Advent 2022. In addition to the construction, the contract, which was valued at 1.8 billion euros at the time, includes logistical support and training - including the provision of training and instruction facilities for the weapons deployment and training...
When sirens wail in Kiev these days, people not only fear for their families and loved ones in the bunkers. They also hope that the air defence system will intercept the Russian war terror attacks against their city. In order for this to succeed, Ukraine is dependent on the support of its international partners. A...
On 10 November, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved 24 million euros (Chapter 1405 Title 55412) to pave the way for an interim solution for the Class 722 sea tug. On 26 November 2022, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support published a tender for the "Purchase of...
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