Home port: Memories of Olpenitz
Home harbour: Memories of Olpenitz. Stele opened in memory of another time.
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Manta drones to secure Taiwan Strait
After Singapore unveiled its autonomous MARSEC platform for controlling the waterways off the coast of the city state earlier this year, the island state of Taiwan, which is threatened by mainland China, has now also made its unmanned combat system for the defence of the Taiwan Strait and national waters public. Similar to the Magura drones successfully deployed by Ukraine against Russian ships of all sizes, the "Endeavor Manta" manufactured by Taiwan's China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC Corp.) is now set to expand the defence spectrum of the Taiwanese navy in a cost-effective and personnel-friendly manner. The explosive charge integrated into a trimaran hull made of fibreglass-reinforced plastics leaves room for a few more weapons on the hull sides.
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Abandoned
Can you imagine going to work every day, on Saturdays and Sundays, seven days a week, for nine years in a row without a break and without pay? It's hard to imagine that this is exactly what happened to the Syrian ship's engineer Abdul Nasser Saleh against his will. The man had been working permanently on board the Tanzania-flagged ship Al Maha for 12 years since 2012 and had been repeatedly stalled and even threatened by his Saudi Arabian ship owners over the years due to lack of pay, Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password...
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Strategic Defence Review 2025: The UK's new direction between NATO focus and global presence
With the Strategic Defence Review 2025 (SDR), the UK is formulating a new security policy direction. Labour is focusing on conventional deterrence, nuclear modernisation and technological leadership in NATO.
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Capabilities and importance of the German Navy
Recently, it has become fashionable to criticise European navies, especially the German Navy. Critics argue, among other things, that European NATO members are completely dependent on the United States for their maritime security and naval command in the alliance. The German Navy is labelled a "Green Water Navy". It is also claimed that the German Navy is subject to severe "limitations", does not contribute sufficiently to Alliance defence and is not doing enough to rectify this situation in the face of the threat posed by Russia. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username
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