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Iranian navy on a privateer voyage - sail drones in tow!

Iranian navy on a privateer voyage - sail drones in tow!

Gepostet von | 7 Sep 2022 | , , , | 4

On Friday (2 September), the Iranian navy announced that it had seized two American-made sailing drones in the Red Sea because they were apparently "ownerless and uncontrolled, threatening the navigational safety of shipping". Following two calls from an American destroyer in the sea area, the two drones were taken on board the Iranian destroyer "Jamaran" without further ado and released again after an inspection away from the shipping lanes. This was combined with a request to the US Navy to please prevent such incidents in future. Iranian state television published corresponding scenes from on board the destroyer. On the American side, this then sounded...

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Iranian Revolutionary Guards: New helicopter carrier put into service

Iranian Revolutionary Guards: New helicopter carrier put into service

Gepostet von | 7 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards officially put their new "helicopter carrier" into service in Bandar Abbas at the beginning of the week and named it after their guard leader Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in an American drone attack in January 2020 and was also given the honourable title of "martyr". Powerhouse The catamaran, which was designed entirely by the Iranian government, is classified as a "frigate" (FS 313-01), although its dimensions are quite compact at just 50 to 60 metres in length (estimated), which is typical for a boat. With four propulsion units manufactured in Iran, it is well motorised for high or long voyages. As far as the armament is concerned, the "Shahid Soleimani" is equipped with...

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Brazilian Navy: Milestone reached in ambitious submarine programme

Brazilian Navy: Milestone reached in ambitious submarine programme

Gepostet von | 7 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

Marinha do Brasil: "S-40 Riachuelo" put into service On 1 September 2022, the Brazilian Navy put the "S-40 Riachuelo" submarine into service. The unit is the first of four new submarines with conventional propulsion (NATO classification SSK). When it was launched in December 2018, it was expected to enter service in 2020. Construction number 2, S-41 Humaitá, carried out an initial functional test on the day before the ceremony for the type ship. Brazilian-French cooperation As part of Brazilian-French defence cooperation, Brasilia opted for the PROSUB programme' Programa de Desenvolvimento de Submarinos in 2009. The programme provides for the reinforcement of the submarine flotilla with four conventional and one nuclear...

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BALEX Delta: Oil spill in the Kadet Channel

BALEX Delta: Oil spill in the Kadet Channel

Gepostet von | 6 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

Warnemünde base supports safety exercise At the end of August, international emergency services practised combating pollutants in the north-eastern Mecklenburg Bight. 15 ships and 400 emergency personnel from eight countries bordering the Baltic Sea took part in the training. This time, the planning and monitoring of the annual exercise was the responsibility of the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies in Cuxhaven, the joint organisation of the federal government and the five coastal states for coordinating a joint response to accidents in the North and Baltic Seas.) The Warnemünde base supported the safety exercise. The initial scenario was the collision of a container ship with a crude oil tanker in the busy Kadet Channel. Unsweetened popcorn, salted only by seawater, then simulated the spilled oil: from the sea-going vessel "Ranzow"...

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Frigate "Hessen" exercises with aircraft carrier group

Frigate "Hessen" exercises with aircraft carrier group

Gepostet von | 6 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

Wilhelmshaven - On Monday, 5 September 2022 at 2 p.m., the frigate "Hessen" and her crew will cast off. She will leave her home port of Wilhelmshaven to join the US Carrier Strike Group (CSG). Together with the American aircraft carrier "USS Gerald R. Ford", the German frigate operates primarily as part of the air defence unit and is an integral part of the aircraft carrier group. Operational training and operational cooperation will be the focus of the coming weeks, combined with international cooperation and practising various threat scenarios. The "Hessen" was already part of an aircraft carrier group with the "USS Harry S. Truman" in 2018 and supported the group...

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