Kiel squadron leads NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea Search for old munitions also planned Today at 09:30 the mine defence boats "Fulda", "Bad Rappenau" and "Grömitz" left their home port of Kiel, accompanied by the tender "Elbe" as flag and lead ship. NATO partners Belgium, Denmark, Latvia and Lithuania are joining the group for the two-week...
On 6 and 7 March, the Marine Nationale and Marina Militare held a joint submarine hunting exercise in the waters of the central Mediterranean. The Italian frigates Alpino and Margottini and the French Languedoc were involved. The three ships are Fremm frigates, a joint Italian-French project. The task of the ships was...
The task force provider Berlin left Wilhelmshaven on 5 March and is currently on its way to the area of operations. It will soon join the EU Operation Irini and monitor compliance with the arms embargo off the coast of Libya. Until then, Commander Stefan Klatt and his crew have been using the time to develop their skills...
On 10 March, the US destroyer John Finn transited the Taiwan Strait. This took place as part of the Freedom of Navigation Operations (Fonops) proclaimed by the United States. In doing so, the USA is emphasising its commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and at the same time taking a stand against China's policy of opening up large parts of the South China...
For around nine months, the 101st Airborne Division, one of two airborne divisions of the United States Army, reinforced the American armed forces in Eastern Europe. Now the 54 deployed helicopters are returning home to Kentucky. In addition to Black Hawks, Chinook transport helicopters, Apache attack helicopters and around 1,200 vehicles and containers are also part of the...
HMS Calliope is a Royal Navy Reserve training centre on the right bank of the River Tyne in Gateshead. Reservists have been trained on this "stone frigate" since 1905. The soldiers there have now been able to launch two brand new Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) for the first time in the Royal Quays Marine near the mouth of the Tyne.
Nato's Allied Maritime Command is based in Northwood in the UK. Its Maritime Air Operations Team (Marair) was able to carry out a flight with the NATO Alliance Ground System (AGS) at the end of February, during which the communication between the headquarters and the drone was successfully tested. The AGS was located above...
Nach einem mehr als fünfjährigen Boxenstopp ist das Segelschulschiff der Deutschen Marine zurück in seinem Element. Probleme mit der Sanierung, ein massiver Anstieg der Kosten der Werftliegezeit, die gerichtliche Auseinandersetzung zwischen der betroffenen Werft und dem Bundesministerium der Verteidigung und ein Inspekteur, der sich angesichts von Presseschelte vor seine Mannschaft...
A few hours ago, the Einsatzgruppenversorger (EGV) Berlin left its home port of Wilhelmshaven. Under the command of frigate captain Stefan Klatt, the ship will take over the contingent for Operation Irini in the coming weeks. The focus will be on monitoring the UN arms embargo against Libya. The Berlin is authorised to detect suspicious...
The American Littoral Combat Ship USS Carson City arrived in Port Sudan at the end of February. It was the first visit by a US warship since the establishment of the US Africa Command in 2007. In recent years, relations between the African country and the United States have been strained, with the USS Carson...
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