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Submarines: a game of cat and mouse at sea

Submarines: a game of cat and mouse at sea

Gepostet von | 20 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

State-of-the-art underwater detection also poses a threat to conventional submarines. Submariners have to face up to this. The steel hunter glides almost silently through the pitch-black depths. Tense concentration prevails in the submarine's command centre. The commander has ordered a crawl. Only the whispering of the crew occasionally drowns out the low hum of the detection and weapon deployment systems. The sonar operators the barely perceptible signals from distant active sonar systems. Locating a submerged submarine in the relatively shallow Baltic Sea is like searching for a needle in a haystack. Confident, relaxed and with a quiet smile on their faces, the crew face this attempt to find them....

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Kiel Week 2022

Kiel Week 2022

Gepostet von | 19 Jun 2022 | , , , | 0

Get your event overview! (bottom left in the article) When the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, Daniel Günter, opened the ship's bell with the traditional toast shortly after half past seven in the evening, not only the citizens of Kiel but also thousands of visitors were delighted to finally be able to celebrate on a larger scale again. The small "Corona Kiel Weeks" had not satisfied the need to finally be able to celebrate properly again with sailing, concerts, music and meetings on land and at sea. The party mood could already be felt in the morning and a large crowd had already gathered at the gates of the Kiel naval base on Thursday...

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MTG Marinetechnik: The future lies ahead

MTG Marinetechnik: The future lies ahead

Gepostet von | 19 Jun 2022 | , , | 0

Hamburg-based MTG Marinetechnik GmbH is reorganising its personnel and organisation. Founded in 1966, the company has evolved from being purely a designer of naval vessels. Its technical solutions have contributed to a number of maritime projects at home and abroad. Beyond design, MTG offers an evaluation of alternative and competing ship designs. Modelling, simulation and cost-benefit analysis have long been a matter of course on the way to a procurement decision. MTG is modifying its process management in order to continue to live up to its self-imposed claim of being a knowledge and competence centre in the maritime dimension. The new structure is intended to provide more flexibility and...

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China: Aircraft carrier no. 3 "launched"

China: Aircraft carrier no. 3 "launched"

Gepostet von | 18 Jun 2022 | , , , | 1

The launch, which was expected a fortnight ago, has now taken place (Marineforum online reported). On Friday, China launched its third and most modern aircraft carrier in the dry dock of the Jiangnan shipyard in Shanghai. The ship was christened "Fujian", a south-eastern coastal province, hull number 18. The ceremony was broadcast by the state television station, Chinese online media show photos, e.g. Chinese state television CCTV: https://english.cctv.com/2022/06/17/ARTIR1qeaHHEQxrfJat7yekH220617.shtml?spm=C69523.PDoRdCIUTBov.EiFD0kE9SqhK.26 South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3182032/china-launches-fujian-pla-navys-3rd-aircraft-carrier) or even as a video - albeit with a Spanish audio track: Details unclear A veil of silence still lies over technical details. Western military analysts attribute a displacement of around 100,000 tonnes to the "Fujian". The...

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BALTOPS manoeuvre successfully completed

BALTOPS manoeuvre successfully completed

Gepostet von | 17 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

As announced, a final press conference was held today at the end of the annual Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) manoeuvre. Representatives of the inviting US NAVY were the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral Michael Gilday and Vice Admiral Eugene Black, Commander of the US 6th Fleet. Together with their host, Vice Admiral Frank Lensky, Commander of the Fleet, they were available to answer questions and make statements to members of the press. Admiral Gilday was pleased about the renewed hospitality in Kiel and emphasised that the alliance had successfully carried out exercises with the motto "one for all, all for one". He also welcomed the...

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