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The maritime side of the war: Crisis in the Black Sea Part II

The maritime side of the war: Crisis in the Black Sea Part II

Gepostet von | 15 Jun 2022 | , , , , , | 0

Is there a tanker war 2.0? The Russians have not been silent on this issue. They blame the food shortage on the fact that Ukraine has mined its own waters and that Russia has announced the lifting of some sanctions and the opening of humanitarian passages to allow ships to leave. Currently, Russian grain and oil are flowing from the eastern half of the Black Sea via the Kerch Strait and the port of Novorossiysk. The Russians have stationed their navy centrally in Sevastopol in the Crimea. The Gulf of Odessa is a contested sea in which the Russians have rare...

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Knowledge is power

Knowledge is power

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For 140 years, the Office of Naval Intelligence has made an important contribution to the US Navy's information advantage. Today, several thousand employees use traditional methods and state-of-the-art equipment to gain the necessary knowledge. The American naval intelligence service, the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), is the oldest foreign intelligence service in the United States. Its mission focuses on collecting and analysing scientific, technological, geopolitical and military information of maritime significance. This reconnaissance and analysis activity primarily serves the United States Naval Forces, but also complements the work of the other 16 foreign intelligence agencies of the United States. The Naval Intelligence Service was founded on 23 March 1882 to provide access marineforum digital+...

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Albania offers NATO a former Soviet naval base

Albania offers NATO a former Soviet naval base

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Albania has offered NATO a naval base to underline the small country's value to the alliance "in these difficult times", the office of Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama said on 26 May 2022. Prime Minister Edi Rama said the Pashaliman naval base, located 180 kilometres south of the capital Tirana, could represent "added value" for the alliance. Albania, which joined NATO in 2009, has joined the United States and the European Union in condemning Russia's war in Ukraine. The Pashaliman base in the Bay of Vlora was built in the 1950s when the Soviet Union deployed 12 submarines here....

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Submarines: harvest time for the navy

Submarines: harvest time for the navy

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In recent years, the German submarines have actively contributed to improving submarine hunting procedures. The knowledge gained will also benefit the future frigates 126. Last year, the 1st submarine squadron deployed two submarines simultaneously on two different missions. In addition, a fleet service boat and the MAIN submarine support unit with a command staff were also deployed for just over 70 days. In both very different missions, our weapon systems were able to fully convince as individual operators, but above all in combination. The simultaneous integration of a submarine and a fleet service boat into a sensor reconnaissance network for the first time in 2020 and 2021...

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The new president of the Philippines positions himself against China

The new president of the Philippines positions himself against China

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Newly elected Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on 26 May that he would uphold an international ruling against Beijing over the disputed South China Sea and stressed that he would not allow China to trample on Manila's maritime rights. China claims almost the entire waterway, through which trillions of dollars in trade flows annually. The Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have competing claims. Beijing has ignored a 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which declared its historic claim unfounded. Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte fostered relations with his more powerful neighbour by...

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