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+++ German shipowners are worried about their seafarers+++

+++ German shipowners are worried about their seafarers+++

Gepostet von | 8 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

Danger for German ships? German shipowners are worried that Moscow could react to the closure of Western ports to Russian ships and that ships could be used as pawns in the Ukraine war. "We fear possible countermeasures by the Russian side with regard to the EU-ordered closures of European ports for Russian ships," said Gaby Bornheim, President of the German Shipowners' Association (VDR). "There is a risk that our ships will be tied up in Russian harbours. We appeal not to allow seafarers and civilian merchant ships to become pawns in this conflict." The EU states have previously announced the closure of EU ports to...

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Mines in the Black Sea: Russia accuses Ukraine

Mines in the Black Sea: Russia accuses Ukraine

Gepostet von | 8 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of releasing Soviet-era YaM and YarM mines floating in the northern Black Sea, three of which have been discovered and neutralised so far. According to Russian claims, there are hundreds of mines near its coast. Some of them are floating in the open waters of the Black Sea and are a danger to commercial shipping. This comes a day after Kiev claimed that Moscow was responsible. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Russia was laying sea mines in the Black Sea as "uncontrolled drifting ammunition" and making them "a de facto weapon for...

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Head of the French military intelligence service dismissed

Head of the French military intelligence service dismissed

Gepostet von | 7 Apr 2022 | , | 0

General Eric Vidaud, France's head of military intelligence, has been sacked for failing to forecast the war in Ukraine. The department had poorly analysed the history of the Russian invasion and failed to correctly predict the war, reports AFP. L'Opinion reported on Thursday, 31/03/22, that this was due to inadequate briefings and a lack of expertise. The army's chief of staff, Thierry Burkhard, had already publicly pointed out the service's failings in an interview with the daily newspaper Le Monde. Compared to the US intelligence services, "our services tended to think that the conquest of Ukraine would come at a tremendous price and that the Russians had other options," said Burkhard.

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Rolls-Royce launches three new mtu NautIQ products

Rolls-Royce launches three new mtu NautIQ products

Gepostet von | 7 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

Important contribution to safety, efficiency and climate protection targets. Rolls-Royce is expanding its mtu NautIQ ship automation portfolio with three new products: mtu NautIQ CoPilot, mtu NautIQ CoOperate and mtu NautIQ CoDirect each offer different options for intelligent crew support, autonomous control and remote operation. For customers from all areas of shipping, they bring significant benefits in terms of safety and efficiency as well as environmental and climate friendliness. The new products are the next step in the collaboration between Rolls-Royce and Sea Machines Robotics, the developer of autonomous control and remote control systems for ships, which was first announced at the Monaco Yacht Show in September 2021. The further development of the mtu NautIQ product range...

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NGAD - US Navy fighter aircraft of the future

NGAD - US Navy fighter aircraft of the future

Gepostet von | 7 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Even 37 years after the first F/A-18 entered service, the fighter aircraft still forms the core of the American aircraft carrier battle groups. Now the Navy is launching the development of a successor model - with and without pilots. The F/A-18 fighter aircraft still fulfils the requirements of the US Navy. Nevertheless, it is currently preparing plans for a successor. The system, previously known as Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), is designed as a family of various manned and unmanned aircraft. The centrepiece is a fighter aircraft provisionally known as the F/A-XX. NGAD is to be introduced in the 2030s. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now...

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