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Poland: Decision in the Miecznik project

Poland: Decision in the Miecznik project

Gepostet von | 7 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Babcock's Arrowhead 140 was awarded the contract in the Polish frigate procurement programme Projekt Miecznik. This was announced by the Polish Ministry of Defence via twitter on 4 March 2022. The consortium responsible for the construction, led by the holding Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), announced that "strategic cooperation agreements" had been concluded with Babcock and British branches of Thales and MBDA. PGZ added that the signing of the contract "begins the phase of preparation for production under the programme to acquire three multi-purpose frigates for the Polish Navy". Poland initially wants to build just one frigate from 2023. After commissioning in 2028, the concept is to be...

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US Navy has recovered lost F-35C from the USS Carl Vinson

US Navy has recovered lost F-35C from the USS Carl Vinson

Gepostet von | 7 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

A small ray of hope for the 7th Fleet with its Task Force 75: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) were able to salvage the wreckage of their F-35C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter), which crashed into the sea on 24 January during a failed landing on the aircraft carrier USS "Carl Vinson", from a depth of 3,800 metres on 2 March. The special diving support vessel DSCV "Picasso" from the Singapore-based company Ultra Deep Solutions was also on board and was able to hoist the wreckage of the stealth fighter on board. This was made possible by the remote-controlled underwater robot CURV-21, which was used to help the...

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The German Navy in the Alliance

The German Navy in the Alliance

Gepostet von | 4 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

From the newsletter of the German Navy With four permanently deployable naval units, NATO is prepared for crises and conflicts at sea. Germany is involved in all of them. The permanent contribution of the German Navy The German Navy is continuously involved in NATO's four multinational naval units - the Standing Naval Forces. As an alliance partner, Germany has pledged to provide ships and boats for them on a permanent basis, even in peacetime. They are: Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2. This secondment of units to the alliance is known in the...

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The conflict and its impact at sea  

The conflict and its impact at sea  

Gepostet von | 4 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Many of the world's leading shipping lines, such as Kühne + Nagel and DHL, have cancelled their services and bookings to and from Russia. Liner shipping companies such as MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have already cancelled their services to and from Russia as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russia. The world's largest sea freight forwarder Kühne+Nagel is also suspending all import shipments to the Russian Federation "with immediate effect", "with the exception of pharmaceutical, healthcare and humanitarian shipments". DHL explains that it will not accept any shipments to these countries. For the safety of its employees, DHL has also closed its offices and operations in...

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Running team supports the RTL - Wir helfen Kindern foundation

Running team supports the RTL - Wir helfen Kindern foundation

Gepostet von | 3 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

The running team is collecting donations in favour of the foundation, which now wants to help children in Ukraine who are suffering from the war in their country. The Bundeswehr and Reservists running team is organising a virtual charity run from 26.03.2022 to 10.04.2022 to raise money for the "Stiftung RTL - Wir helfen Kindern e.V." foundation. The "Stiftung RTL - Wir helfen Kindern e.V." was founded in 1997 and since then the organisation has been collecting donations, which are given directly to selected children's aid projects of selected organisations. As RTL pays all administrative, personnel and production costs, all donations collected are used for the realisation of the projects without any deductions.

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