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Briefly explained: Montreux Convention

Briefly explained: Montreux Convention

Gepostet von | 2 Mar 2022 | , , , | 2

Turkey has closed the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits to Russian ships. On 24.02.22, Ukraine called on Turkey to take this measure. Various agencies then reported that Turkey had closed the passage to the Black Sea. On 26.02.22 Reuters reported that this was a rumour and in fact no official announcement had been made at the time. The confusion has now ended. On 28/02/22, Ankara announced that NATO member Turkey was preventing Russian warships from entering Ukraine via the Black Sea. President Erdogan had previously condemned the attack on Ukraine. The Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu referred...

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Sea of data

Sea of data

Gepostet von | 1 Mar 2022 | , , , , | 1

New digital cooperation launched in the maritime region between Rostock and Kiel. On 2 March 2022, Minister President Daniel Günther will present the maritime digitalisation project "Maritime Smart Sensor Data Space X" (Marispace-X), which is funded by the federal government with over 9 million euros, in the state parliament building. Stopping climate change, accelerating the expansion of wind power and clearing old munitions from the sea more quickly - a new big data project was launched in Germany on 24 February 2022. Federal Minister Dr Robert Habeck gave the go-ahead for the new digital lighthouse project Maritime Smart Sensor Data Space X, or Marispace-X for short, at the presentation of the funding decisions in Berlin last week....

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Order of the day from the Inspector General

Order of the day from the Inspector General

Gepostet von | 1 Mar 2022 | , , , | 1

General Eberhard Zorn prepares troops for far-reaching changes He sees a new reality in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ruthless war of aggression against Ukraine. Zorn has reorganised his priorities: less coronavirus administrative assistance, more reinforcement of NATO's eastern flank and a focus on so-called "basic operations" such as ammunition depots, medical, logistics and command facilities. The soldiers would be needed more for national and alliance defence. In an interview on "heute journal" on Monday, Zorn commented on Putin's statements about the nuclear forces. He considers them relevant, but not immediately worrying. "We take this statement seriously," he said on ZDF. "We are of course following...

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Now completely official

Now completely official

Gepostet von | 1 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

Vice Admiral Kaack becomes the new Inspector General of the Navy On Friday, 11 March 2022 at 10 a.m., the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, General Eberhard Zorn (62), will hand over command of the German Navy to Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack (59). The ceremony will be held at the Mürwik Naval Academy. "I would like to thank you for the trust you have placed in me and look forward to moving the navy forward together with our men and women - on land, at sea and in the air," said the naval officer, who was promoted to Vice Admiral just last week. Jan Christian Kaack is currently Commander of the Fleet and Support Forces and Deputy to the Inspector...

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Congressional report of the US Naval Institute on unmanned warships

Congressional report of the US Naval Institute on unmanned warships

Gepostet von | 28 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

Navy wants to procure "Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles" The US Navy wants to develop and procure three types of large unmanned vehicles (UVs): Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs), Medium Unmanned Surface Vehicles (MUSVs) and Extra-Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs). The Navy's FY 2022 budget provides $434.1 million for research and development of these large UVs and associated technologies. Compared to the current fleet structure, there will be fewer large-deck aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, large amphibious ships and large supply ships, but more frigates, corvettes, smaller amphibious units and smaller supply ships. The third component will then be the different types of...

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