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Report to the US Congress: Chinese naval modernisation

Report to the US Congress: Chinese naval modernisation

Gepostet von | 31 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Congressional Research Service presents a report on Chinese naval armaments to Congress on 20 January 2022 China's naval modernisation has become the focus of US defence planning and budgeting. China's navy has emerged as a formidable military force and is increasingly conducting manoeuvres in distant waters, including the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and waters around Europe. The PLAN is a challenge for the US Navy to maintain control of the Western Pacific in the event of war - the first such challenge since the end of the Cold War. The long-held status of the United States as the leading military power in the...

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Aegis on land

Aegis on land

Gepostet von | 31 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

The US Navy's newest base is now in Poland! The first crew members have moved into their accommodation and facilities. The move into the 50 million dollar multi-purpose building at the Naval Support Facility Redzikowo took place on Thursday. The strategic facility in northern Poland is part of NATO's European missile defence system. The NSF Redzikowo is located around 120 kilometres west of Gdansk on the Baltic coast. The Aegis Ashore missile defence system integrates the systems of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers stationed in Rota (Spain) and the Aegis capabilities of the Naval Support Facility Deveselu in Romania. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has taken over the airbase, which was once...

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Ladies' electric patrol

Ladies' electric patrol

Gepostet von | 31 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

The Dutch are faster again: Dutch battery system supplier EST-Floattech has delivered three 273kWh units for the new electrically powered patrol boats to Amsterdam. There, the police will patrol the canals in an environmentally friendly way. These are the Patrol Vessels 1304 built by Damen, and two more boats are currently under construction. EST-Floattech supplied the complete package of Green Orca batteries, battery management systems and battery control units, all in its own design. Source: EST-Floattech B.V.- Jan Hein Reeringh...

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Germany is located on the South China Sea

Germany is located on the South China Sea

Gepostet von | 28 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Maritime Convention 2021 In his welcoming address, the President of the German Maritime Institute, Rear Admiral (ret.) Karsten Schneider, drew a line from the events of 11 September 2001 to the motto of this year's Maritime Convention "China! Maritime driver for Europe?" Originally planned as a face-to-face event, the event was switched to a digital format with the support of DVV Media due to the coronavirus pandemic. As usual, the German Maritime Institute organised the event together with Griephan. The key question of the first panel chaired by Heinz Schulte, "China is a Baltic Sea neighbour?", was answered by the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to Germany, Laurence Bay, with a reversal: Germany and the EU are neighbours on the Baltic...

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When the Amber Room beckons

When the Amber Room beckons

Gepostet von | 26 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Many shipwrecks from the Second World War are being tracked down in the Baltic Sea using modern technology. Companies and amateur divers are responsible for the increasing plundering of war graves. Pillau on 11 April 1945: the small East Prussian Baltic port is overcrowded with refugees. On this Wednesday morning, significantly more people than before are crowding towards the small inner harbour. On 9 April, the German occupying forces of Königsberg surrendered to the Red Army. The city is only 30 kilometres away from Pillau. Tens of thousands of civilian refugees and soldiers are now also hoping to be rescued by a ship that will take them westwards. But there are...

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