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Tender Elbe back in Warnemünde on 17.12.2021

Tender Elbe back in Warnemünde on 17.12.2021

Gepostet von | 16. dec 2021 | , , | 0

Tender Elbe back after six months Last year, Tender Elbe only returned to the fleet after a very long time in the shipyard. This year, however, it was assigned the task of flagship of SNMCMG 1 (Standing Naval Mine Counter Measure Group 1) at an early stage. A tender as flagship - is that possible? Goes well! On 12 July 2021, Tender Elbe left her home port of Warnemünde to take on board two international staffs in succession under American and Polish command over the past six months. As the flagship of SNMCMG 1, the Elbe took part in the multinational manoeuvres Sandy Coast and...

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American-Norwegian defence agreement

American-Norwegian defence agreement

Gepostet von | 15 Dec 2021 | , , | 0

Although the primary goal of Norwegian policy is to keep the Arctic free of military tensions and maintain good neighbourly relations with Russia, the country has initiated a change of course in recent years, which culminated in the defence agreement with the USA in April. Parliament still has to approve the agreement. This is Norway's response to the expansion of Russian bases on the Cola Peninsula and the Franz Josef Islands and the expansion and modernisation of the Russian Northern Fleet. The sober assessment from the Norwegian side is therefore that its own military capacities are no longer sufficient to be able to react appropriately to Russian pressure. The...

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