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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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Congressional report: Replacement for US Navy cruisers and destroyers

Congressional report: Replacement for US Navy cruisers and destroyers

Gepostet von | 26 Jan 2022 | , , , | 0

DDG(X) Future Large Surface Combatant Programme: Background and Issues for Congress. The Congressional Research Service report was submitted to Congress on 13 January 2021. This is the procurement programme for the next generation of guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the TICONDEROGA (CG-47)-class Aegis cruisers and the older ARLEIGH BURKE (DDG-51)-class Aegis destroyers. The navy plans to procure the first DDG(X) in 2028. The draft budget for 2022 requests 121.8 million dollars for research and development. All large surface combatants procured for the Navy since 1985 have been built at General Dynamics/Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine and Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Lockheed...

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Daily command with a clear message

Daily command with a clear message

Gepostet von | 25 Jan 2022 | , , | 1

Rear Admiral Jan Christian Kaack is acting inspector of the German Navy His order of the day on Monday refers to the Naval Compass guide, a work compiled over the past four years on the self-image of the members of the armed forces: "We serve Germany. Our state, our fatherland, the people in our country, and people beyond our country. Faithfully and bravely. Worldwide. Every day. We are the instrument and arm of our state. Our uniform symbolises this. We are aware that our appearance and actions express the state's self-image and political will. With the way we are and the way we act, we express...

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