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Benefit concert with the Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps

Benefit concert with the Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps

Gepostet von | 4 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

Landeskommando Bremen and Bundeswehr-Sozialwerk e.V. organise concert in St. Petri Cathedral in Bremen For the second time, Landeskommando Bremen and Bundeswehr-Sozialwerk e.V. are organising a charity concert in Bremen Cathedral. The Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps will be playing selected works of church music on 5 November from 19:00 under the direction of frigate captain Matthias Prock. The programme consists of a very heartfelt piece of music "Ubi Caritas", which was composed for a wind sextet and large wind orchestra. The composition is structured in such a way that the entire church space is included (spatial sound music). A work for solo tuba and orchestra is also planned. Every year in Germany there is a...

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"Pegnitz" returned from the Aegean on Sunday

"Pegnitz" returned from the Aegean on Sunday

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Tricky mission - fulfilled by a minesweeper! On Sunday, 3 November 2024 at 4 p.m., the "Pegnitz", a hollow-barrel guided missile boat belonging to the 3rd Minehunting Squadron, returned to its home port of Kiel from its four-month deployment on the NATO support mission in the Aegean. It had initially been rumoured that the boat would return on Monday. The boat has been the command platform in recent months and was the German contribution to NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2. The aim of the mission is to tackle the refugee and migration crisis. Since February 2016, at the request of Germany, Greece and Turkey, the decision has been taken to stem the flow of...

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New Chinese Navy demonstrator corvette in Liaoning?

New Chinese Navy demonstrator corvette in Liaoning?

Gepostet von | 4 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

After the first satellite images in mid-2023 and later photos in November from the Liaoning shipyard in north-east China, it was clear that a new type of ship was under construction. This was followed by a maiden voyage in May this year and further photos this summer, leaving room for conjecture and speculation. It is obviously a test carrier or demonstrator of a very signature reduced corvette similar to the Swedish Visby class. The newbuilding is estimated to be 97 metres long with a displacement of between 1,500 and 2,000 tonnes. The stern platform has no hangar and antennas are likely to be installed in the top of the mast - similar to the Japanese Unicorn antenna...

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Expansion of maritime cooperation with the Indian Navy

Expansion of maritime cooperation with the Indian Navy

Gepostet von | 1 Nov 2024 | , , , | 0

Partnering - IPD 24 association exercises with Indian Navy The Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 (IPD 24) offered the German Navy a valuable opportunity to evaluate and further develop its operational capabilities and strategic approaches in a multinational environment. This initiative aimed to intensify cooperation with partners in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region, with a particular focus on strengthening relations with the Indian Navy. The German frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" were at the centre of the manoeuvres, which lasted several days. Both ships fly the German flag in this region. On the Indian side, the destroyer INS "Delhi" (D61)...

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Brazil - a new F200 is being built under the aegis of tkMS

Brazil - a new F200 is being built under the aegis of tkMS

Gepostet von | 1 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

The F200 "Tamandaré" frigate (107 metres, 3,500 tonnes), which was built by the Consorcio Aguas Azuis consortium, a merger of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defence & Security and Atech in 2020, was the first of four ships to be built for the Brazilian Navy at the Oceana shipyard in Itajaí (500 kilometres southwest of Rio). The christening took place there in the first days of August, followed by the launch a few days later - commissioning is scheduled for 2025. During the celebrations, the announcement that the well-running programme would be expanded to eight units almost went unnoticed. In addition to the...

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