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Further P-8I possible for India

Further P-8I possible for India

Posted by | 2 May 2021 | , , , | 0

The US State Department has approved the sale of six additional P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to India. The transaction could take place as part of a foreign military sale and would be worth 2.4 billion dollars. In addition to the actual aircraft from the manufacturer Boeing, these costs also include associated equipment. India ordered eight P-8Is back in 2009, with a further four added in 2016. If the new purchase were to be carried out by the country, India would have 18 of the high-quality aircraft. According to the Americans, the sale is intended to emphasise the partnership with the ally and strengthen...

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Start for the Carrier Strike Group

Start for the Carrier Strike Group

Posted by | 1 May 2021 | , , , | 1

Los geht`s! Das erste Schiff der britischen Carrier Strike Group ist am Morgen des 1. Mai aus dem Hafen von Portsmouth ausgelaufen. Die HMS Diamond, ein Zerstörer des Typs 45, verließ ihren Heimathafen, um in den nächsten knapp zwei Wochen am Manöver Strike Warrior vor der Küste von Schottland teilzunehmen. Wenig später hieß es „Leinen los und ein“ für die HMS Richmond im Hafen von Devonport. Um 16:45 Uhr startete dann die Queen herself. Zusammen mit ihr liefen die HMS Defender, ein weiterer Type-45-Zerstörer, und die HMS Kent, eine Fregatte des Typs 23 aus. Damit alle Manöver sicher vonstatten...

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First ESSM shot of the HMAS Sydney

First ESSM shot of the HMAS Sydney

Posted by | 30 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

The Australian destroyer Sydney has fired an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) for the first time. The Hobart-class ship is currently undergoing Combat System Trials off the American coast. HMAS Sydney is the third and final ship of the class and was commissioned in May 2020. Her design is based on the type F 100 from the Spanish shipyard Navantia. With a length of 142 metres, the ships displace around 7,000 tonnes. They are equipped with the American Aegis system and armed with up to 48 SM-2 missiles and eight Harpoons. Text: mb; Photos: Royal Australian...

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120 successes

120 successes

Posted by | 30 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

The minesweepers were active in the eastern Baltic Sea for a fortnight and the Open Spirit 2021 exercise ended yesterday. With great success, as more than 120 mines and other ammunition remnants were detected and rendered harmless. A total of 21 boats from eleven nations took part in the exercise to remove contaminated sites from the First and Second World Wars. The boats of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) were also involved. Under the command of Dutch frigate captain Jan Wijchers on the Belgian Godetia were the Belgian Crocus, the Estonian Ugandi, the Dutch Zierikzee, the British Pembroke and the German Navy's Sulzbach-Rosenberg....

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10,000 miles for 900 doses of vaccine

10,000 miles for 900 doses of vaccine

Posted by | 29 Apr 2021 | , , , | 3

The Royal Navy has delivered vaccine doses to the world's most remote community. HMS Forth delivered 900 doses of AstraZeneca to the inhabitants of the tiny island of Tristan da Cunha, in the middle of the South Atlantic. The Royal Air Force first transported the drugs from RAF Brize Norton to Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands. Within an hour, the valuable cargo was transferred and safely stored in the belly of the Forth. The ship, which is permanently stationed in the Falkland Islands, was then able to set off on the 2500 nautical mile journey to Tristan da Cunha. The journey was challenging because the total distance of 5,000 miles was close to the limit of the...

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