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Maritime fact check for the 2021 Bundestag election - Social Democrats (SPD)

Maritime fact check for the 2021 Bundestag election - Social Democrats (SPD)

Gepostet von | 18 Aug 2021 | , , | 0

How sensitive are our parties to maritime issues? This autumn, Germany will elect its 20th Bundestag and it has become a tradition for us to look at the parties' election manifestos and their maritime content! We started the series with the election programme of the Free Democrats (FDP), in this article we look at the programme of the Social Democrats (SPD) for the coming legislative period. This will be followed by the position papers of the Greens and the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU); last but not least, we will take a close look at the parties' key issues in the Wahl-O-Mat at the beginning of September. The editorial team will not be making any election recommendations...

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The hornet stings again

The hornet stings again

Gepostet von | 17 Aug 2021 | , , , | 0

The Super Hornet has been flying for the US Navy since 1999. Now a state-of-the-art version, designated Block III, is being launched. The US Navy plans to introduce the latest version of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet into service in the middle of this year. Since May 2020, new aircraft have only been produced in the Block III variant. This applies equally to the single-seat F/A-18E and the two-seat F/A-18F. The new equipment is intended to bring about a significant increase in performance across the entire spectrum of missions, including tactical reconnaissance, air combat, engagement of sea and ground targets, close air support for ground troops and combating enemy aircraft.

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Sea trials of the <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Magadan</span>

Sea trials of the Magadan

Gepostet von | 17 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Russian Navy has begun sea trials of the latest Project 636.3 submarine. Over the next few days, the boat's entire technical equipment, including the sonar and navigation systems, will undergo a thorough inspection. The diesel-electric powered boat will also complete deep-sea dives. Its manoeuvrability at different depths will also be assessed. Once the tests have been completed, the Magadan will return to the Admiralty shipyard where it was built. Any defects will be rectified there in the following weeks. In recent months, the shipyard itself had already carried out extensive sea trials with the newcomer. On 1 November 2019, the Magadan was...

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Climate protection concerns us all

Climate protection concerns us all

Gepostet von | 17 Aug 2021 | , , | 0

As the current events of rampant forest fires, heat waves and heavy rainfall show, climate change is the greatest threat to humanity. MTU, the Power Systems division of Rolls-Royce, has set itself the goal of being climate-neutral by 2050 and is committed to the Paris Climate Agreement. To this end, the Sustainable Power Solutions business unit was established with the Net Zero programme to bring solutions for a sustainable energy and propulsion future to the market. Naval forces, coast guards and other authorities rely on diesel engines from MTU, which are designed to meet the complex requirements of naval vessels. In recent years, various innovations have already helped to reduce exhaust emissions from...

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Flotilla admiral personnel carousel

Flotilla admiral personnel carousel

Gepostet von | 17 Aug 2021 | , , | 2

Four officers with the rank of flotilla admiral are changing posts this month. Christian Bock, Commander of Operational Flotilla 1 and Director of the NATO Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters in Kiel, is leaving his post to take up the post of Director of Training at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in Hamburg. Bock is also Chairman of the German Maritime Institute, which publishes the magazine marineforum and is behind the online presence of the same name. Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin, Head of Operations at the Rostock Naval Command, will take over from Bock. The commander of the Mürwik Naval School, Flotilla Admiral Wilhelm Tobias Abry, takes over this position. And...

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