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Egypt becomes the first international customer for Mica NG

Egypt becomes the first international customer for Mica NG

Posted by | 24 Feb 2021 | , , , | 0

In future, the Egyptian Navy's corvettes will be equipped with improved missiles from MBDA for their air defence. After the four Gowind corvettes recently purchased by the French Naval Group have already been equipped with Mica FKs, the remaining ships will be fitted with the new-generation variant of this FK as soon as it becomes available. They are a further development of the Mica FK and are suitable for close-range defence against smaller targets that are difficult to detect, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or small aircraft. In addition, conventional targets can also be effectively engaged. In addition to aircraft and helicopters, these include cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles in particular. The navalised version of the missile is made from...

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The great search

The great search

Posted by | 23 Feb 2021 | , , | 0

This time, coronavirus did not prevail: The NATO exercise Dynamic Manta 2021 started as planned on 22 February, with a total of eight allies taking part in this annual submarine manoeuvre in the Mediterranean. The host nation this year is Italy. The participants have found their temporary home in the harbour of Catania, at the nearby Italian Navy helicopter base and at Sigonella Naval Air Station. Logistical support in the form of fuel replenishment, medical support and accommodation is also provided by the Augusta naval base. And so many sections take place off the Sicilian coast. Naturally, the submarines take centre stage, this time with five units from Greece, Italy, Italy, Italy and...

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First contracts for manta ray project

First contracts for manta ray project

Posted by | 23 Feb 2021 | , , , | 0

The US research agency Darpa (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) has selected three companies with which it intends to drive forward the Manta Ray project. Northrop Grumman Systems and the Martin Defense Group will drive forward the development work for a complete system. Metron has been commissioned to research an innovative subsystem that enables the generation of energy under water. The research programme initiated by Darpa has been running since the beginning of 2020. The long-term goal is to develop an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) that can carry out long-duration missions with a payload at a great distance from a base and without human intervention or support. Before realisation, there are still many...

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Port of Rotterdam with figures for 2020

Port of Rotterdam with figures for 2020

Posted by | 23 Feb 2021 | , , | 0

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has presented its figures for the coronavirus year 2020. According to the figures, the decline in throughput and turnover was less pronounced than predicted months ago. After an initial sharp decline in goods throughput in the first half of the year due to the lockdown in many parts of the world, the order situation stabilised in the following months. For the period up to and including June, goods throughput fell by 9.1 per cent compared to the same period last year. For the second half of the year, however, the decline was only 4.6 per cent. For the year as a whole, this results in a 6.9 per cent decrease in goods throughput compared to 2019....

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IDEX ohne Israel

IDEX ohne Israel

Posted by | 22 Feb 2021 | , , | 0

Corona verhindert israelische Beteiligung bei IDEX in Abu Dhabi Coronabedingt entschloss sich die israelische Regierung am 17. Februar, neben der Schließung des internationalen Flughafens Ben Gurion auch die Ausreise der israelischen Industriedelegation zur Verteidigungsausstellung IDEX/NAVDEX in Abu Dhabi zu untersagen. Mehr als 40 Firmen, darunter auch das im Staatsbesitz befindliche Unternehmen Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. sowie die weltweit operierenden „Giganten“ Israel Aerospace Industries und Elbit Systems, hatten Ausstellungsflächen als Teil der israelischen Pavillons sowohl bei der IDEX als auch auf dem für die Präsentation maritimer Fähigkeiten und Technologien reservierten Ausstellungsteil NAVDEX reserviert. Als Folge des Regierungsbeschlusses blieben die...

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