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USA: Golden pilot award for Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer

USA: Golden pilot award for Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer

Posted by | 14 Dec 2020 | , , | 0

It's worth the wait! Almost 35 years after the hit film Top Gun, actor Tom Cruise (58) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer (77) were awarded the US Navy's Golden Pilot's Medal in mid-October at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The cult film from 1986 "touched the hearts of millions and had a great influence on the recruitment of Navy pilots". The film is always a pleasure to watch - even as a simple sailor. Next year, the sequel will be released in...

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The state of the German Navy's armaments

The state of the German Navy's armaments

Posted by | 9 Dec 2020 | , , , | 0

The poet and writer Eugen Roth once wrote: Man piously and silently hopes that he will one day get what he wants; until he succumbs to delusion and ends up wanting what he gets. One cannot help but get the impression that Eugen Roth had an inner inkling of how armaments are sometimes carried out in today's armed forces. This article deals with the question of what the navy wants and what it actually gets. It is in the nature of things that naval armaments must be designed for the long term. The planning, procurement and...

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Maritime confrontation in the Eastern Mediterranean

Maritime confrontation in the Eastern Mediterranean

Posted by | 4 Dec 2020 | , , , | 0

In September 2020, extensive naval and air manoeuvres by the armed forces of Greece, Cyprus, France and Italy took place in the Eastern Mediterranean, accompanied by diplomatic warnings to Turkey to respect the International Convention on the Law of the Sea and customary international law. The Turkish Navy had issued several Navtexes announcing test drillings by the research vessel ORUÇ REIS south of Cyprus. This work was extended until mid-October. At the same time, the drilling vessel YAVUZ is carrying out investigations in the region. Turkish research vessels are being protected by Turkish naval units and other nations are being asked to stay away from the area. Greece and Cyprus consider the territory in question to be part of their...

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May I introduce: The NIT.

May I introduce: The NIT.

Posted by | 28 Nov 2020 | , | 0

We are the NIT. The Naval Innovation Team. Yes, yes... another team like that. Another group of "young savages" who want to improve the maritime environment. But far from it. We are not just any group, we are the ones who are really making things better this time and not just complaining about deadlocked structures and situations. Doing is just like wanting, only more blatant! But right from the start. What are we actually about? Two-thirds of our name is self-explanatory. The middle part, the term "innovation", which is now used all too inflationarily, should be emphasised here: Where does innovation even begin and how does it fit in with a sub-force,...

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1TP5Understanding the sea: Task force supplier BONN

1TP5Understanding the sea: Task force supplier BONN

Posted by | 26 Nov 2020 | , , , | 0

Innovations and technologies of the third EGV The third EGV was handed over to the German Navy with the ceremonial commissioning of the task force provider (EGV) BONN on 13 September 2013 in Wilhelmshaven - externally similar to the first two sister ships BERLIN and FRANKFURT AM MAIN, but technically a clear innovation. The new task force provider BONN is characterised by the further development of a concept that has proven itself in service through technical progress, coupled with an economically optimised design and a consistent focus on the future tasks of the Bundeswehr and the German Navy. Task force providers Task force providers ensure the logistical and medical support of mixed task forces at sea. Their equipment, capabilities and crew ensure...

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