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FS Dixmude ends Operation Corymbe

FS Dixmude ends Operation Corymbe

Gepostet von | 23 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

After 80 days, the French amphibious group centred around the helicopter carrier Dixmude has left the Gulf of Guinea. On board the carrier are the French Groupe tactique embarqué (GTE) Dragon and Portuguese Fuzileiros. They were deployed off the African coast as part of the 156th mandate of Operation Corymbe. The aim of the operation is to monitor fishing activities on the one hand and to combat piracy in this sea area on the other. The Dixmude also took part in multinational manoeuvres. Together with Senegalese forces, they practised at Xaritoo 2021, while the American-led Obangame Express was multinational. In cooperation with French forces...

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The agony without staff

The agony without staff

Gepostet von | 23 Apr 2021 | , , | 2

The Dutch Van Speijk is leaving operational readiness ahead of schedule. This was announced by the country's Ministry of Defence on 22 April, after the crew had already been informed the day before. The reason is a significant personnel shortage on board. The crew will be reassigned to other ships in the Dutch navy at short notice, for example on the sister ship Van Amstel. The personnel shortage is not limited to the two Karel Doorman-class frigates, but extends to all surface vessels. Technical personnel in particular are in short supply, making the de facto decommissioning of the Van Speijk from summer 2021 unavoidable. The 122 metre long and 2800 tonne displacement ship...

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Future Canadian frigates to receive Sea Ceptor

Future Canadian frigates to receive Sea Ceptor

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

The future Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) will be equipped with the Sea Ceptor air defence system from MBDA. Its missiles are based on the Common Anti-Air Modular Missile (CAMM). They are quickly deployable and can be used at a high cadence so that several threats can be combated simultaneously. One of the Sea Ceptor's special features is the so-called Soft Vertical Launch. The missile does not start its rocket engine in the VLS, but is initially ejected with pressurised air. The FK's engine only ignites at a certain altitude, protecting the ship and sensors from damage caused by the heat of the engine. At the same time, threats in a 360-degree radius and...

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First Spanish S-80 christened

First Spanish S-80 christened

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 1

In the presence of Spain's King Felipe VI and his wife, the country's newest submarine was christened at the Navantia shipyard in Cartagena on 22 April. Crown Princess Leonor, the King's eldest daughter and Princess of Asturias, had the honour of performing the naming ceremony and smashing the traditional bottle of red wine against the ship's side. The boat with the hull number S-81 was henceforth named Isaac Peral . It is the first submarine to be built entirely in the country. Although the design is based in part on the French-Spanish Scorpene class, there are significant differences. At 80.8 metres, it is almost twenty metres...

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SNMCMG 2 exercises off the Italian coast

SNMCMG 2 exercises off the Italian coast

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

After a two-day harbour visit in La Spezia, the units of the Standing Nato Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG 2) took part in a mine exercise. The group, consisting of the Turkish flagship Sokullu Mehmet Pasa and the minehunters Orion (France), Evropi (Greece), Termoli (Italy), Tajo (Spain) and Ayvalik (Turkey), was confronted with a realistic scenario. Asymmetric threats also played a role here. The ITA Minex exercise is conducted annually under Italian leadership to train the skills of the staff and crews. Text: mb; Photos: Marine Nationale, Marina Militare, Turkish...

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