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Gepostet von | 27 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

In view of the possibility of war again following the Russian attack in Ukraine, the concept of the frigate 125 seemed outdated to many. However, this modern class of ship recently proved its worth in the Mediterranean. On 20 October 2023, almost four years after it was commissioned, the frigate Baden-Württemberg set sail for its first deployment. However, a year and a half after the start of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and in the midst of an emerging phase of geopolitical and military upheaval, the ship's concept was considered outdated in some quarters. The events of 22 February 2022 and the resulting geopolitical shifts pointed to the end of international crisis management...

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The navy and the evil empire

The navy and the evil empire

Gepostet von | 27 Aug 2024 | , , , | 1

Music on board a navy ship! Not really, it wasn't Helene Fischer breathlessly gyrating in the sails of the "Gorch Fock", that would have been a real news item with a scandalous attitude. The information that the corvette "Braunschweig" paid a visit to London wasn't really interesting enough either. After all, this is routine among NATO partners. Incoming and outgoing music for naval units is also completely normal, so it wasn't a big deal either. If it had been announced that the Imperial March, known as Darth Vader's Theme, was to be played in honour of London and the British Empire, that would have been more likely. After all, the London Symphony Orchestra under...

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Airfield festival in Gatow

Airfield festival in Gatow

Gepostet von | 26 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

A festival: not just for aviation enthusiasts! The Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr Berlin-Gatow Airfield (MHMBw) and the Association of Reservists in Berlin (VdRBw) invite you to the 12th Airfield Festival on the grounds of Gatow Airfield. The exact date is the last holiday weekend in Berlin and Brandenburg: Saturday, 31 August, 10:00 to 18:00 Sunday, 1 September, 10:00 to 18:00 Exclusively for the airfield festival, the museum is opening its depot in Hangar 7, which is otherwise not open to the public. The depot contains some of the 600,000 exhibits from the German Air Force that are kept by the MHMBw but are only available to the public.

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Great Britain: London relies on MRSS

Great Britain: London relies on MRSS

Gepostet von | 26 Aug 2024 | , , | 1

Six new MRSS - multi-role support ships - are to be built to replace the ageing components of the amphibious forces of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Designed in accordance with the latest requirements and knowledge of force projection from sea to land, but also adapted to the needs of humanitarian missions near and far, these platforms are now to be designed and developed in broad cooperation between all stakeholders. As already announced last year, this project is based on close cooperation with the Netherlands in particular, which intends to replace its two Rotterdam-class LPDs at the same time. Corresponding contacts are at an advanced stage. The MRSS...

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Paris: OP frigates for the DOM/TOMs

Paris: OP frigates for the DOM/TOMs

Gepostet von | 23 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

Faced with the question of how to replace the six small Floréal-class frigates, France recently decided in favour of building the Gowind corvettes - and against waiting any longer until the European Patrol Corvette is ready for series production, which is not making sufficient progress as a joint project, especially in light of the findings of the last six months. Better to build something of our own, that has always been the case in Paris! The Floréal class was designed in the 1990s for low-intensity coastal defence tasks in the French overseas territories, but has been used more and more intensively and now requires more assertiveness as a military platform above and below...

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