Romania is negotiating with Turkey on the purchase of the "Akhisar" type ship of the Hisar class (100 metres, 2,300 tonnes), which is currently being equipped and was developed from the Milgem corvette as a simple and lightly armed OPV for surveillance tasks - not least for export. Robust and practical.
...The Canadian defence initiative "Our North - Strong and Free" includes the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP), on the basis of which up to twelve submarines are to be built for the Royal Canadian Navy to replace the Victoria class from the mid-1930s. A year ago, the Canadian Procurement Agency launched a request for information to...
When weapons or supply facilities go up in flames in Sana'a or a Yemeni harbour city controlled by Huhti militias, the media usually only talk about Israeli retaliatory strikes. They follow drone and rocket attacks, which only rarely reach Israel's borders or pass through Eilat's air defence system unchallenged. The fact that these strikes...
If you really want to know how brutal China's navy and coast guard are against Philippine patrol boats and supply units in waters that are rightfully theirs (Spratly Islands, Scarborough Reef), then watch this video! The pincer attack by the Chinese coast guard boat CCG 3104 (ex-corvette Jiangdao class, Type 056, 89 metres, 1,300...
On the occasion of the 98th anniversary of the PLAN (People's Liberation Army - Navy), the "Hubei" with hull number 34, the fourth of the large amphibious helicopter carriers of the Yushen class (type 075, 237 metres, 31,000 tonnes), was presented to the public. This was neatly staged by a formation cruise with the "Hainan", the type ship of this class.
The aim of deep precision strikes is to create an effect far into the enemy's hinterland. The German Navy does not currently have this capability - but such weapons could be retrofitted to the F 124 class. The term Deep Precision Strike (DPS) refers to the ability of armed forces to deliver precise...
After decades of neglect, the so-called GIUK gap in the North Atlantic is now receiving renewed security policy attention. And the navies are also turning their attention back to this strategically important region. The northern North Atlantic is an important transit area for transatlantic and global maritime traffic. It is also of considerable strategic importance as the main supply route for...
At the beginning of August, Canberra surprised everyone with the news that the Japanese design of the "modified Mogami class" had been selected as the successor to the multi-purpose frigates of the ageing Anzac class. The revised export design of the frigates already in service with the Japanese Navy (JMSDF) - albeit with slightly larger dimensions, newer sensors and more powerful armament - is said to have been...
The Fassmer shipyard in Berne has been a successful and internationally recognised shipbuilding company for five generations and is a fascinating example of entrepreneurial perseverance, technical innovation and family continuity. The history of the shipyard begins in 1850 with the boatbuilder Johannes Fassmer. Founded as a one-man business in Berne-Bardenfleth in the Wesermarsch district of Lower Saxony, the company initially built small wooden...
German shipping companies are concerned about the geopolitical and trade situation in the world. The President of the German Shipowners' Association (VDR), Gabi Bornheim, said at the beginning of the year that around 62 per cent of German exports and 60 per cent of imports are handled by sea and emphasised that without a strong, independent merchant shipping industry,...
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