Mine warfare in the North Sea Uwe Wichert Mine warfare in the North Sea began with a modest operation in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71. The approach to Wilhelmshaven was secured by mine barriers to prevent French forces from entering, as a French squadron had briefly flown the flag near Heligoland. These barriers were then used by the...
In 1994, the Chilean navy bought a Canadian icebreaker from the late 1960s and put it into service as the Almirante Óscar Viel. A successor is now being built. Sidney E. Dean The launch of Chile's new icebreaker is scheduled for the end of this year. The ship, known as Antarctica I, will replace the 1968...
Pirates are not only active in the Horn of Africa and the Gulf of Guinea. Right on the doorstep of the United States, in the southern Gulf of Mexico, attacks on the oil industry are reported time and again. Sidney E. Dean In global terms, maritime piracy has been on the decline since 2011, but the International...
Because the Seawolf class turned out to be extremely expensive, the US Navy developed a scaled-down version of these attack submarines in the form of the Virginia class. New blocks ensure that the technology is always up to date. Stefan Ulsamer 1 January 2021 was a particularly important date for the US submarine industry. In a rare New Year's meeting, the...
The French navy was once again successful in the fight against drug smuggling in the second week of February. In the dark, the crew of the frigate Germinal spotted a suspicious boat with no national emblem in the south-west of the island of Saint-Martin. As the frigate approached the boat, it turned away and tried to escape. During the...
Expanding maritime capabilities with amphibious assault boats Early in the morning on the western edge of the Pacific: small teams of Marines in company strength storm to remote islands in their mobile assault boats. Supported by unmanned drones, the US Marines attack enemy landing ships and other warships with missiles before they can unload their invasion forces or land...
Peacekeeping missions of the Latin American armed forces Thirteen Latin American countries are involved in international peacekeeping missions, humanitarian missions or multinational missions to secure the seas. Frequent deployment locations are Africa and the Middle East. The personnel deployed by the partnership varies according to the mission, from a handful of observers to company- and battalion-sized units including support troops....
The reassessment of the Russian and Chinese naval threat - after three decades of neglect - has reawakened the US Navy's interest in offensive mine warfare. The Navy is now seeking new, more effective methods to dislodge sea mines. This includes the introduction of new mine technology to combat enemy surface ships and submarines. Offensive mine warfare capability...
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 Navtex, in which test drillings of the research vessel ORUÇ REIS...
The US Navy in East Asia For more than 70 years, the US Navy's 7th Fleet, established in 1943, has maintained a permanent force presence in the waters of East Asia. The 124 million square kilometre area of responsibility covers the western half of the Pacific Ocean and most of the Indian Ocean; it runs from 180....
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