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Deployment without deployment status

Deployment without deployment status

Gepostet von | 20 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

After the First Iraq War in 1991, the Persian Gulf was to be cleared of more than a thousand mines as soon as possible. Despite many adversities, Germany made an important contribution with the South Flank Mine Defence Force. The Iraq crisis began on 2 August 1990 with the invasion of Iraqi troops in Kuwait. While George H. W. Bush responded by forging an anti-Iraq coalition and uniting states from the Islamic world, NATO and members of the Warsaw Pact with one goal, the Federal Republic of Germany kept its distance during the parallel unification process. Although it also supported the resolutions of the UN Security Council and the decisions of the European Community, it...

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Iranian Navy - Makran

Iranian Navy - Makran

Gepostet von | 20 Sep 2021 | , | 1

While a ship sinks on our doorstep, the latest units of the Iranian navy pass the Cape of Good Hope westwards and move into the Atlantic, where no Iranian unit has ever travelled before. The cargo ship Makran with military deck cargo (seven small FK combat boats) and presumably an ample arsenal of weapons below deck is accompanied by the frigate Sahand. As the West feared a port of destination in Venezuela, the USA had already labelled this transport an "act of provocation" and was monitoring its movements very closely in order to be able to stop the delivery if necessary - corresponding warnings were sent to Caracas and Havana. With further adherence to...

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The unpleasant experiences of the HMS DIAMOND

The unpleasant experiences of the HMS DIAMOND

Gepostet von | 19 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

HMS DIAMOND is actually an integral part of the British Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21), which, under the command of the aircraft carrier HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, is on a post-Brexit demonstration tour halfway around the globe to Japan and back with HMS DEFENDER, a second Type 45 destroyer, two Type 23 frigates, two supply ships and initially also an ASTUTE nuclear submarine. DIAMOND has already had unpleasant experiences in the Mediterranean, but is now back on its own keel and passed through the Suez Canal at the end of August to join the CSG21 in the Western Pacific. What was officially described as "maintenance, inspection and any necessary repairs" at an Italian naval base...

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Flag ribbon for the BERLIN task force supplier

Flag ribbon for the BERLIN task force supplier

Gepostet von | 17 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

The REUNION Marine is an association of former participants of information defence exercises (InfoWÜ) and today's official events for the information of the German Navy (InfoDVag) for civilian executives. The members see their obligation in promoting the connection between the navy and society, but also in maintaining contact with each other. If you would like to find out more, please click here: https://reunion-marine.de/reunion/

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Australia: Out of the French submarine construction programme - into AUKUS

Australia: Out of the French submarine construction programme - into AUKUS

Gepostet von | 17 Sep 2021 | , , , , | 2

There has been irritation in Canberra for some time regarding the defence cooperation with France for the procurement of twelve conventionally powered submarines. Australia has now decided to discontinue its cooperation with the French Naval Group as part of the "Future Submarine Programme". Instead, it has agreed to co-operate with London and Washington on the construction of nuclear-powered submarines. By the end of a 12-minute virtual press conference between US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 15 September 2021, the Australian defence landscape had changed from the ground up. Australia is joining a new Indo-Pacific security partnership with the US and the UK...

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