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Editorial: Things are not going well

Editorial: Things are not going well

Gepostet von | 12 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

Recent maritime headlines are causing concern. Is the public aware of what is happening? Where do we actually stand in terms of maritime blindness? More than half a century ago, the German Maritime Institute and its marineforum set out to spread the "maritime idea" south of the Moin equator, something like this: "Understand that industry and trade, jobs and prosperity depend on the open sea and its access points. If that is too complicated for you, you can be satisfied with the "no shipping - no shopping" sticker for the time being. The trend turned gradually: attentive TV viewers noticed that the background of business news was redecorated from industrial chimneys to sea containers, and from 2000 onwards there was...

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US Navy goes its own way to 6th generation fighter jet

US Navy goes its own way to 6th generation fighter jet

Gepostet von | 27 Feb 2025 | , , | 1

It's all about the 6th generation fighter jet: while the US Air Force's NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) model has been put on hold due to skyrocketing costs and the focus is now shifting to cheaper drones, the US Navy is still sticking with its planned F/A-XX fighter jet. The Navy assumes that the contract for the new model will be awarded soon and expects it to enter service in the 2030s. This development comes as a surprise, as the US Senate wanted to cut 90 per cent of the development funds requested by the Navy for the F/A-XX in the middle of the year. It would now be possible for the Air Force...

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Ukraine: New corvette makes progress

Ukraine: New corvette makes progress

Gepostet von | 26 Feb 2025 | , , | 2

The Commander of the Ukrainian Navy has announced that the corvette Hetman Ivan Mazepa has successfully completed another round of its technical trials. The Ukrainian newbuild is based on the Turkish ADA class, a nationally developed submarine corvette (100 metres, 2,000 tonnes) with predominantly national technical components. The Mazepa, the first of two ships on order - with the option to expand to four units - was built at the RMK shipyard in Istanbul from September 2021. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky christened the ship in mid-August 2022 and it was launched by his wife at the beginning of October 2022. Since March 2024, the...

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Philippines: Coast Guard vigorously arming itself

Philippines: Coast Guard vigorously arming itself

Gepostet von | 25 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

Manila's coast guard (PCG - Philippine Coast Guard), which bears the brunt of clashes with Chinese coast guard and fishing militia units in the South China Sea during supply runs to the Philippine islands and reefs within its own economic zone, is receiving support from new construction programmes in Japan and France. At the beginning of November, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed an order for five 97-metre class OPVs. These ships - like the OPV-97 TERESA MAGBANUA and MELCHORA AQUINO, which have already been delivered - are also expected to be laid down at Mitsubishi. As the Philippines, like the Japanese islands, are part of the First Island Chain along the Chinese coastline, the...

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Netherlands: Navy landing craft modernised

Netherlands: Navy landing craft modernised

Gepostet von | 24 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

De Haas Shipyards in Rotterdam handed over the first two of four modernised Landing Craft Utilities (LCU) to the Royal Netherlands Navy in January. The third LCU is due to be delivered this year and the fourth in 2026. Reconstruction The landing craft were delivered to new Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription: Access to all articles from the marineforum magazine Easy payment via PayPal, direct debit or credit card The...

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