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China - new amphibious assault vehicle takes shape

China - new amphibious assault vehicle takes shape

Posted by | 25 Oct 2024 | , , | 0

In addition to the ambitious aircraft carrier programme for the surface combatants, the Chinese navy is also consistently expanding its amphibious potential: The six amphibious assault ships of the Type 071 Yuzhao class with a length of 210 metres and 20,000 tonnes (similar to American LPDs of the San Antonio class) and the four Type 075 Yushen-class medium helicopter landing ships with a length/width of 232 / 38 metres and a displacement of 36,000 tonnes are well known.000 tonnes displacement; recently an even larger ship was identified under construction on the Changxing shipyard island off Shanghai, 263 metres long and 46 metres wide - i.e. 50 metres shorter and half as wide as the new aircraft carrier "Fujian" (see compilation The War...

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Cable clutter

Cable clutter

Posted by | 24 Oct 2024 | , , | 0

Underwater cables are one of the lifelines of the global economy. Time and again, dubious incidents occur on the seabed. Pipelines on the seabed have recently been in the news. But what about the other underwater infrastructure, the telecommunications, supply and energy cables, here and in the hot spots of the earth? In 1858, the first transatlantic submarine cable was put into operation between the USA and Europe. Since then, 600 submarine communication cables have been laid worldwide, totalling four million kilometres in length, through which, among other things, 97 percent of all Internet data is transported. Compared to these fixed connections, communication via satellite is around fifteen times more expensive. Underwater cables...

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Last landing

Last landing

Posted by | 23 Oct 2024 | , , | 0

It was a long time coming and issue 09 recognised it in detail: the last missions of the SeaKing are now history. On 31 August, the time had finally come: the Commodore of MFG 5, Captain Carsten Holtgreve, reported to the Commander of the Naval Aviation Command, Captain Broder Nielsen. Prior to this, the squadron commander, frigate captain Thomas Richter, had signed off the last two helicopters after they had landed. On board the helicopters, which have now been granted access to 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? Here you go...

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250 marks for training

250 marks for training

Posted by | 21 Oct 2024 | , , | 0

Numerous training ships were built at the beginning of the 20th century to ensure the qualified training of young seamen in Germany. Even today, the German Training Ship Association is responsible for maintaining one such full-rigged ship. The founding of the German Training Ship Association on 12 January 1900 in the Hotel Continental in Berlin reflects the great economic and political importance that merchant shipping had achieved in the Wilhelmine Empire. The 227 founding members represented the top echelons of the German economy as well as the maritime-orientated aristocracy. Members of the Siemens, Borsig, Underberg, Guilleaume, Boveri, Hoesch and Faber-Castell families were among them, as well as representatives of the imperial Hohenzollern family, the...

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German Mission Network Seegehend

German Mission Network Seegehend

Posted by | 18 Oct 2024 | , , | 0

If you want to survive in battle today, you have to be able to exchange information in real time - even with units from other nations. A disruptive approach is now being developed for a continuously updated command and control capability for the navy. With the German Mission Network (GMN) programme, the existing command information systems of the armed forces are being harmonised, service-oriented and transferred to a common platform. This enables the capability for national and multinational mission and operational command. With GMN Seegehend, the implementation for the maritime dimension and the development of the Bundeswehr's joint, cross-command level, nationally and multinationally interoperable information and communication network on the Navy's ships and boats is taking place. This means that information from the German,...

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