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US Navy puts CANBERRA into service in Australian waters

US Navy puts CANBERRA into service in Australian waters

Posted by | 7 Sep 2023 | , , , | 0

Even before its official commissioning, the US Navy sent its newest INDEPENDENCE-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the CANBERRA (LCS-30), to the Australian port city of Sidney for the ceremony on 22 July. This was the first time that a Navy ship was not commissioned in American waters. The move was chosen because of the name, named after the Australian capital, because of the closer proximity of the two countries within the Aukus Alliance and, of course, in honour of the Australian parent company Austal, from whose design company Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia the design for the trimaran, which is particularly stable in "shallow" coastal waters, originated. The...

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More than just a tender

More than just a tender

Posted by | 7 Sep 2023 | , , , | 1

The Class 404 tenders are due to be replaced in less than ten years. The navy wants the new ships to be able to take on additional tasks. The NVL shipyard has presented an initial draft on this basis. In the target image for the years after 2035, the naval command envisages six support units as successors to the Type 404 tenders. The modular platforms are intended to ensure "organic logistics, operational support including reconnaissance", according to the summary of tasks and capabilities in the Marine 2035+ target vision brochure. In presentations, the package is expanded by representatives of the naval command to include "amphibious, command and control, transport including casualty transport"....

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Fire on the Fremantle Highway

Fire on the Fremantle Highway

Posted by | 6 Sep 2023 | , , , | 0

The car freighter Fremantle Highway, which caught fire off the Dutch coast on the night of 25 to 26 July, was brought into the nearest Dutch port of Eemshaven and moored there after more than a week, during which the ship was in a critical condition. This incident alarmed coastal residents in particular for days, as there were fears of an environmental disaster due to the proximity to the Unesco World Heritage Site of the Wadden Sea. A fire had broken out on one of the vehicle decks of the Panama-flagged car carrier Fremantle Highway, which is almost 60,000 GT in size and 200 metres long and was travelling from Bremerhaven 27 kilometres north of the island of Ameland. The...

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Change of leadership in the US Navy

Change of leadership in the US Navy

Posted by | 5 Sep 2023 | , , , , | 0

The current Deputy Chief of Staff is to become Chief of Naval Operations. This is the first time a woman has headed the US Navy. On 21 July, US President Joe Biden nominated Admiral Lisa Franchetti to succeed Admiral Michael Gilday as Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). In principle, this decision was expected. At the time of her appointment as Vice CNO in September 2022, Franchetti, born in 1964, was already considered the favourite for the highest post in the US Navy. However, at the beginning of June, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin recommended the appointment of the current commander of the US Pacific Fleet, Admiral Samuel Paparo, for the CNO post. Speaking in favour of Paparo...

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With or without crew

With or without crew

Posted by | 15 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

A German-Finnish co-operation lays the foundation for autonomous maritime operations of the future. Atlas Elektronik and Marine Alutech used the opening of a new Marine Alutech shipyard in Lappvik, Finland, to present an autonomous workboat. In a joint research and development project, Atlas' Jagos (Joint Autonomous Guidance and Operating System) autonomous core was integrated into the Aurora surface vessel. The Alutech Watercat 1000 Patrol vehicle now has the necessary capabilities for highly automated operation. Jagos is a further development of the control software of the SeaCat unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) and enables its highly automated control both underwater and on the surface.

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