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NGAD - US Navy fighter aircraft of the future

NGAD - US Navy fighter aircraft of the future

Posted by | 7 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Even 37 years after the first F/A-18 entered service, the fighter aircraft still forms the core of the American aircraft carrier battle groups. Now the Navy is launching the development of a successor model - with and without pilots. The F/A-18 fighter aircraft still fulfils the requirements of the US Navy. Nevertheless, it is currently preparing plans for a successor. The system, previously known as Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), is designed as a family of various manned and unmanned aircraft. The centrepiece is a fighter aircraft provisionally known as the F/A-XX. NGAD is to be introduced in the 2030s. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now...

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Mega-threat from mega-carriers

Mega-threat from mega-carriers

Posted by | 6 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

The effects of the accident in the Suez Canal can still be felt today. What are the limits for navigating rivers and canals with container giants? The container giant Ever Given attracted worldwide attention when it capsized at around 14:40 (UTC) on 23 March while passing through the Suez Canal, which is only 300 metres wide. Further passages by ships were subsequently no longer possible. Towing the vessel free was unsuccessful as both ends of the ship had been pushed deep into the sandy embankments due to the high kinetic energy. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members:...

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Rückkehr eines Eisbrechers

Rückkehr eines Eisbrechers

Posted by | 24 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Kommentar Ich möchte vorwegschicken: Dieser Kommentar ist keine Kritik an der Fahrt der Bayern. Ich habe hohen Respekt für die Besatzung, die während des siebenmonatigen Unternehmens über Weihnachtszeit und Jahreswechsel hinweg und trotz der pandemiebedingten Unsicherheiten, die die Hafenaufenthalte nicht zur Bildungsreise gestalten, ihre Frau und ihren Mann gestanden hat. Meine Überlegungen richten sich an das, was hinter der Reise der Bayern steht. Schon bei der Wortschöpfung „Ausbildungs- und Präsenzfahrt“ verkrampft sich etwas in mir. Von der damaligen Verteidigungsministerin Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer bei der Auslaufmusterung verwendet, unterstelle ich einen ministeriellen Ursprung – also keine Erfindung der Marine und werde bestärkt...

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Research for Future

Research for Future

Posted by | 21 Mar 2022 | , , , , | 0

Germany is finally building another new research vessel, the METEOR IV. The contract has been awarded to an unusual shipyard consortium. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research has commissioned the Fassmer and Meyer shipyards to build a new research vessel. According to a press release issued by the ministry on 21 January, the bidding consortium Meyer-Fassmer-Spezialschiffbau was awarded the contract to build the METEOR IV research vessel in mid-December 2021 as part of a Europe-wide tender. The consortium combines the expertise of two renowned German specialist shipyards. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember...

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Sevastopol and the Black Sea Fleet - an impossible divorce

Sevastopol and the Black Sea Fleet - an impossible divorce

Posted by | 17 Mar 2022 | , , , | 0

The naval base of Sevastopol on the south-western tip of Crimea has been the main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet since the 18th century. This fleet is part of the former Imperial Russian Navy, or the Soviet naval fleet until 1991, and since then the naval forces of the Russian Federation. Although it is the smallest of the four fleets in the Russian sphere of influence and has no nuclear significance (it has been disarmed since the early 1990s), it is Russia's strategic arm towards the Mediterranean. It is stationed with the vast majority of its units in Sevastopol, while other harbours in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov are used as bases for larger or more powerful...

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