Category: Marines from all over the world

10,000 miles for 900 doses of vaccine

10,000 miles for 900 doses of vaccine

Posted by | 29 Apr 2021 | , , , | 3

The Royal Navy has delivered vaccine doses to the world's most remote community. HMS Forth delivered 900 doses of AstraZeneca to the inhabitants of the tiny island of Tristan da Cunha, in the middle of the South Atlantic. The Royal Air Force first transported the drugs from RAF Brize Norton to Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands. Within an hour, the valuable cargo was transferred and safely stored in the belly of the Forth. The ship, which is permanently stationed in the Falkland Islands, was then able to set off on the 2500 nautical mile journey to Tristan da Cunha. The journey was challenging because the total distance of 5,000 miles was close to the limit of the...

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300th MASS delivered by Rheinmetall

300th MASS delivered by Rheinmetall

Posted by | 29 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

The Düsseldorf-based company Rheinmetall is celebrating the delivery of its 300th Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS). The anniversary customer, the Finnish Navy, was also the system's launch customer. MASS is currently in service with a total of 14 user nations. Rheinmetall's MASS family of maritime ship protection systems protects ships and boats from a wide range of threats - on the high seas as well as in coastal waters or on rivers. The automated decoy system is used against sensor-guided missiles in all relevant wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum. MASS can be installed on all types of ships and can be integrated into existing command and weapon deployment systems or operated as a stand-alone system. As standard, MASS consists of one to six...

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Frankreich übernimmt SNMCMG 2

Frankreich übernimmt SNMCMG 2

Posted by | 29 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Zum ersten Mal hat Frankreich das Kommando über einen den vier ständigen maritimen Einsatzverbände der NATO übernommen. Während einer teilweise virtuellen Zeremonie übertrug der Stellvertretende Kommandeur des NATO Maritime Commands, Vizeadmiral Didier Piaton, das Kommando über die Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG 2) an Commander Gregory Guiran. Er wird zukünftig von Bord des französischen Flaggschiffs Somme die Boote unter seinem Kommando führen. „Aktuelle Handlungen und Übungen unter der Leitung des scheidenden Kommandeurs Yusuf Karagulle haben gezeigt, dass die NATO voll einsatzbereit ist bei Minenabwehr, Soldarität und Zusammenhalt im Angesicht einer immer stärkeren Bedrohung“, lobte Guiran seinen Vorgänger....

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45 million order for Babcock

45 million order for Babcock

Posted by | 28 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Babcock International will continue to service the Marine Rotating Electrical Machinery for the next ten years. This was announced today by the British Ministry of Defence. The contract is worth £45 million over its lifetime. It covers the servicing of equipment already in service with the Royal Navy. This includes all generators providing low voltage power to a platform, associated regulators, motors for critical infrastructure such as pumps and controls, and propulsion motors for submarines. Text: mb; Photo:...

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Success for FS Ventôse

Success for FS Ventôse

Posted by | 28 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

On 16 April, the crew of the FS Ventôse found around 210 kilograms of cocaine on a sailing boat off Martinique. In an operation lasting several hours, the well-hidden drugs, which were sealed in 17 packages, were seized on a suspicious sailing boat and handed over to the Office for the Fight against Drugs (OFAST). Two suspects were arrested. The frigate Ventôse belongs to the Forces Armée aux Antilles (FAA) and is permanently stationed in the Caribbean. Text: mb; Photo: Navy...

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