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Russian ships back home

Russian ships back home

Gepostet von | 29 Apr 2021 | , | 0

After more than four months, three Russian ships from the Baltic Fleet have returned to their home port of Baltiysk (Pillau). In addition to friends and relatives, the commander of the Baltic Fleet, Admiral Alexander Nosatov, awaited the soldiers there. "Valuable gifts" and honours are likely to have provided additional joy. In addition to the corvette Stojkij, the tanker Kola and the ocean-going tug Yakov Grebesky, the small group also includes the work platform PM-82. In recent months, the corvette and tanker have taken part in multinational manoeuvres in the Indian Ocean and visited ports in Iran, Oman and Sudan. In addition to AAW and ASW exercises, the crew of the Stojkij...

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10,000 miles for 900 doses of vaccine

10,000 miles for 900 doses of vaccine

Gepostet von | 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

Gepostet von | 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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France takes over SNMCMG 2

France takes over SNMCMG 2

Gepostet von | 29 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

For the first time, France has taken command of one of NATO's four standing maritime task forces. During a partly virtual ceremony, the Deputy Commander of NATO Maritime Command, Vice Admiral Didier Piaton, handed over command of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG 2) to Commander Gregory Guiran. In future, he will lead the boats under his command from on board the French flagship Somme. "Recent actions and exercises under the leadership of outgoing commander Yusuf Karagulle have shown that NATO is fully operational in mine countermeasures, soldiering and cohesion in the face of an ever-increasing threat," said Guiran, praising his predecessor....

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45 million order for Babcock

45 million order for Babcock

Gepostet von | 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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