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Marine Nationale confiscates drugs

Marine Nationale confiscates drugs

Posted by | 26. mar 2021 | , , , | 0

After the British frigate HMS Montrose once again discovered a large quantity of drugs in recent days, the French were obviously not going to stand back. On 21 March, the crew of the helicopter carrier Dixmude stopped a suspicious freighter in the Gulf of Guinea. The ship, sailing under the flag of St Kitts and Nevis, came from South America. The boarding soldiers found suspicious bales, which turned out to be filled with cocaine. Due to the size of the ship, the operation lasted a whole day. The soldiers were able to seize a total of six tonnes of cocaine with a street value of around one billion euros. This is the largest seizure ever...

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A crow's nest for the queen

A crow's nest for the queen

Posted by | 26. mar 2021 | , , | 0

Die britische Marine hat einen besonderen Helikopter in Dienst gestellt. Der neue Merlin mit der Bezeichnung Krähennest (Crowsnest) unterscheidet sich schon auf den ersten Blick von seinen Brüdern. An der Backbordseite trägt er einen markanten Radardom, auch „Blase“ genannt. Damit ist es ihm möglich, luftgestützte Überwachung durchzuführen. Zudem ermöglichen sie den Datenaustausch und die Kommunikation mit im Einsatz befindlichen eigenen Flugzeugen. Dementsprechend ist diese mächtige Komponente für den Einsatz auf dem neuen Flugzeugträger Queen Elizabeth vorgesehen. An Bord des Hubschraubers arbeitet ein aus drei Personen bestehendes Team: Neben dem Piloten sind auch zwei Beobachter an Bord. Mit den hoch...

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Launch for ladies in South Africa

Launch for ladies in South Africa

Posted by | 25 Mar 2021 | , , , , | 0

On 25 March, the first of three Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) was launched at Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT). The boats are to be used in the fight against drug trafficking and illegal fishing. The boat, which weighs more than 600 tonnes, was brought from the shipyard to the Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) synchrolift at the Victoria & Alfred (V&A) Waterfront basin on the evening of 23 March. This job was carried out by the South African subsidiary of Mammoet from the Netherlands, a company known for extreme heavy haulage. The new building was transported on a 48-axle Self-Propelled Mobile Transporter (SPMT), which was able to perform manoeuvres...

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"Novosibirsk" will be handed over to the Russian fleet in 2021

"Novosibirsk" will be handed over to the Russian fleet in 2021

Posted by | 24 Mar 2021 | , , , | 0

According to Russian sources, the first production nuclear submarine of Project 885 M (Yasen-M), named Novosibirsk, is to be handed over to the Russian naval fleet at the end of 2021. By then, the Novosibirsk should have completed shipyard trials and undergone naval trials. During these trials, launches of the Oniks and Kalibr-PL missiles are planned. The shipyard is also reportedly planning to hand over the Project 885 M type submarine, the Kazan, this year. There are six more submarines of this project under construction. The seventh and eighth hulls of Project 885M, the Voronezh and Vladivostok nuclear submarines, were launched on 20 July 2020.

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Hat-trick for HMS Montrose

Hat-trick for HMS Montrose

Posted by | 24 Mar 2021 | , , , | 0

After two drug finds in February, the British frigate Montrose has now scored again. The soldiers were able to seize drugs worth more than three million pounds on a suspicious dhow. The Montrose's helicopter had spotted the small boat in the northern Arabian Sea. The commander decided to investigate and steered his ship in the direction of the dhow. Only when the frigate, the boarding team in a speedboat and the Sea Lynx had located the suspicious boat did its captain stop. The boarding team then found three tonnes of illegal substances on board, including 2.8 tonnes of heroin alone. Only shortly before, the...

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