In August 2023, the two-week Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT 23) took place in Singapore under the leadership of the US 7th Fleet. The naval ship's command (MSchLtg) from Hamburg took part in the multinational exercise series for the second time in a row. For the first time, however, members of the MSchLtg also gave lectures on maritime issues during the exercise.
Japan's navy exercises off the Russian-occupied Kuril Islands for the first time Japan - Six warships from the US, Japanese and Canadian navies conducted a week-long exercise in the northwest Pacific Ocean in August, stretching from the Russian-controlled Kuril Islands to the waters off Tokyo. Multinational and Joint Noble Chinook (Noble Wind) was...
On 31 August, the eve of International Anti-War Day, the Kilian Memorial Association opened its new exhibition "An anti-aircraft helper from Kiel - photos and memories of Hans Krohn". At the age of 15, Hans Krohn was also drafted as a naval helper in Kiel in 1944 and stationed at the Nordmark sports field in the anti-aircraft battery....
Deborah G. Rosenblum, Under Secretary of State for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defence Programs at the Pentagon, outlined the new course for the modernisation of US nuclear weapons at a press conference on Friday, 25 August 2023. Among other things, Washington wants to replace the Minuteman III with the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile system, the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)...
Australia has placed an order with Rheinmetall for the delivery of intelligent naval mines, as the company announced on 29 August. This is a major order with a volume in the three-digit million euro range, with more to follow. Details - such as type and quantity - of the intelligent sea mines, which are categorised as strategic warfare equipment, were not...
Plymouth/UK: Almost two centuries after Charles Darwin's journey around the world, a group of researchers has followed in his footsteps. They set off from the southern English port city on 15 August 2023 on a two-year sea voyage on the Dutch three-masted topsail schooner "Oosterschelde" (built in 1917, 50 metres long). The DARWIN200 expedition will cover four continents, discovering the local wildlife and...
The steel for the first of three planned "Miecznik" class frigates for the Polish Navy was cut in Gdansk on 16 August 2023. The ships are being built by a consortium with Remontowa Shipbuilding SA based on the "Arrowhead 140" design by Babcock International. Babcock, Thales UK and MBDA UK are the...
Iranian news agencies are reporting that the Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been armed with long-range drones and missiles. Armament The Iranian state news agency IRNA reported that various types of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles with a range of 300 to 1,000 kilometres have been added to the armament of the Revolutionary Guards. This is Iran's response...
US Marine Corps soldiers train for a possible scenario - protecting merchant ships from Iranian aggression in the Strait of Hormuz. Current Situation The Strait of Hormuz is a vital sea lane and has an enormous impact on maritime trade around the world. Approximately 25 % of the...
On 8 August 2023, the Romanian Ministry of Defence announced the cancellation of its corvette decision made in 2019. The then successful Naval Group and the partner company had not met the deadline for signing the contract, it said. The first corvette was originally expected by 2022 and the entire programme was to be completed within seven years.
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