Category: Marines from all over the world

A&R: State-of-the-art mine defence with contactor system

A&R: State-of-the-art mine defence with contactor system

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2023 | , , , , | 0

Anschütz supplies mine defence command and control system for Indonesian boats Abeking & Rasmussen (Lemwerder, Bremen) had commissioned Anschütz (Kiel) to develop and supply an integrated mine countermeasures (MCM) solution for two mine countermeasures units of the Indonesian Navy. The first of the two brand new vessels, which are among the most modern of their kind, is currently successfully completing its sea trials. Both units are due to be delivered to the Indonesian Navy before the end of this year. The integrated solution consists of navigation and bridge systems, an integrated SYNTACS command and control system and a modern sonar for mine hunting. A newly developed software module provides the necessary functions for planning, executing, coordinating...

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Russia's Pacific Fleet: Missile test with Moskit cruise missile

Russia's Pacific Fleet: Missile test with Moskit cruise missile

Gepostet von | 29 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

The Russian Pacific Fleet has carried out a practice firing in the sea area between Japan and Vladivostok, which is said to have led to protests on the Japanese side. Moscow information "In the waters of the Sea of Japan, two missile boats of the Pacific Fleet each fired a Moskit cruise missile at a simulated enemy sea target. The target at a distance of 100 kilometres was successfully hit by a direct hit from two missiles," according to the Russian Ministry of Defence's announcement on 28 March 2023. Video worth seeing The Kremlin has also released image sequences worth seeing of at least one of the two Russian Tarantul III-class missile carriers from a wide variety of sources via the Ministry...

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Marine Special Forces Command - back from the desert!

Marine Special Forces Command - back from the desert!

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2023 | , , , , | 1

Successful cooperation - roll call for returnees for Gazelle training mission On Monday, 3 April 2023 at 1 p.m., a roll call will be held as a symbolic act for the end of the Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) Gazelle. This was part of the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) Mali and will take place with invited guests from politics and the military at the Eckernförde naval base. This special recognition goes not only to the men and women of the Naval Special Forces Command (KSM), but also to all the Bundeswehr units involved, who worked together successfully to make this mission a success. Initially, it was a training mission, which became...

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China, Iran, Russia: Joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman

China, Iran, Russia: Joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2023 | , , , | 0

From 15 to 19 March 2023, units of the Chinese, Iranian and Russian navies conducted a joint naval manoeuvre in the area between Muscat (Oman) and Chahbahar (Iran). According to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defence, ten units took part in the "Maritime Safety Belt" exercise: China provided the destroyer 155 "Nanjing" (Type 052D), Russia the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" and its tanker "Kama", Iran the frigates "Sahand" and "Jamaran", the corvette "Bayandor", the missile boat "Tondar", the small missile ship "Zerekh", additionally the supply ship "Sirzhan" and transporter "Shahid Nazeri", as well as other ships and watercraft. According to Iranian sources, the naval component of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) will also be equipped with smaller vessels...

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Spain's Armada loses a flagpole

Spain's Armada loses a flagpole

Gepostet von | 17 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

After 43 years of service in the Spanish Armada, initially as a powerful combat frigate and for the last 20 years only lightly armed as a patrol vessel (OPV), the "Infanta Elena" (Princess Helena, eldest daughter of Juan Carlos I) will now also retire from active service in mid-March as the penultimate unit of the "Descubierta" class. She was the third ship of this class, built in Cartagena at the Navantia shipyard, which at that time still bore the proud name "Empresa Nacional Bazán de Construcciones Navales Militares". The fourth "Descubierta" frigate was then named after Christina, the younger sister of the reigning King of Spain. Of the original six units, there are currently...

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