On 20 July, the European Commission announced that it would provide EU funding totalling almost €1.2 billion to support 61 joint defence research and development projects. The projects will be selected and the funds made available under the European Defence Fund (EDF). Projects from the field of defence were also selected...
It is the pride and joy of Colombia - and not just its navy! One hundred percent self-built at the state shipyard COTECMAR (Cartagena), which belongs to the Ministry of Defence, and designed for exploration and presence in Colombia's exclusive economic zone, the "Simon Bolivar" (151) is an incentive and impetus for a new maritime awareness in the nation. That the...
The world's oldest warship in service celebrates its birthday After almost a decade without an American navy, Congress very reluctantly authorised the construction of six armed frigates in March 1794 as the centrepiece of a new US navy. Under the direction of Joshua Humphries, an experienced shipbuilder, the...
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced at the beginning of July that it had handed over the second OPV of the "Musherib" class to the Qatar Ministry of Defence at a ceremony in La Spezia. Like the type ship handed over in January, the "Sheraouh" is a ship that can be flexibly deployed in various roles, from guard boat to combat vessel.
The straits of the Red Sea are of strategic importance Remote-controlled cameras will take over responsibility from the US-led peacekeeping forces to ensure that international shipping retains free access to the Gulf of Aqaba, whose coast is shared by Israel and three Arab states. The island of Tiran, located in the strait of the same name on the...
India requires 26 state-of-the-art multi-role fighter jets for the flying component of the new nationally built aircraft carrier "Vikrant" (Project 71) - but these jets should be able to ski-jump! The carrier is designed for STOBAR, i.e. equipped with a 14° ramp for "short take off and arrested recovery". The preferred aircraft types Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet...
Battery manufacturers urgently need cobalt, nickel and other metals to meet the growing consumer demand for electric cars. Opposition to the mining of minerals from the seabed is now growing in many places. The deep sea harbours the largest estimated mineral deposits on earth, potentially worth trillions of dollars. But in recent...
The legendary "Blue Angels", the U.S. Navy's aerobatic squadron, announced its new recruits on Monday. Among them is Lt. Amanda Lee, the first female pilot to fly the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in the squadron. The famed squadron selected two F/A-18E/F demonstration pilots, an event coordinator, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot, an aviation maintenance officer and a flight surgeon,...
Holiday from the sea by the sea Last weekend, the aircraft carrier USS "Harry S. Truman" (CVN 75) anchored in the bay of Palma de Mallorca near Portixol. Last week, an "F/A-18 Super Hornet" was blown off the ship during a heavy storm. One marine soldier was slightly injured....
In Portsmouth, the large Royal Navy base on the south coast of England, a memorial was opened to the public in the presence of numerous naval personnel to commemorate and honour the life-threatening work of British and allied mine divers during the Second World War. It is an old anchor mine with its highly sensitive "horns",...
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