On 21 February, the Russian media announced that a submarine hunting manoeuvre would take place in the eastern Mediterranean from 15 to 25 February 2022. One Slava-class cruiser (Marshal Ustinov, Varyag) and one Udaloy-class submarine frigate (Vitseadmiral Kulakov, Admiral Tributs) from the Northern and Pacific fleets have been mobilised for this...
Not only Iran's threatening activities in the Middle East, but also Moscow's internationally disturbing pressure on NATO and its military harassment of Ukraine finally brought together what had long seemed impossible: in mid-February, Israel's navy took part for the first time in a joint naval manoeuvre with the US Navy and the navies of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan....
Addendum from 26.02.2022 The fire on board the "Felicity Ace" has been considered extinguished since midday on 25 February. With 4,000 cars, mainly from the VW Group, as cargo with a value of around 400 million euros (i.e. almost half a billion euros!), insurers are now calling for decisive investment in the mandatory installation of...
With the "Miecznik" (Swordfish) frigate programme, the Polish Navy aims to expand its maritime capabilities in the long term with three new builds. The construction phase is scheduled to begin in 2023 at two national shipyards and the units are to be delivered between 2028 and 2034. The "Miecznik" programme is part of a 115 billion euro investment plan over 12...
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With its increased naval presence in the Black Sea, Russia now almost completely surrounds Ukraine, including the previously existing gap in the south. What do these increased naval movements mean? Are they related to the Ukraine crisis? To get a picture of the situation, it is worth taking a look at communications from the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, which...
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US Navy to buy two Arleigh Burke a year while developing DDG(X) concept The Navy plans to buy two Arleigh Burke Flight III-class destroyers a year while developing its new DDG(X) programme, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The service life of 35 to 40 years results in a force of 70...
New French-built patrol vessels deployed The Argentine Navy has deployed its two newest offshore patrol vessels (OPVs), ARA Bouchard (P-51) and ARA Piedrabuena (P-52), to monitor an international fishing fleet en route to the South Atlantic near the country's economic zone (EEZ). While there are no confirmed reports...
On 3 February 2022, TKMS continued the shipyard trials of the first class 218SG submarine with shallow water trials of the RSS Invincible. To this end, the 70-metre-long AIP submarine, which displaces 2,200 tonnes when submerged, was moved to the Kiel Bight sea area for 11 hours before being returned to ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (tkms) at...
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