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German Naval Yards presents Seaguard 96

German Naval Yards presents Seaguard 96

Gepostet von | 12 Sep 2022 | , , , , | 0

As already announced here ten days ago, the Kiel shipyard used the SMM 2022, which has just ended in Hamburg, to present a new corvette design. Here are a few more details that might interest you. The new Seaguard 96 is an "innovative high-end corvette capable of carrying out the entire spectrum of naval operations", according to the press release from German Naval Yards Kiel. With a length of 96 metres and a width of 13.5 metres, the ship is expected to have a displacement of around 2,000 tonnes. The design of the propulsion system (two propulsion diesels, four diesel generators and controllable pitch propellers) enables a maximum speed of...

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Didn't get away with it!

Didn't get away with it!

Gepostet von | 10 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

"Toxic" aircraft carrier returns to Brazil Officials in Turkey have confirmed it: the decommissioned Brazilian Navy aircraft carrier NAE São Paulo, which was due to be scrapped in Aliaga, has changed course and is on its way back to Brazil. The tug of the aircraft carrier has changed its AIS signal and now indicates that it will arrive back in Rio de Janeiro on 2 October. The two-month round trip follows a similar pattern to the odyssey of its sister ship, the French aircraft carrier "Clemenceau", which was also turned away in 2006, then in India. As with her sister ship, the "São...

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Iranian navy on a privateer voyage - sail drones in tow!

Iranian navy on a privateer voyage - sail drones in tow!

Gepostet von | 7 Sep 2022 | , , , | 4

On Friday (2 September), the Iranian navy announced that it had seized two American-made sailing drones in the Red Sea because they were apparently "ownerless and uncontrolled, threatening the navigational safety of shipping". Following two calls from an American destroyer in the sea area, the two drones were taken on board the Iranian destroyer "Jamaran" without further ado and released again after an inspection away from the shipping lanes. This was combined with a request to the US Navy to please prevent such incidents in future. Iranian state television published corresponding scenes from on board the destroyer. On the American side, this then sounded...

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Iranian Revolutionary Guards: New helicopter carrier put into service

Iranian Revolutionary Guards: New helicopter carrier put into service

Gepostet von | 7 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards officially put their new "helicopter carrier" into service in Bandar Abbas at the beginning of the week and named it after their guard leader Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in an American drone attack in January 2020 and was also given the honourable title of "martyr". Powerhouse The catamaran, which was designed entirely by the Iranian government, is classified as a "frigate" (FS 313-01), although its dimensions are quite compact at just 50 to 60 metres in length (estimated), which is typical for a boat. With four propulsion units manufactured in Iran, it is well motorised for high or long voyages. As far as the armament is concerned, the "Shahid Soleimani" is equipped with...

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Brazilian Navy: Milestone reached in ambitious submarine programme

Brazilian Navy: Milestone reached in ambitious submarine programme

Gepostet von | 7 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

Marinha do Brasil: "S-40 Riachuelo" put into service On 1 September 2022, the Brazilian Navy put the "S-40 Riachuelo" submarine into service. The unit is the first of four new submarines with conventional propulsion (NATO classification SSK). When it was launched in December 2018, it was expected to enter service in 2020. Construction number 2, S-41 Humaitá, carried out an initial functional test on the day before the ceremony for the type ship. Brazilian-French cooperation As part of Brazilian-French defence cooperation, Brasilia opted for the PROSUB programme' Programa de Desenvolvimento de Submarinos in 2009. The programme provides for the reinforcement of the submarine flotilla with four conventional and one nuclear...

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