Category: Marines from all over the world

Qatar: New ships for the peninsula

Qatar: New ships for the peninsula

Gepostet von | 27 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

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 short 63-metre, 30-knot vessel with a crew of 38 that can be flexibly deployed in a variety of roles, from guard boat to combat ship - which roughly means it sails as a fast guard boat and is equipped with real weapons on board if required and available. These would be Exocet anti-ship missiles and VL-MICA anti-aircraft missiles. Full shopping basket These two ocean-going patrol vessels are part of a...

Weiterlesen
Cameras replace peacekeepers

Cameras replace peacekeepers

Gepostet von | 27 Jul 2022 | , , , , | 0

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, which lies in the strait of the same name at the mouth of the Gulf, was handed over to Saudi Arabia by Egypt in 2017 along with the neighbouring island of Sanafir. During a visit to Israel and Saudi Arabia last week, US President Joe Biden announced that the small contingent of Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) on Tiran would be withdrawn. The MFO...

Weiterlesen
India: Super Hornet on the ski-jump

India: Super Hornet on the ski-jump

Gepostet von | 26 Jul 2022 | , , | 0

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 (USA) and Dassault Rafale M (France) are not designed for this and must first demonstrate this capability before contract negotiations can take place. The Rafale has already passed this milestone. Proof of function in Goa Boeing has now followed suit and demonstrated this capability on the ski-jump runway at the West Indian naval airbase "Hansa" on...

Weiterlesen
Will decarbonisation end the exploitation of the seabed?

Will decarbonisation end the exploitation of the seabed?

Gepostet von | 25 Jul 2022 | , , , | 1

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 weeks, Chile, Fiji, Palau and other countries have called for a moratorium on deep-sea mining until there is a better understanding of the ecological consequences of destroying little-studied and unique deep-sea ecosystems that play an undetermined role in the global climate. French President Emmanuel Macron spoke out in favour of...

Weiterlesen
First Blue Angels pilot

First Blue Angels pilot

Gepostet von | 22 Jul 2022 | , , , , | 0

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 events coordinator, a C-130J Super Hercules pilot, an aviation maintenance officer and a flight surgeon to replace departing team members, according to the unit. A total of 17 officers serve with the Blue Angels, the second oldest aerobatic team in the world. The mere fact that a squadron publishes the names of its members because the American public is interested, because they have cult status and because they are proud of it, is...

Weiterlesen
en_GBEnglish
de_DEGerman en_GBEnglish