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Half-time for the Indo-Pacific Squadron

Half-time for the Indo-Pacific Squadron

Posted by | 3 Sep 2024 | , , , | 1

Since May 2024, the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" have been underway as part of the Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) until December 2024. Previous milestones for the naval unit include participation in "Fleetweek" in New York, the passage of the Panama Canal, the joint transit with friends and partners from Mexico, Peru, Canada and the USA as well as participation in the world's largest US-led naval manoeuvre "RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific)". "No matter what challenges my men and women were faced with - whether participating in RIMPAC or working with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force - my unit did a great job....

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Hamburg: Japanese training association visits

Hamburg: Japanese training association visits

Posted by | 30 Aug 2024 | , , , | 0

While the German Indo-Pacific unit consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" are visiting Tokyo, a Japanese training unit consisting of the training ship "Kashima" (143 metres, 5,500 tonnes, commissioned in 1995) and the guided missile destroyer "Shimakaze" (130 metres, 4,300 tonnes, commissioned in 1988) moored at the Überseebrücke in the port of Hamburg on Thursday. There are around 600 crew members on board, including around 190 cadets. As the inspector of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Kaack, had already emphasised at the send-off of our own unit for Operation Indo-Pacific Deployment, the world's oceans must not be viewed separately: "These...

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Norway goes Indo-Pacific

Norway goes Indo-Pacific

Posted by | 7 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

Germany is not alone in wanting to play a greater role in the Indo-Pacific. The Norwegian Navy will take part in the Indo-Pacific voyage of an aircraft carrier group led by the Royal Navy scheduled for 2025. "This is a significant Norwegian contribution to ensuring security and the free use of the sea," said Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram during a visit to his British counterpart John Healey in London on 6 August 2024. Gram went on to say that developments in the Indo-Pacific region are becoming increasingly important for global security and are also receiving increased attention in NATO. Ultimately, the developments there would not remain without an impact on...

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Chinese task force in the Baltic Sea

Chinese task force in the Baltic Sea

Posted by | 26 Jul 2024 | , , , | 3

On 20 July 2024, two units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the destroyer "Jiaozuo" (type 052D, hull number 163) and the battle group supply ship "Honghu" (type 093A, hull number 906), entered the Baltic Sea on their way to Saint Petersburg and passed through the Danish Straits. Destroyer The 7,500-tonne destroyer "Jiaozuo", which was built at the Jiangnan shipyard in Changxingdao and will not enter service until 2022, is - together with its sister ship "Lushui" - the youngest ship in the Luyang class, according to the Janes Fighting Ships fleet manual. The PLAN already operates 25 units of this type in three variants, while a further seven ships of the latest...

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US floating pier off Gaza to be dismantled

US floating pier off Gaza to be dismantled

Posted by | 20 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The USA speaks of a great success - but aid organisations describe "Port Gaza" as a "230 million dollar failure"! So why is this pier now being dismantled and withdrawn? Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, Deputy Commander of the United States Central Command (Tampa/Florida), speaks very highly of the American pier off Gaza and praises its efficiency: a volume of 9,000 tonnes of relief supplies was handled via this pier, corresponding to around 425 fully loaded articulated lorries. Of course, the floating pier occasionally had to be closed or repaired due to damage caused by bad weather conditions and was therefore temporarily out of action. But now this maritime mission...

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