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Poland: Decision in the Miecznik project

Poland: Decision in the Miecznik project

Gepostet von | 7 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

Babcock's Arrowhead 140 was awarded the contract in the Polish frigate procurement programme Projekt Miecznik. This was announced by the Polish Ministry of Defence via twitter on 4 March 2022. The consortium responsible for the construction, led by the holding Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), announced that "strategic cooperation agreements" had been concluded with Babcock and British branches of Thales and MBDA. PGZ added that the signing of the contract "begins the phase of preparation for production under the programme to acquire three multi-purpose frigates for the Polish Navy". Poland initially wants to build just one frigate from 2023. After commissioning in 2028, the concept is to be...

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US Navy has recovered lost F-35C from the USS Carl Vinson

US Navy has recovered lost F-35C from the USS Carl Vinson

Gepostet von | 7 Mar 2022 | , , | 0

A small ray of hope for the 7th Fleet with its Task Force 75: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) were able to salvage the wreckage of their F-35C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter), which crashed into the sea on 24 January during a failed landing on the aircraft carrier USS "Carl Vinson", from a depth of 3,800 metres on 2 March. The special diving support vessel DSCV "Picasso" from the Singapore-based company Ultra Deep Solutions was also on board and was able to hoist the wreckage of the stealth fighter on board. This was made possible by the remote-controlled underwater robot CURV-21, which was used to help the...

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Dynamic Manta - NATO sea manoeuvres off Sicily

Dynamic Manta - NATO sea manoeuvres off Sicily

Gepostet von | 26 Feb 2022 | , , , | 0

One thing at a time. After - as reported - Russian units conducted submarine hunting manoeuvres in the eastern Mediterranean from 15 to 25 February, NATO forces have now come together off Italy for one of NATO's two major annual submarine hunting exercises. "Dynamic Manta" (DYMA22) runs from 21 February for a fortnight until well into March and is based at the ports of Catania, Augusta and Syracuse on the eastern side of Sicily, as well as at Sigonella airport (Navy) near Catania and Trapani airport (Air Force) in the west of the island. Multinational participants France, Italy and Greece provide the submarines in both roles (hunter/hunted)....

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Addendum - Marinha Portuguesa cannot save a Porsche

Addendum - Marinha Portuguesa cannot save a Porsche

Gepostet von | 26 Feb 2022 | , , | 0

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 automatic extinguishing systems based on high-pressure water mist on board ships of this size - less damage to the cargo, no impairment of the stability of the transport platform! Salvage experts have boarded the ship for the first time to be able to tow the drifting, 200 metre long vessel to a safe harbour for inspection. Report...

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Russian submarine exercise in the Mediterranean

Russian submarine exercise in the Mediterranean

Gepostet von | 23 Feb 2022 | , , , | 1

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 Fleet and the Gorshkov-class frigate Admiral Kasatonov (NF) have joined the frigate Admiral Grigorovich, which has transferred from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. The two ships of the Pacific Fleet had already been in the Gulf region since the beginning of the year. The units of the Northern Fleet moved past Ireland into the Mediterranean at the beginning of February....

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