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Commissioning, the second

Commissioning, the second

Gepostet von | 29 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

The USS Vermont is actually already in service, but something was still missing. More than a year ago, in April 2020, the US Navy officially added the Virginia-class submarine to its fleet list. She has already been able to demonstrate her capabilities, as she was available to the South American partner as a target ship for submarine hunting exercises off the coast of Brazil. However, as Corona had thwarted any celebrations at the time, the American Navy quickly scheduled a second commissioning date. There were still restrictions due to the pandemic, but...

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Warm words instead of cool threats

Warm words instead of cool threats

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A few weeks ago, the two sides were still at loggerheads, but now things are getting warmer again. When the British destroyer HMS Defender crossed the coastal waters off the Crimea in the Black Sea at the end of June, Russian soldiers demanded that the ship leave the sea area claimed by Putin with some force and not very friendly words. In the Barents Sea, on the other hand, the Russian navy showed its comradely side. The British survey and reconnaissance ship HMS Echo was carrying out its work there when the missile cruiser Marshal Ustinov (coincidentally?) passed by. Instead of admonitions or threats, however, this time there were congratulations on the anniversary. The occasion was...

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Drive to the 113th birthday

Drive to the 113th birthday

Gepostet von | 28 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

Yesterday (27 August), the third Zumwalt-class destroyer left the Bath Iron Works shipyard in the US state of Maine for sea trials for the first time. The namesake, Lyndon B. Johnson, was born in Texas on the same day in 1908. Coincidence or plan? We don't know, but we are delighted that what is probably the last ship of the class is now not only afloat, but also sailing. Johnson was the 36th President of the USA between 1963 and 1969 and is the only politician to have given his name to a ship of the class. Originally, the US Navy planned to build up to 32 destroyers of this type. Escalating costs...

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Successful tests with the new Arleigh Burke destroyer

Successful tests with the new Arleigh Burke destroyer

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Production of the Arleigh Burke class continues to run at full speed in the USA. Last week, Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding successfully completed the shipyard sea trials of the latest ship in the class, the future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. As part of a three-day final inspection in the Gulf of Mexico, the 155-metre destroyer's command and weapon deployment system in particular was put through its paces. An undisclosed missile was also fired in the process. A final test is now on the programme before delivery to the Navy. The ship is due to be handed over to the US Navy before the end of this year and docked in Pearl...

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Schweden: U-Boot Bau macht Fortschritt

Schweden: U-Boot Bau macht Fortschritt

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A26-Teilauftragsvergabe an SAAB – spätere Auslieferung Saab verzeichnet einen weiteren Fortschritt bei der Entwicklung  und Produktion der beiden bereits bestellten U-Boote der A26- oder Blekinge-Klasse. Am 27. August erhielt der Rüstungsproduzent von der zuständigen Behörde für Verteidigungsmaterial (FMV) grünes Licht zu weiteren Bau- und Entwicklungsschritten. Der Auftragswert beträgt 510 Millionen Euro (5,2 Milliarden SEK). Das Programm wurde 2015 aufgelegt. Damals beliefen sich die Bau- und Entwicklungskosten auf 8,2 Milliarden SEK (nach heutigem Stand ca. 800 Millionen Euro). Die Blekinge-Klasse ist ein 65 m langes U-Boot mit einer Verdrängung von 2.000 Tonnen. Der außenluftunabhängige Stirling-Antrieb (Stirling AIP) soll eine 18-tägige...

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