Dual Strike Power
With two carrier strike groups, America continues to demonstrate its power in the South China Sea under the new President Joe Biden
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Category: Marines from all over the world
Royal Navy relies on autonomous minesweeping
With a newly developed system, the Royal Navy also wants to clear mines autonomously from next year
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The first is number two
Even though it was the first unit in the series of six ordered and up to 22 required multi-purpose stealth frigates (30FFM) to be launched at the Mitsui shipyard in Tamano in mid-November, the "Kumano" is only the second of its class. The type ship, which was due to be launched at the beginning of November and whose name has not yet been announced, is still on the shelf at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagasaki due to problems with the gas turbine train. Combined MAN diesel and Rolls-Royce gas turbine propulsion should at least accelerate these frigates to 30 knots. Compact design and automated technology have made it possible to reduce costs and crew numbers -...
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30 Jahre im Dienst
Der Kalte Krieg war gerade vorüber, Deutschland wiedervereint, da wurde am 18. Januar 1991 bei Blohm+Voss in Hamburg die Fregatte „Vasco da Gama“ von der portugiesischen Marine in Dienst gestellt. Der Auftrag zum Bau von drei Schiffen des Typs Meko 200PN wurde 1985 unterzeichnet. Kiellegung für das Typschiff, die „Vasco da Gama“, war am 2. Februar 1989, der Stapellauf erfolgte am 26. Juni desselben Jahres. Mit einer Länge von 115 Metern und einer Breite von knapp 15 Metern verdrängen die Schiffe gut 2900 Tonnen. Ihre Bewaffnung besteht aus einem 100-Millimeter-Geschütz französischer Bauart, 2x3 Mk32-Torpedorohren, zwei Harpoon-Startern mit je vier...
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Can it be a little earlier?
Something new from the shipbuilding industry: The Dutch shipyard Damen started cutting the first steel plates for the Combat Support Ship "Den Helder" last December. What's special about this? This work was not actually planned until February 2021. But then the planners took a closer look at the extensive coronavirus measures at the shipyard in Galati, Romania, and at the suppliers. They predicted that the work might progress more slowly than planned and brought forward the start of firing by two months. This is to ensure the timely delivery of the "Den Helder" despite the restrictions. The...
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