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Letzte Korvette für die Deutsche Marine?

Letzte Korvette für die Deutsche Marine?

Posted by | 16 Mar 2022 | , , , | 2

Am 15. März 2022, wurde Baunummer 10 der Braunschweig-Klasse in Wolgast auf Kiel gelegt. Die zukünftige „Lübeck“ ist die vorerst letzte (?) Einheit des zweiten Loses der Klasse 130 für die Deutsche Marine. Die Korvetten 6 bis 8 befinden sich, ausweislich des aktuellen Rüstungsberichts, in der Ausrüstung in Hamburg. Baunummer 9, die Korvette "Augsburg", ist noch in der Fertigungsphase. Schiffbaulich befinden sich die Boote im Terminplan. Die Auslieferung der ersten des 2. Loses, Korvette „Köln“ (F265), wird in 2023 erwartet, neun Monate später als bei der Auftragserteilung im September 2017 vorgesehen. Bis 2025 soll der Zulauf aller Schiffe beendet...

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Ukraine has sunk its flagship in the harbour

Ukraine has sunk its flagship in the harbour

Posted by | 7 Mar 2022 | , , , | 1

A short message and the sad picture of a half-sunken frigate dated 3 March 2022 are seen as proof that the Ukrainian navy sank its flagship "Hetman Sagaidachny" itself. The Ukrainian defence minister has apparently confirmed this action. The 3,500-tonne Krivak III-class ship was originally built at a shipyard in Kerch on the east coast of the island of Crimea as the last of the eight Krivaks intended for the Soviet coast guard and was put into Ukrainian service in 1993. The 30-year-old frigate was undergoing repairs in one of the three large shipyards in the harbour city of Mykolaiv,...

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Poland: Decision in the Miecznik project

Poland: Decision in the Miecznik project

Posted by | 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

Posted by | 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

Posted by | 26 Feb 2022 | , , , | 0

Immer schön eins nach dem anderen. Nachdem – wie berichtet – russische Einheiten vom 15. bis 25. Februar U-Jagd-Manöver im östlichen Mittelmeer gefahren haben, sind nun NATO-Kräfte vor Italien zu einer der beiden größeren jährlichen U-Jagd-Übungen der NATO zusammen gekommen. "Dynamic Manta" (DYMA22) läuft vom 21. Februar für zwei Wochen bis gut in den März hinein und stützt sich ab auf die Häfen Catania, Augusta und Syrakus an der Ostseite Siziliens, sowie auf die Flughäfen Sigonella (Marine) bei Catania und Trapani (Luftwaffe) im Westen der Insel. Multinationale Teilnehmer Frankreich, Italien und Griechenland stellen die U-Boote in beiden Rollen (Jäger/Gejagter)....

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