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Successful tests with the new Arleigh Burke destroyer

Successful tests with the new Arleigh Burke destroyer

Posted by | 28 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

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

Posted by | 28 Aug 2021 | , , | 0

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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New pier in Perth

New pier in Perth

Posted by | 27 Aug 2021 | , , | 0

Southwest of the Australian city of Perth lies an island around ten kilometres long, which is connected to the mainland by a bridge. In 1827, Captain James Stirling christened it Garden Island, released some farm animals there and disappeared again for two years. When he returned in 1829, the animals had died due to the lack of water, but he brought with him a few settlers and above all soldiers, who established their first base here. It was also the first European settlement in Western Australia, and its location made it an ideal trading centre for the routes across the Indian Ocean to Europe...

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NATO ensures security off the coast of Brittany

NATO ensures security off the coast of Brittany

Posted by | 26 Aug 2021 | , , , | 0

Countless tonnes of explosives were dropped not only on land targets during the two world wars, but also on the water. Added to this are mines, some of which were laid at locations that are no longer traceable today and still pose a threat to shipping more than three quarters of a century later. With the two Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Groups (SNMCMGs), the Western defence alliance has not only created a means of reacting quickly to current mine threats. They also regularly support local authorities in the removal of so-called contaminated sites. Recently, SNMCMG 1, which is responsible for the sea area in northern Europe, was able to...

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Production of the AGM-88G can begin with small quantities

Production of the AGM-88G can begin with small quantities

Posted by | 26 Aug 2021 | , , , | 0

The AGM-88, better known as Harm (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile), has been one of the most successful and widely used missiles in the world for many years. It can be used by aircraft crews to combat ground-based radar stations. The FK was used by the US Navy in the wars in the Gulf, among others. Since 2018, manufacturer Northrop Grumman has been working on an improved version of the current AGM-88E on behalf of the Pentagon. On 19 July this year, the new AARGM-ER (Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile - Extended Range) missile was successfully fired from an F/A-18 Super Hornet for the first time. In a test area off the southern Californian coast, the engineers demonstrated that the...

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