Category: Marines from all over the world

US destroyer emphasises right of free passage

US destroyer emphasises right of free passage

Posted by | 12 Jul 2021 | , , , | 0

Once again, the US Navy has sent a destroyer into the waters around the Paracel Islands. In doing so, the United States is emphasising its right to free passage in these disputed waters. The Paracel Islands are located in the China Sea, around 350 kilometres east of the Vietnamese coast. Both China and Vietnam and Taiwan consider the tiny islands to be part of their territory and require ships wishing to transit these waters to either notify them in advance or obtain authorisation. According to the US Navy, the USS Benfold deliberately ignored these requirements in order to send a signal in favour of the right of free passage...

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Contract signed for U 212CD

Contract signed for U 212CD

Posted by | 9 Jul 2021 | , , , , , | 0

On 8 July, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) and the Norwegian Defence Material Agency signed a contract with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems for the construction and delivery of a total of six U 212CD (Common Design) class submarines. Four of the identical boats will be delivered to Norway and two to Germany. The contract is worth 5.5 billion euros and is the largest order that the Kiel shipyard has ever landed. In addition to the boats, additional logistical services and training equipment, including simulators, were also ordered. "With these submarines, we are combining proven technology,...

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Call at Sydney and ... stay on board

Call at Sydney and ... stay on board

Posted by | 5 Jul 2021 | , , , | 0

Yes, life can be tough. You go to Australia once, even to beautiful Sydney, and then you have to make do with looking at the Harbour Bridge and Opera House from afar. No trespassing! That's what's currently happening to the soldiers on board three warships, who would certainly have liked to take advantage of this perhaps unique opportunity to go ashore. The ships from Japan, South Korea and the United States have moored in Garden Island for a "contactless, COVIDSafe port visit", as the Australian side euphemistically calls it. Before the start of the multinational Pacific Vanguard exercise, the Japanese Makinami, the South Korean Wang...

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SNMG 2 enters the Black Sea

SNMG 2 enters the Black Sea

Posted by | 1 Jul 2021 | , , , | 0

Part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 entered the Black Sea today for the second time this year. There, the three units will take part in the Sea Breeze and Breeze exercises. SNMG 2 is currently under the command of Italian Flotilla Admiral Stefano Russo, a former submarine commander. His lead ship is the Italian Virginio Fasan, a Carlo Bergamini-class frigate commissioned in 2013, which passed the Bosphorus today. Not all of the SNMG 2 units will be travelling to the inland sea. In addition to the Italian flagship, only the Romanian Regina Maria and the Turkish Barbaros will be making their way to...

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AKK visits aircraft carrier

AKK visits aircraft carrier

Posted by | 1 Jul 2021 | , , , | 0

In 2019, Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was still dreaming of an aircraft carrier. Now, just over three years later, the wish has become reality and the minister was able to gain an insight into the capabilities of naval aviators on board a carrier. Contrary to expectations, however, it was not the blue and gold flag of Europe that flew at the top, but the stars and stripes of the United States. And so Kramp-Karrenbauer had to make do with the explanations of four-star Admiral Christopher Grady, Commander US Fleet Forces Command, on the USS Harry S. Truman in Norfolk harbour. After all, some German soldiers were present on board the aircraft carrier, albeit only as guests,...

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