Diehl Defence is a global manufacturer of high-tech guided missiles, innovative ammunition solutions and special reconnaissance and protection systems, which are also used by the German Navy. In particular, Diehl's ground-based and near-ground system solutions set international standards, with which the further development of the navy must also keep pace in order to create innovative value for...
As at 21 December 2022 On the night of 18 December, around 20 miles off the Thai coast, the 35-year-old 1,000-tonne corvette "Sukhothai" initially sank due to water ingress into the power supply, followed by a total failure of the on-board systems. She was in the sea area in order to...
The frigate newbuildings of the "Mogami" class are Japan's latest addition to the surface units of the self-defence forces of the Far Eastern island state. They are designed as multi-purpose vessels for the coastal area and for tasks such as humanitarian aid, anti-piracy and, to a limited extent, mine defence. A combined diesel/gas propulsion system (two MAN engines and a Rolls-Royce turbine) will power the compact ships (planning designation: 30DX) with a...
First of all, the American "amphibious assault ships", initially of the "Wasp" class (LHD 1-8, in service from 1989 to 2009), then subsequently of the "America" class (LHA 6-8, in service from 2014 to 2024), are 260 metre long and 40,000+ tonne flight deck carriers designed to support landing operations of the US Marines. Although they differ in the silhouettes...
How - you don't have a solar duck for your bathtub yet? Not even for Christmas? Then it's about time - otherwise you'll miss out on the trend! The Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck announced in mid-November that it intends to build the world's largest photovoltaic power plant off the coast of Holland. The 5 MW demonstrator is due to be connected to the grid in 2026 and...
230 days of absence: Corvette Erfurt back in home port The corvette Erfurt is back in home port after 230 days of absence. Today, Sunday 18 December, the German Navy's last homecoming arrived in its home port. The crew, led by Corvette Captain Dohnke, completed the approximately 4,000 nautical mile transit from...
The 20,000 TEU container freighter "Ever Given", wedged diagonally into the embankment in the Suez Canal with the prominent white inscription of the shipping company EVERGREEN (Taiwan) on the frog-green side of the ship, is still a fond memory for anyone involved in shipping. Less spectacular and also having a much smaller impact on the international movement of goods was a...
It's a Christmas story - but unfortunately it's true! At the end of November, a Spanish coastguard patrol in the harbour of Las Palmas/Gran Canaria recovered three male refugees in very poor condition from the top of the rudder blade of a tanker and admitted them to hospital. No wonder -...
It is certainly not the first ship christening for the former First Mayor of Hamburg. Today, Olaf Scholz attended the christening of two submarines as Federal Chancellor. In front of 350 guests, Ho Ching, the wife of the Singaporean Prime Minister, christened the submarines "Impeccable" and "Illustrious". The pair are build number two...
It's only a short video, but it's sure to make even the most hardened sailor look up: Two warships in immediate need of manoeuvring! In early December, a situation arose in San Diego Bay in which the 16,000-tonne dock landing ship LSD 49 "USS Harpers Ferry" and the destroyer DDG...
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