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Dutch frigate fires first Tomahawk missile

Dutch frigate fires first Tomahawk missile

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2025 | , , | 1

On 12 March 2025, the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate "De Ruyter" test-fired a Tomahawk cruise missile off the coast of Norfolk/Virginia before the missile system is put into service in the Netherlands. With this test, the navy is gathering the necessary information to fire the Tomahawks from the four air defence and commando frigates of the De Zeven Provinciën class, according to the Dutch Ministry of Defence. This will give the Royal Netherlands Navy additional combat power. This will help to deter potential opponents if strategic targets deep inland can be eliminated. Depending on the version, the cruise missiles have a range of up to 2,500 kilometres. The four frigates of the...

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Russia - Explosion in the engine room of an oil tanker

Russia - Explosion in the engine room of an oil tanker

Gepostet von | 11 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

The crude oil tanker "Koala" (Suezmax, 164,000 DWT), loaded with around 130,000 tonnes of heavy oil, has partially sunk after an explosion on board in the important Russian Baltic Sea oil port of Ust-Luga. This was reported by Russian media in February. The 24 crew members were evacuated unharmed. The tanker partially sank to the bottom due to a water ingress in the engine room. However, part of the ship remained afloat and the cargo tanks were undamaged. According to the regional governor of Leningrad, the explosions were a "man-made incident" when the engines were started. According to Marinetraffic, the tanker is currently anchored in Ust-Luga and the cause of the accident is being investigated....

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Defence industry is satisfied with the coalition agreement

Defence industry is satisfied with the coalition agreement

Gepostet von | 10 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

New coalition agreement fulfils many of the recently articulated expectations of the Bundesverband der Deutschen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustrie e.V. (BDSV) In recent months, the BDSV had formulated clearly defined prerequisites for a further increase in industrial capacities in favour of rapid equipping of the Bundeswehr with its "BDSV 10". The new coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD fulfils many of these expectations. BDSV Managing Director Dr Hans Christoph Atzpodien commented: "The preamble to the agreement already sets the right tone with the words: 'Germany is facing historic challenges. ... Strength is the prerequisite for peace. That is why we want to be able to defend ourselves in order not to defend ourselves...

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Italian naval jets over the Black Sea

Italian naval jets over the Black Sea

Gepostet von | 10 Apr 2025 | , , , | 0

Training mission as a NATO deterrent? NATO appears to want to increase its deterrence in south-east Europe: As the headquarters of the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO, Oeiras/Portugal) reported on its social media channels last weekend, modern Italian F-35B fighter jets recently completed a "training mission" over the Black Sea. They are said to have received support from a French A330 MRTT tanker aircraft. Both STRIKFORNATO and the Allied Joint Force Command in Naples (JFC Naples) published images of this, but withheld further details. According to the photo and video, the units undertook the flight during the day...

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Two operational boats from Marine Alutech for Lithuania

Two operational boats from Marine Alutech for Lithuania

Gepostet von | 10 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

According to press releases issued by the Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and the Finnish Navy Alutech on 7 April 2025, Vilnius is acquiring two multi-purpose operational boats worth 22 million euros. The units, developed on the basis of the Watercat M18, are intended for the Lithuanian Navy and are to be assigned to the coastal defence battalion. Latvia has also already formally declared itself in favour of procurement, but has not yet signed a contract. The Lithuanian units are to be armed with Spike NLOS, a 32-kilometre-range missile and remote-controlled heavy machine gun systems. To strengthen regional maritime security, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania concluded a technical agreement in 2024 on a "common defence system".

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