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Piracy: Significant increase!

Piracy: Significant increase!

Gepostet von | 4 May 2025 | , , | 0

ICC germany publishes the current situation of maritime piracy: Significant increase in crime in the first quarter The number of piracy and armed robbery incidents worldwide increased significantly in the first quarter, as the ICC's International Maritime Bureau (IMB) states in its latest report. The threat to the crews of merchant ships remains high. A total of 45 cases of piracy and armed robbery against ships were reported in the first three months - around 35 per cent more than in the same period last year. 37 ships were boarded, four ships were hijacked and an attack was attempted on four ships. The threat to...

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US Marine cancels traditional event

US Marine cancels traditional event

Gepostet von | 4 May 2025 | , , | 0

The US Navy is cancelling its International Seapower Symposium (ISS), which has been a tradition for 56 years. The Pentagon confirmed this to the United States Naval Institute (USNI), allegedly due to a lack of funding. Every two years since 1969, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO, the equivalent of the inspector of the German Navy) has welcomed the inspectors and commanders of more than one hundred navies to the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., for the three-day symposium. Following the conference, the Naval War College publishes the proceedings. "The purpose of the International Seapower Symposium is to provide a forum for senior international naval leaders to discuss common maritime issues and...

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Swedish visit

Swedish visit

Gepostet von | 4 May 2025 | , | 0

What do we see there? It's the Royal Swedish Navy's Malmö-class HSWMS Stockholm (P 11) and the Visby-class corvettes HSWMS Nykoeping (K 34) and HSWMS Karlstad (K 35). The Swedish naval squadron arrived in Kiel from Karlskrona for a three-day visit in April 2025. All three corvettes belong to the 3rd Sjoestridsflj (3rd naval flotilla) of the Royal Swedish Navy stationed in Karlskrona. According to a German spokesperson, the Visby-class stealth corvettes and the patrol boat paid a friendly visit to the German Navy's Operational Flotilla 1 stationed in Kiel. Since 2016, there has been close contact between the flotilla...

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British aircraft carrier on the move - CSG25 with global ambitions

British aircraft carrier on the move - CSG25 with global ambitions

Gepostet von | 1 May 2025 | , , , | 0

The British Carrier Strike Group (CSG 25) with the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales and a multinational escort group set course for the Mediterranean at the end of April. This marks the start of an eight-month deployment under the name "Operation Highmast" - which will take the Royal Navy together with allies to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific. The force includes the destroyer HMS Dauntless (Type 45), the frigate HMS Richmond (Type 23), the supply ships HMS Tidespring and HMS Tideforce (in the first phases of the voyage), as well as the nuclear-powered hunting submarine HMS Astute. A fact that makes 'Mer et Marine' remarkable...

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Naval offensive: Putin invests billions in the navy

Naval offensive: Putin invests billions in the navy

Gepostet von | 30 Apr 2025 | , , , | 0

On 11 April 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an extensive investment programme for the navy of the Russian Federation. Around 87 billion euros are to be invested in new ships, submarines and state-of-the-art weapons systems over ten years (until 2035). Compared to overall Western budgets, the sum seems rather modest, but it will have a considerable impact in the specific Russian cost environment and represents a significant investment in the Russian navy. An attempt to classify Moscow's annual expenditure in the budget chapter "National Defence" in the years 2022 to 2025 is between 4.2 and 5 trillion roubles (Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation) - corresponding to around 44 to 53 billion...

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