It's only been a week, but it seems as if a paradigm shift has taken place in security policy communication: In the past, major topics, i.e. those that everyone should be talking about, were always dictated by the Federal Ministry of Defence. This has recently been particularly evident in the actions of the employer brand....
The American Littoral Combat Ship USS Carson City arrived in Port Sudan at the end of February. It was the first visit by a US warship since the establishment of the US Africa Command in 2007. In recent years, relations between the African country and the United States have been strained, with the USS Carson...
On Friday, 19 February 2021, French Defence Minister Florence Parly gave the go-ahead for the development and construction of the new generation of strategic submarines (SNLE 3G). From 2035, the new maritime component of the French nuclear deterrent will replace the existing Le Triomphant-class submarines. The four planned units are expected to be delivered in...
Now the time has come: Berlin has decided to bring the Indo-Pacific Guidelines adopted in September to life. In the foreword, Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas states: "As a globally active trading nation and advocate of a rules-based international order, Germany cannot content itself with a bystander role in the face of this dynamic development. In many...
Public communication is similar to seafaring in many respects. The sea offers great freedom, although some waters are rough and stormy. Some players therefore prefer to sail along at a leisurely pace, while others seek a challenge and like to sail close to the wind; there are safe harbours, but also minefields....
The Spanish sail training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano arrived at the Arpa Port of the US Naval Base Guam on 26 February 2021. She was welcomed by the Commander of the Joint Region Marianas, Rear Admiral John Menoni, the Governor of Guam, Lou Leon Guerro, and her Deputy, Joshua Tenorio. The visit commemorates the 500....
MAN will equip the two minesweepers that Abeking & Rasmussen is building for the Indonesian Navy with its 12V175D-MM engines. The German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions was selected by the Bremen shipyard to supply the MAN hybrid drive package. In addition to the two engines with an output of 2220 kW at 1900 rpm, this includes the...
In the last week of February, the engineering firm Detlef Löll spent around one and a half days inspecting the former sailor's training boat Nordwind at the Neue Jadewerft shipyard and determining the need for repairs. The preliminary result allows the museum crew to breathe a sigh of relief, as the basic condition of the boat is passable and the necessary restoration measures are still within manageable limits. Nevertheless...
Atlas Elektronik, designer and manufacturer of sonar systems for submarines, minesweepers and combat vessels, as well as torpedoes and autonomous systems, has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) to design the bow sonar base for the future Attack-class submarines. Lockheed Martin Australia is the Australian Government's 2018 prime contractor for the Attack Class submarines.
On 26 February, the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri signed a contract with Occar to build two submarines for the Italian Navy. These are units of the U 212 NFS (Near Future Submarine) class that have yet to be developed. The new boats are based on the 212 A programme and will be...
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