Two hours and 24 minutes: that's how long the maiden flight of the first P-8A for the Norwegian Air Force took on 9 August. On the flight from Renton Municipal Airport to Boeing Field in Seattle, a maximum altitude of 41,000 feet was reached. After the transfer to the so-called Installation and Checkout Facility...
On its way to the Far East, the frigate Bayern has made a stop in the Spanish harbour of Rota. There, just a few nautical miles off the Strait of Gibraltar, Commander Tilo Kalski and his crew were welcomed by soldiers from the EU Naval Force (EU Navfor). During the voyage, the...
Britain wants to go global again. To this end, it is having the Royal Navy's flagship, the brand new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, sail halfway around the world to the east with a multinational battle group. But the focus is also on the south, albeit not quite as large-scale and media-effective. With the HMS Protector...
Signing of the contract between HTM Helicopter Travel Munich GmbH and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw). The Munich-based company has announced that the contract covers the provision, maintenance and support of EC135 helicopters for Naval Air Wing 5 in Nordholz. The Bundeswehr will use the HTM helicopters for pilot training.
Kilo-class submarines have been built in Russia since the 1980s. These boats are not only successful nationally. A total of 55 of these diesel-electric units with a displacement of 2300 tonnes have been put into service. In addition to the Russian Navy, customers also include Poland, Romania and India. The successor model to Project 636, the...
The Grafschaft / Ringen local branch of the German Red Cross urgently needs a lorry! The 7.5 tonne lorry used so far is irreparably damaged. A new lorry is urgently needed in order to be able to continue providing flood relief. We are looking for a 7.5 tonne truck - model and brand do not matter. It should not be older than 5...
The Spanish shipyard Navantia has advanced to the next round in the battle for the contract to build frigates for the Polish Navy. Apart from Navantia, only two other competitors have a chance of winning the contract. The Polish Navy would like to replace its two US-built frigates with modern units. In the...
The third type 054A/P frigate destined for Pakistan was launched yesterday at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai. The South Asian country has ordered a total of four of this type of ship from China. According to Pakistani sources, the ship will be equipped with the most modern weapon systems, but no further details are known. The type...
The British Navy decommissioned two minehunters yesterday (4 August) in Rosyth. HMS Ramsey had to leave the Royal Navy after just 21 years and 175,000 nautical miles, while HMS Blyth had only been in service for 20 years but had travelled 185,000 nautical miles. Over the past decades, they have been...
The US companies Boeing and Northrop Grumman have tested complex cooperation between human and machine-controlled aircraft in a simulator for the first time. This manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) was carried out using a transportable simulator of the E-2D from Northrop Grumman and the virtual pairing of an F/A-18 with the MQ-25 from Boeing. Advanced operational concepts were tested,...
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