A few days ago, another delay was reported in the repair and modernisation of the heavy nuclear missile cruiser Admiral Nakhimov (project 11442M). The reason given was delays at suppliers. This means that the cruiser will probably not be able to return to service with the Northern Fleet before 2023. Since 1999, the...
The first fuselage of a P-8A destined for Norway arrived today at Boeing in Renton, Washington. The delivery from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, marks an important milestone in the production of the five Poseidons ordered for the Royal Norwegian Air Force. The P-8A is an aircraft designed for the...
Last week, HMAS Sirius successfully carried out several supply manoeuvres. The co-operation with American units was particularly noteworthy. On its port side, the Australian tanker transferred paraffin and diesel to the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, while at the same time the cruiser Bunker Hill received fuel on its starboard side. A highlight for the crew...
On 8 April, the frigate Admiral Kasatonov passed the narrowest part of the English Channel between Dover and Calais on an easterly course. Prior to this, the ship had to stop off the mouth of the Seine due to a storm in international waters. The Admiral Kasatonov is the youngest frigate in the Russian Navy. She...
Hapag-Lloyd, Germany's largest shipping company and number five in the global ranking of liner shipping companies, has received a strong tailwind from the coronavirus pandemic and was able to present a significantly improved result compared to the previous year. According to preliminary figures, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to around 1.3 billion euros. In it...
Even under the new President Joe Biden, the United States remains present in the South China Sea. Demonstratively, the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the Ticonderoga cruiser Port Royal have carried out several joint manoeuvres in this sea area. The USA is thus openly opposing the territorial claims...
The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group has been training with the Royal Malaysian Air Force in the South China Sea. F/A-18s from the Carrier Wings 11 embarked on board the Roosevelt trained with Sukhoi Su-30 MKMs from the Southeast Asian state. The focus was on joint air operations and the integration of individual aircraft into a single...
Two of the new minesweepers for the Polish Navy will be equipped with the Kelvin Hughes Mk 11 X Band SharpEye navigation radar. It will be part of the integrated navigation bridge system from OSI Maritime Systems and will perform both navigation and maritime surveillance functions. The two Project 258 minesweepers, Albatros and Mewa, were built at the Remontowa shipyard in...
Obviously, the German government is not so precise with its political signals towards the USA - but it is towards China. In connection with the planned voyage of a German frigate to the Indo-Pacific region, Federal Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer pleaded in an interview with the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland for the observance of free trade...
Freighter is safe at the pier - great performance by coastguard and tug crews The cargo ship "Eemslift Hendrika", drifting in the North Sea without a crew, has been secured. The ship had been drifting in the sea for several days without a crew or propulsion. There was concern that the ship's fuel, namely heavy fuel oil and diesel, was leaking into the...
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