The Japanese landing ship Shimokita was able to train with US units for two days. In the Philippine Sea, the 8900-ton displacement Osumi-class ship joined the Americans to practice various manoeuvres and procedures on a binational level. On the first day, the lead ship, the USS America, performed cross-deck transfers with the tilt-rotor aircraft...
Rostock blue helmet soldiers leave their home port with corvette "Braunschweig" Today at 4.45 pm, the corvette "Braunschweig" left its home port of Warnemünde to take part in the UNIFIL mission (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast. Under the command of frigate captain Philipp Wohlrab (38), the crew of "Bravo" has prepared for the...
Sail training ships can also go to sea. The Spanish navy proudly demonstrated this today when the Juan Sebastián de Elcano sailed into Cádiz. After ten months, she completed her 11th circumnavigation of the globe under the watchful eye of King Felipe VI. On the last few miles, the ship, which was commissioned in 1928, was...
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) will collaborate with Fincantieri on the conceptual design of the new CVX aircraft carrier for the South Korean Navy. The agreement now signed provides for the development of the basic design for the type ship from the second half of 2021, while detailed design and construction will take place in the following...
Submarine "U 35" left its home port of Eckernförde today and will take part in the EU operation "Irini". The boat and its crew were bid farewell by the squadron commander, frigate captain Frédéric Strauch (44), on their four-month deployment. Around 50 members of the crew were also present. Under the command of Corvette Captain...
In the presence of Defence Minister Ajay Kumar, the Indian Coast Guard took delivery of the first three ALH Mk-III helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). A total of 16 of the twin-engine aircraft with modern avionics and electronics were ordered. The Mk-III is a proprietary Indian development with which the...
The Italian group Fincantieri has been awarded a contract in Indonesia for the delivery of six Fremm frigates, the modernisation and sale of two Maestrale-class frigates and the logistical support associated with both programmes. The modernisation of the two Maestrale-class vessels, which Fincantieri will purchase from the Indonesian...
The British destroyer Defender has ended its participation in the NATO operation Sea Guardian and, together with the Dutch frigate Evertsen, has called at Istanbul for a short port call. Both ships are part of UK Carrier Strike Group 21 around the Queen Elizabeth. The Defender will now visit the Black Sea for a...
Leonardo handed over the first TH-73A training helicopter to the US Navy today at the company's premises in Philadelphia. The ceremony was attended by Vice Admiral Kenneth Whitesell, Commander Naval Air Forces and Commander Naval Air Force US Pacific Fleet, among others. The Navy plans to procure a total of 130 of these...
All 15 Bundeswehr "Armed Forces Day 2021" events with an audience on 12 June have been cancelled Normally, the troops present themselves at various locations throughout Germany. Berlin, Brandenburg an der Havel, Dornstadt, Eckernförde, Hohn, Idar-Oberstein, Leipzig, Munich, Munster, Neubrandenburg, Neuburg an der Donau, Stetten am kalten Markt, Storkow, Warendorf,...
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