GA-ASI participates with SeaGuardian in U.S. Navy Manned-Unmanned Teaming Exercise General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) participated in the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP 21) exercise from 21 to 26 April 2021. This exercise integrated manned and unmanned capabilities in challenging...
In a few days, the Russian Navy will have one more submarine. The Kazan will be put into service at an official ceremony on 7 May. This was preceded by extensive tests of the new nuclear submarine, which were apparently completed successfully. On 5 May, the CEO of the Sevmash shipyard, Mikhail Budnichenko, and the...
A further dispute is brewing between the UK and France after Brexit. French fishermen do not want to adhere to the British government's stipulation that only vessels that have a proven history of fishing in the waters around Jersey are allowed to do so. In order to fulfil their...
Different rules obviously apply at sea: The Berlin boarding team has had positive experiences with corona. However, it was not the omnipresent virus, but a merchant ship with the contemporary name Corona J. The initially suspicious container ship was on its way from Port Said to Misurata in Libya,...
After around two and a half months, the Turkish frigate Kemalreis has left Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2). According to NATO information, only the Spanish destroyer Méndez Núñez is now part of this group. SNMG 2 is commanded by Spanish Flotilla Admiral Manuel Aguirre Aldereguía. For German eyes, the...
The Chinese navy decommissioned its frigate Zhaotong (555) on 26 April. It was one of the last Jianghu II class (type 053 H1) ships still in service. These purely Chinese products were designed and produced in the 1980s. With a length of 103 metres, the approximately 10-metre-wide ships displaced...
VSM calls for fundamental restructuring of the framework conditions and a European maritime growth agenda As in the previous year, the press conference of the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association (VSM) took place digitally on 4 May. The guests were welcomed by Harald Fassmer, VSM President and Managing Director of Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG....
The Israeli navy has gained a modern corvette. The second Sa'ar 6 class corvette was christened today, 4 April, at Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) in Kiel. In the presence of the Israeli ambassador to Germany, Jeremy Issacharoff, his wife Laura Kam Issacharoff christened the ship with the name Oz....
The German Navy is currently struggling to find a successor for its Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPAs) in the near future. The Navy currently operates a fleet of four P-3Cs, which were taken over in used condition from the Dutch Navy in 2006. The original plan was for these aircraft to fly into the 2030s,...
Russian Steregushiy corvette returns from the Mediterranean after an accident. During the deployment, the corvette was accompanied by the fuel supply vessel RFS Kola and the ocean-going tug RFS Yakov Grebelsky. The RFS Kola, which has been in service since 1967, had a collision with the bulk carrier Ark on 23 March 2021 off Suez.
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