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First Super Hornet delivered to US Navy

First Super Hornet delivered to US Navy

Gepostet von | 29 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

Although there is still some technical evidence to be provided, the first F/A-18F Block III Super Hornets will then be handed over to active US Navy units. At least the first of a series of 78 aircraft ordered was delivered to the Navy by Boeing in St. Louis/Missouri on 28 September. The Navy had already tested the single-seater and two-seater E/F versions a good year ago. In Block III configuration, these jets have a better range, reduced radar signature and an increased structural service life of the airframe (10,000 hours). The decisive factors, however, are more powerful on-board computers with cross-sectionally faster internal and secure external data transmission as well as...

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Red Eagle" under new management

Red Eagle" under new management

Gepostet von | 29 Sep 2021 | , | 0

On Thursday, 30 September 2021 at 10 a.m. on board the frigate "Brandenburg", the commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, Captain Christian Scherrer (47), will hand over command of the ship from Frigate Captain Jan Hackstein (47) to his successor, Frigate Captain Andreas Scheiba (43). Frigate Captain Hackstein took command of the frigate "Brandenburg" in March 2018. "I've spent 43 months in command of the most beautiful ship in the fleet - a wonderful time and it's hard to say goodbye. The conditions were very challenging and the pandemic was just one of many problems. Nevertheless, as a crew we made it through with...

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Great Britain FONOPS - HMS Richmond in the East China Sea

Great Britain FONOPS - HMS Richmond in the East China Sea

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There, where usually grey ships with the "Star-Spangled Banner" in the top sail their FONOPS (Freedom of Navigation Operations) and regularly provoke biting accusations from Beijing - in the almost 70 nautical miles wide strait between the island of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland - a British frigate could be seen for the first time since 2008. HMS RICHMOND of the now thirty-year-old DUKE class (Type 23) passed through the area on Monday on her way out of the East China Sea for a planned visit to the Vietnamese navy, as she announced on Twitter. The 4,000-tonne frigate had been at the...

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Poseidon: Order placed

Poseidon: Order placed

Gepostet von | 28 Sep 2021 | , , , | 0

The US Navy has placed an order with Boeing for the production of five P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Germany. The first deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2024, when the Poseidon will replace the German P-3C Orion fleet. Michael Hostetter, Vice President, Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Germany, was pleased to announce that he could expand the presence in Germany by providing the German Navy with this aircraft with multi-mission capabilities. German industry is a key partner for the P-8A Poseidon programme. Working with local partners, Boeing will provide support, training and maintenance solutions that ensure the highest operational availability to fulfil the missions of the German Navy.

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Change on the bridge of the frigate "Hessen"

Change on the bridge of the frigate "Hessen"

Gepostet von | 28 Sep 2021 | , | 0

On Wednesday, 29 September 2021 at 9 a.m., the commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, Captain Christian Scherrer (47), will hand over command of the frigate "Hessen" from Frigate Captain Hans-Ulrich Geißler (44) to his successor, Frigate Captain Volker Kübsch (42). Frigate Captain Geißler took command of the "Hessen" in October 2019 and has since experienced a lot with the F124 class ship and its crew. "I look back on the end of my time in command of the frigate 'Hessen' with a smile and a tear in my eye. After this long and difficult dockyard phase, I would have loved to have been able to...

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