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Change of commander in the 2nd Frigate Squadron

Change of commander in the 2nd Frigate Squadron

Gepostet von | 30 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

On Friday 1 October, the commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, Kapitän zur See Christian Scherrer, will hand over command of the 2nd Frigate Squadron on board the frigate "Hessen" to Frigate Captain Torben Jürgensen, whom Captain Scherrer took over exactly two years ago. "It has been a pleasure and an honour to lead the 2nd frigate squadron as commander for the last two years. It has been a privilege to lead the great men and women of the 2nd Frigate Squadron," said the outgoing commander. His path takes him to Berlin, where he becomes Head of Division in the Political Department of the Federal Ministry of Defence. His successor,...

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South Korea - third submarine launched

South Korea - third submarine launched

Gepostet von | 29 Sep 2021 | , | 1

On 27 September, the South Korean Navy Commander, Admiral Boo Suk-jong, christened and launched the third and final submarine of the first batch of the air-independent CHANGBOBO III class at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan with the name SHIN CHAE-HO. These submarines are a South Korean development and are built to almost 80% from their own production parts, displace around 3,000 tonnes and have an endurance of 20 days under water with a crew of 50. These boats are not only SLBM-capable (submarine-launched ballistic missiles) - the type boat DOSAN AHN CHANG-HO only successfully completed an underwater test firing of a variant of the Hyunmoo-2B missile from...

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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

Gepostet von | 28 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

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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