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"Northern Coasts" 2021: Major international manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea

"Northern Coasts" 2021: Major international manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 10 Sep 2021 | , , , , | 0

From 10 September 2021, the Baltic Sea will once again be the venue for one of the most important multinational exercises to improve strategic planning and tactical communication between the participating nations. The large-scale manoeuvre "Northern Coasts" is an essential component of cross-force cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. The protection of the northern flank is an elementary focus of the German Navy in its return to national and alliance defence. More than 2000 soldiers from 14 nations are coming together under the leadership of Sweden this year. Over 30 ships, 10 aircraft and various land units will train the complex interaction of all forces in a fictitious situation on land and at sea along Sweden's coastline.

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MCN - Positive developments despite the pandemic

MCN - Positive developments despite the pandemic

Gepostet von | 9 Sep 2021 | | 0

General Meeting of the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany. Growing membership figures, a revised strategy and a focus on sustainability - at the general meeting of the Maritime Cluster Northern Germany e. V. (MCN), the board and management reported on the activities and results of the current and past year. Due to coronavirus, the meeting was held virtually on 6 September 2021. Around 100 people took part. In the past year, the MCN successfully addressed the areas of networking, innovation, human resources, knowledge and technology transfer and internationalisation with various activities. Many of these activities were carried out virtually. With the GreenOffshoreTech project launched this month, the MCN...

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Review Saltwater Leadership, Second Edition

Review Saltwater Leadership, Second Edition

Gepostet von | 9 Sep 2021 | , | 0

Almost simultaneously with the article by K.z.S Nils Brandt, Commander SSS Gorch Fock, on the importance of sail training for prospective naval officers of the German Navy on 19 July 2021 in MarineForum Online, the second edition of Saltwater Leadership will be published by the U.S. Naval Institute in August this year. Written by highly experienced naval officers, it is intended to serve as a foundation for the first steps of prospective naval officers in the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Marines, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Merchant Marine as leaders of subordinate personnel. It is deliberately written as a short, simple book, which is also divided into Five Minute Sentences of...

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Argentine Navy - The HEROINA in Puerto Belgrano

Argentine Navy - The HEROINA in Puerto Belgrano

Gepostet von | 8 Sep 2021 | , | 0

In Puerto Belgrano, Argentina's largest naval base about 700 kilometres south of Buenos Aires, shortly before Bahia Blanca, a ship has been "heroically" moored at the pier for ten years, unable to move under its own power: the Heriona is missing a crucial gearbox spare part from England! The four FK destroyers of the Almirante-Brown class (Meko 360 H2) built by Blohm+Voss in the early 1980s are the largest units in Argentina and are equipped with four gas turbines for propulsion. Two are connected to each shaft, and if they are not running for slow speed, nothing works! After the part was handed over to an English company for repair in 2010,...

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