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Launch in Shanghai

Launch in Shanghai

Gepostet von | 5 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

The third type 054A/P frigate destined for Pakistan was launched yesterday at the Hudong Zhonghua shipyard in Shanghai. The South Asian country has ordered a total of four of this type of ship from China. According to Pakistani sources, the ship will be equipped with the latest weapons systems, but no further details are known. The Type 054A, also known as the Jiangkai II class, is also used by the People's Liberation Army Navy. The Chinese version displaces a good 4000 tonnes with a length of 134 metres. In China, the armament includes a vertical launching system with 32 cells for surface-to-air and ASW missiles. There are also two quadruple launchers for...

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Double farewell with ship's bell

Double farewell with ship's bell

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The British Navy decommissioned two minehunters yesterday (4 August) in Rosyth. HMS Ramsey had to leave the Royal Navy after just 21 years and 175,000 nautical miles, while HMS Blyth had only been in service for 20 years but had travelled 185,000 nautical miles. Over the past decades, they have been seen time and again around the British Isles and in the waters of European NATO partners. However, the two Sandown-class boats became famous because they were the first units to sail to the Persian Gulf in 2007 and 2008 to test a mission in the climatic conditions there. They were subsequently...

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Virtual collaboration between humans and drones

Virtual collaboration between humans and drones

Gepostet von | 4 Aug 2021 | , , , | 0

The US companies Boeing and Northrop Grumman have tested complex cooperation between human and machine-controlled aircraft in a simulator for the first time. A transportable simulator of the E-2D from Northrop Grumman and the virtual team of an F/A-18 with the MQ-25 from Boeing were used for this manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T). Advanced operational concepts were tested, such as those that can be carried out by the squadrons on an aircraft carrier. These included the use of the E-2D in a command and control role as "Tanker King", while the unmanned MQ-25 had to deliver fuel to an F/A-18 Super Hornet. During this MUM-T operation, both the simulated E-2D and the MQ-25 were used to...

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Bavaria to China - Beijing asks why?

Bavaria to China - Beijing asks why?

Gepostet von | 3 Aug 2021 | , , | 2

Shortly before the Bavaria set sail yesterday, the Bundeswehr announced the frigate's planned itinerary. Shanghai is one of the harbours to be visited over the next seven months. However, this is not yet certain, as a visit to China has so far only been enquired about and a response is still pending. And according to the independent Hong Kong daily newspaper South China Morning Post, this will remain the case until Berlin provides more details on the purpose of the mission. In the run-up to the trip, Inspector Kay-Achim Schönbach had already explained that the Bavarians' trip was also intended to "demonstrate...

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Seahawk for the South Korean Navy takes shape

Seahawk for the South Korean Navy takes shape

Gepostet von | 3 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

Lockheed Martin has received an order to modify its Seahawk helicopter for the Korean Navy. After the Southeast Asian country decided to purchase 12 of these helicopters at the end of last year, the standardised version for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) must now be adapted to the needs and wishes of the Koreans. According to the US Department of Defence, this work is worth almost 118 million dollars and should be completed by November 2026. Following a tender, South Korea initially opted for the competitor model AW159 from Leonardo. As this helicopter had already been successfully introduced in the country's navy, the...

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