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Small gift for the 290th birthday

Small gift for the 290th birthday

Gepostet von | 21 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

21 May 2021 marks the 290th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Pacific Fleet. And what could be better on this anniversary than a gift that you can give yourself? So some thought has been put into it and the latest ship in Project 12700 has been brought into its new home port for the first time. In beautiful Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a city of around 180,000 inhabitants on the southern tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far east of Russia and an important base for the Pacific Fleet, a dignified ceremony was held to mark the occasion. The Yakov Balayev is the fifth boat of the Alexandrite class, but only the fourth to be...

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Next, please

Next, please

Gepostet von | 21 May 2021 | , , , | 0

Last weekend, the future USS Carl M. Levin was handed over to her future element at Bath Iron Works. It was quietly docked in the Kennebec River, a good 100 kilometres north of Boston. The 9300-tonne destroyer is now being fitted out ready to be delivered to the Navy as the 70th ship of the Arleigh Burke class. Construction of the ship began in February 2019. The Carl M. Levinge belongs to Flight IIA and will have SM-2 and Tomahawk missiles in 96 VLS containers as its main armament. A date for commissioning has not yet been set. Text: mb; Photo: General...

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France buys more SAR helicopters

France buys more SAR helicopters

Gepostet von | 20 May 2021 | , , , | 0

France has ordered two more H 160 helicopters from Airbus, as announced by the French procurement authority Direction générale de l'armement (DGA) on 20 May. They are to be delivered in a special, slightly militarised search-and-rescue version. Babcock will install an electro-optical system from the French company Safran for this purpose. With the Euroflir 410, the environment can be recorded and displayed to the pilots in any weather and at any time of day. Depending on the version, optical and laser sensors are integrated. The H 160 will also be equipped with a cable winch and a modular cabin that can be converted for various missions. Additional night vision devices and a...

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A king visits his navy

A king visits his navy

Gepostet von | 20 May 2021 | , , | 0

His Majesty Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands and Prince of Orange-Nassau, once again visited the navy in Den Helder. He took part in a meeting of the Admiralty Council, which was held on the Rotterdam, an amphibious transport ship, to mark the occasion. The Council is the highest decision-making and advisory body of the Navy and is chaired by Vice Admiral Rob Kramer, the Inspector of the Dutch Navy. Willem-Alexander then learnt about the work on the Poolster seamanship trainer. This "stone ship" can be used to practise all the tasks that occur on the deck of a ship, regardless of the presence of a real ship or a sea voyage. This includes...

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Back and forth

Back and forth

Gepostet von | 19 May 2021 | , , , | 0

After an interruption of one month, the Canadian frigate Halifax is once again the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1). She has taken over this role from the Danish frigate Absalon, the type ship of her class, which was commissioned in 2007; the Halifax was previously the flagship. SNMG 1 currently consists of just these two ships and is under the command of Canadian Commodore Bradley Peats. Until 14 May, the two frigates took part in the Joint Warrior exercise off the Scottish coast. At the heart of this major manoeuvre, which will continue until 20 May, was the British carrier...

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