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Large weapons find

Large weapons find

Gepostet von | 9 May 2021 | , , , | 0

The crew of the USS Monterey confiscated thousands of illegal weapons on 6 and 7 May. During the search of a suspicious, stateless dhow in the northern part of the Arabian Sea, the US Coast Guard boarding team found a broad arsenal of warlike material. These included modern anti-tank missiles, Kalashnikov machine guns and sniper rifles as well as optical sights. All the weapons were Russian and Chinese-made. The USS Monterey is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser and was commissioned in June 1990. At 173 metres in length, it displaces 9750 tonnes. There are 390 crew on board. Text: mb; Photos: US...

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Isaac Peral swims

Isaac Peral swims

Gepostet von | 7 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

Spain's newest submarine was handed over to its element for the first time on 7 May at Navantia in Cartagena, Spain. The boat with the hull number S-81 has been named Isaac Peral since its christening a few days ago. It is the first submarine to be built entirely in the country. Although the design is based in part on the French-Spanish Scorpene class, there are significant differences. At 80.8 metres, it is almost twenty metres longer and the diameter of the hull is around one metre larger at 7.3 metres. When submerged, the boat displaces around 3000 tonnes. The Spanish S-80 class is also known as the...

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Update of the S-70B for the Greek Navy

Update of the S-70B for the Greek Navy

Gepostet von | 7 May 2021 | , | 0

The Greek Navy has taken delivery of the first refurbished S-70B helicopter. The US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, Chief of Staff Konstantinos Floros and Chief of Naval Staff Stylianos Petrakis travelled to Greece for the small ceremony. The eleven aircraft of this type are undergoing extensive maintenance and modernisation work at Aeroservices. Work has already begun on the second unit. The version of the American SH-60 Sea Hawk modified for Greece is known as the Aegean Hawk. It has two engines and the main rotor has four rotor blades. The S-70B is equipped with dipping sonar and can carry up to three...

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Major inspection for the USS John C. Stennis

Major inspection for the USS John C. Stennis

Gepostet von | 7 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

If anything, it's on a grand scale: the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) arrived at Newport News Shipbuilding on 6 May to undergo its scheduled RCOH. This Refuelling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) is scheduled about halfway through the planned service life of an aircraft carrier to make it fit for the next decades. The most important part of the work is the renewal of the fuel rods in the on-board reactor. This requires the reactor to be shut down and cooled down. Only then can the fuel be replaced in a complex process and the reactor restarted later. In addition, the shipyard laytime is also...

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Aid programme for the economy: Canada buys two new icebreakers

Aid programme for the economy: Canada buys two new icebreakers

Gepostet von | 7 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Minister responsible for the Canadian Coast Guard, Bernadette Jordan, has announced that her country will acquire two new icebreakers as part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. They will replace the largest icebreaker currently in service, the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, when it is retired as planned in 2030. The new ships will also give the coastguard new capabilities, as the future units will be larger and more powerful than their predecessors. This will enable longer operations to be carried out in more northerly regions. A length of around 150 metres with a width of 28 metres is planned....

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