The German frigate "Hessen" is on its way home to Wilhelmshaven. She has completed her deployment in the EU-led Operation ASPIDES to protect civilian shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, a sea area threatened by drone and missile attacks, without suffering any serious damage. Until the redeeming "Air Warning...
In mid-April, the Bloomberg news agency reported on plans to trigger the option for two more new German F126 frigates, although it was referring to insider information. However, as it has not yet been possible to find anything to the contrary from the German side either, here is the Bloomberg news item published on SWZ Maritime (Netherlands) in...
At the DMI's general meeting on 19 April 2024 in Wilhelmshaven, the board was newly elected. Flotilla Admiral Christian Bock was replaced as Chairman by Flotilla Admiral Sascha Helge Rackwitz. Christian Bock has led the DMI since 2018. During his six-year term of office, the marineforum.online website was designed on his initiative and launched on 1 January 2021.
Submarine for Singapore launched as "Inimitable" On 22 April 2024, the fourth submarine in the Type 218SG construction programme was christened at the thyssenkrupp Marine Systems shipyard in Kiel. Among the 250 invited guests were Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defence, and Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister...
Aktualisierung vom 22.04.2024 Im folgenden sind alle Vorfälle seit Mitte Oktober 2023 aufgelistet, die sich im Bereich Rotes Meer und Golf von Aden zwischen den Huthi-Milizen und vornehmlich der US-Navy, aber auch den alliierten und Koalitions-Kräften ereignet haben – sofern sie bekannt oder bestätigt wurden. Redaktion marineforum.online Das Nachrichtenportal "Military...
An update of the information from the "Military Times" of 17 April 2024 is attached below. As part of the massive Iranian attack by Israel on the night of 13 to 14 April 2024 with around 170 drones, 120 ballistic missiles and 30 cruise missiles - of which only a few ballistic missiles...
The Russian state news agency Tass reported that warships from the Russian Pacific Fleet entered the Red Sea from Bab-el-Mandeb at the end of March. These are the missile cruiser "Varyag" (Hull No. 011, 186 metres, Slava class) and the destroyer "Marshal Shaposhnikov" (Hull No. 543, 163 metres, Udaloy class). What tasks are assigned to both ships...
.... and throws its hat into the ring On 5 April, the government presented a long-term plan for the development and structure of the Norwegian armed forces. Ten days later, a Norwegian shipbuilder ventured out of cover to respond to the outlined needs. With the "Vard Resilience Series", the...
The UK North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has once again awarded exploration licences to companies in a new oil and gas licensing round after October 2023. The successful licence holders include the British offshore majors bp, the Norwegian group Equinor and TotalEnergies E&P UK. The exploration areas now awarded are located...
The integration of the Belgian frigate "Louise-Marie" (F931) into the European naval operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES to protect shipping against attacks by Houthi militias in the Red Sea will have to wait. According to a statement from the Brussels Ministry of Defence on 12 April 2024, the frigate will now remain in the Mediterranean for training purposes and will postpone its...
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