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The world's most modern submarine comes from Kiel

The world's most modern submarine comes from Kiel

Gepostet von | 23 Apr 2024 | , , , | 6

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 for National Security of the Republic of Singapore, as well as other high-ranking representatives from Singapore and Germany. The boat's godmother was Mrs Teo Swee Lian, Teo Chee Hean's sister. Oliver Burkhard, CEO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, emphasised: "The submarines built as part of this project are the most modern conventional submarines that have...

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Red Sea - Gulf of Aden - Update: List of all incidents

Red Sea - Gulf of Aden - Update: List of all incidents

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

Updated 22/04/2024 The following is a list of all incidents since mid-October 2023 that have occurred in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden area between the Houthi militias and primarily the US Navy, but also the allied and coalition forces - insofar as they are known or confirmed. Redaktion marineforum.online The news portal "Military Times" (Arlington/VA, USA) reports regularly on the incidents in the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden area and maintains a regularly updated, chronological list in English. It is made available here in German translation in order to emphasise the explosive nature of the theatre of war in this sea area. Marked in RED are the...

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Iran's attack on Israel: US Navy involved in defence

Iran's attack on Israel: US Navy involved in defence

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

An update of the information from the "Military Times" of 17 April 2024 is attached below. During 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 (around 10) even reached Israeli territory - it was not only the Iron Dome air defence system that proved its extremely high level of effectiveness. Allies and neighbouring states have also intervened to support the fight. These included the two US destroyers Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) and Carney (DDG 64), which were deployed in the eastern Mediterranean...

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Russian warships in the Red Sea

Russian warships in the Red Sea

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

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). The tasks assigned to both ships and the final destination of the formation were not mentioned in the report, nor was the reason for the deployment. Both ships have since met up with the landing ships sent from the Northern and Baltic fleets to the eastern Mediterranean and have resupplied in Tarus/Syria. Allegedly, both combat ships are in...

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Armed Forces Planning Norway: Vard reacts ....

Armed Forces Planning Norway: Vard reacts ....

Gepostet von | 19 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

.... 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 Nordic subsidiary of the Italian Fincantieri Group has been presenting a new generation of naval units on its website since 15 April. According to the company, the aim of this series is to present scalable naval units for different tasks that meet the requirements for standardisation, modularisation and purpose. The Norwegian Navy currently has four submarines...

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