In November, the British Navy once again escorted two Russian warships through the English Channel. The British Ministry of Defence spoke of a round-the-clock shadowing operation. British media report that HMS "Severn" (P282), a 1,700-tonne River-class offshore patrol vessel, escorted the Russian multi-purpose corvette RFN "Stoikiy" (2,200 tonnes, project 20380 -...
While the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has increased in West Africa and the USA, there are also delays in unloading at Egyptian LNG terminals. These delays have led to a shortage of available LNG transport capacity, with the result that freight rates have fallen dramatically in recent weeks.
From a press release by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne: It weighs just six kilograms and is the size of a shoebox - but its interior makes it an observer of the world's oceans: the miniature satellite OTTER was launched into space on 28 November 2025. At 500 kilometres...
The US Navy has stopped its Constellation-class frigate programme (FFG-62) and terminated the construction of further units in addition to the two ships already under construction. Officially, considerable delays, cost increases and an unresolved degree of maturity of the design are cited as reasons. At the same time, the naval leadership emphasises that the decision is part of a fundamental strategic...
USA authorises sale of SM-6/SM-2 The US Department of State has approved a possible export of up to 173 "SM-6 Block I" and 577 "SM-2 Block IIIC" worth up to 3.5 billion US dollars to Germany as part of its Foreign Military Sales (FMS) and, as provided for in the Arms Export Control Act, has...
Pirate attack on "Hellas Aphrodite" - another serious incident off the coast of Somalia. The Greek product tanker Hellas Aphrodite (30,000 tonnes, flagged Malta) was boarded by armed pirates around 560 nautical miles south-east of Eyl on 6 November. The 24 crew members saved themselves in the ship's citadel before the...
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