The Royal Netherlands Coast Guard's portfolio of tasks has expanded in recent years, meaning that a fast crew supply vessel (FCS 5009) from the Damen Shipyard Group will be added to its fleet in mid-2026. The "Enforcer" - a so-called fast crew supplier - is intended to ensure the continuity of general coastguard duties in the North Sea. The...
In parallel to Vladimir Putin's ongoing visit to the 23rd India-Russia Summit in New Delhi, India has signalled that the leasing of a Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), which has been agreed since 2019, can now move into the implementation phase. Although the government rejects the impression of a newly concluded major contract, the key parameters remain unchanged:...
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...
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