Category: Security policy

Balticconnector gas leak: sabotage - or bad luck?

Balticconnector gas leak: sabotage - or bad luck?

Gepostet von | 5 Nov 2023 | , , , , | 7

A concerted act of Russian-Chinese sabotage? Or simply a maritime mishap? Finally an official sign from Finland! We took some time in the editorial office to gather information from open sources and waited until the overall picture became clearer. It's about the damage to the Balticconnector gas pipeline and two communication cables on the Baltic seabed at various points between Estonia and Finland, which was discovered on 8 October 2023. What The Balticconnector gas pipeline runs from Paldiski, 30 kilometres west of Tallinn, northwards to the Finnish LNG terminal in Inkoo, 40 kilometres west of Helsinki, and forms a bridge between the gas pipelines from Russia and...

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Middle East: US destroyer intercepts Huthi militia cruise missile from Yemen

Middle East: US destroyer intercepts Huthi militia cruise missile from Yemen

Gepostet von | 21 Oct 2023 | , , , | 0

A little-noticed report from the US Department of Defence makes it alarmingly clear just how close to the powder keg the entire Middle East currently is: on 19 October 2023, the Pentagon reported the launch of three cruise missiles and eight drones launched from the north-west of Yemen and flying towards Israel by the Arleigh Burke destroyer USS "Carney" (DDG-64). The "Carney" had used its Standard Missile 2 (SM2) in defence against the cruise missiles and drones. There were no casualties or injuries, neither on US units nor on the ground. Security architecture It is an example of the integrated security architecture established in the Middle East...

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German Marine Association calls for better protection of critical maritime infrastructure

German Marine Association calls for better protection of critical maritime infrastructure

Gepostet von | 18 Oct 2023 | , , | 0

At this year's meeting in Hamelin, the delegates of the 112th Congress of Representatives of the German Naval Association called on the Bundestag and the Federal Government to initiate a Maritime Security Act to clearly regulate responsibilities at sea. "Modern societies," said Heinz Maurus, President of the German Naval Association, "are dependent on critical infrastructure, including in the maritime environment. Among other things, it is used for energy supply, data traffic and maritime trade. Under water, it can only be monitored and protected with considerable effort. In view of the acts of sabotage that have already occurred, Nord Stream 2 and on a gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable between Estonia and Finland, as well as the generally conspicuous threats to critical infrastructure on...

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First deployment of frigate F125: "Baden-Württemberg" ordered to UNIFIL

First deployment of frigate F125: "Baden-Württemberg" ordered to UNIFIL

Gepostet von | 17 Oct 2023 | , , , | 0

From a press release by the PIZ Marine at Rostock Naval Command: On Friday, 20 October 2023 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" will be the first ship of its class to set sail on a mission. With the crew "Delta", she will leave her home port of Wilhelmshaven to take part in the mandated foreign deployment UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast. Under the command of frigate captain Tilmann von der Lühe (44), the crew will initially set sail for Limassol (Cyprus). From here, the ship will access marineforum digital+ until mid-January 2024 Are you already a registered user? Here now...

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Aircraft carrier group "Eisenhower" on its way to Europe

Aircraft carrier group "Eisenhower" on its way to Europe

Gepostet von | 16 Oct 2023 | , , , | 7

While the new super aircraft carrier "Gerald R. Ford" was deployed somewhat hastily to the warlike scenario in the eastern Mediterranean a week ago on its very first trip abroad, which only began in May, a transfer to European waters had long been planned for the aircraft carrier "Dwight D. Eisenhower" and its associated strike group. And yet: with the second carrier group heading for Europe, the USA is once again sending a signal to the states surrounding Israel not to start an additional dispute in support of Hamas and Hezbollah troops. "DON'T" - as the US Secretary of State just said it in the shortest possible form. The...

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