Category: Security policy

Project 03160: Russia wants to modernise its Raptor combat boats

Project 03160: Russia wants to modernise its Raptor combat boats

Posted by | 12 Aug 2022 | , , , , | 0

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Sneak routes and cheat loading

Sneak routes and cheat loading

Posted by | 11 Aug 2022 | , , , , | 0

Tiny Egyptian harbour is a transshipment point for Russian oil. Western sanctions apparently make people very inventive. A cargo of around 700,000 barrels of Russian oil, or about 112,000 tonnes, was delivered to Egypt's El Hamra oil terminal on the Mediterranean coast in the early morning of 24 July. A few hours later, another ship picked up another cargo from the port that may have contained some or all of the Russian barrels, according to ship tracking data observed by Bloomberg. The destination of the cargo is therefore difficult to trace, contributing to the increasing opacity of Russian oil shipments. El Hamra, which is operated by the Egyptian Western Desert...

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Spain supports its fisheries

Spain supports its fisheries

Posted by | 5 Aug 2022 | , , , | 0

No model for Germany The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) will grant aid totalling 40,000 euros per shipping company to "supplement" the economic situation of fishermen caused by the war in Ukraine. This is the result of a royal decree published on Tuesday. The decree makes it possible to supplement state aid for companies that own fishing boats in order to overcome the economic difficulties caused by the Russian invasion. This is Article 19 of Royal Decree-Law 14/2022 of 1 August on measures for economic sustainability in the areas of transport, scholarships and study grants, as well as energy saving, energy efficiency and reduction of energy consumption.

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Russia: Russian Navy parade in Saint Petersburg

Russia: Russian Navy parade in Saint Petersburg

Posted by | 5 Aug 2022 | , , , | 0

Of course, there were once again impressive pictures of the large main parade of the naval forces of the Russian Federation in Saint Petersburg to mark the 326th anniversary of the founding of the Russian Federation, which dates back to Peter the Great at the end of the 17th century and was moved from 24 July to the last Sunday of the month in 1980. However, in the year of the Ukraine war, things were a quarter "more subdued" - 40 ships, submarines and boats, mostly of smaller tonnage, plus 42 aeroplanes and helicopters, with 3,500 soldiers involved. The new naval doctrine issued by the commander-in-chief, President Vladimir Putin, between the morning naval parade of the larger ships and the morning parade of the new naval...

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Kommandowechsel auf der Korvette „Braunschweig“

Kommandowechsel auf der Korvette „Braunschweig“

Posted by | 1. Aug 2022 | , , , | 0

Die Besatzung „Charlie“ hat einen neuen Kommandanten. Donnerstag, den 28. Juli 2022, hat Korvettenkapitän Pascal Störk (40) das Kommando über die Besatzung „Charlie“ an Korvettenkapitän Christian Rodust (37) übergeben. Leiter des Zeremoniells war der Kommandeur des 1. Korvettengeschwaders, Fregattenkapitän Kenneth Harms (42). Rund zwei Jahre war Korvettenkapitän Störk Kommandant, war in dieser Zeit auch im Einsatz „UNIFIL“ (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) und ist nun mit seiner Besatzung seit März wieder zu Hause. „Ich erinnere mich noch immer gerne an Heiligabend, wo wir mit der gesamten Besatzung bei Sonnenschein unser Weihnachtsessen genossen haben und mit dem Unterstützungskommando einen...

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