Category: Technology

Gas supply: First special ship reaches Rügen

Gas supply: First special ship reaches Rügen

Gepostet von | 29 Nov 2022 | , , , | 0

In order to guarantee its energy supply independently of Russia, Germany is increasingly focussing on liquefied natural gas. Various technical facilities are required to be able to land this gas. One of the intermediate stations from the large LNG tanker to the gas pipeline on land is the conversion from cryogenic liquefied gas to gaseous service gas at ambient temperature. The "Neptune", the first specialised ship for conversion, has now arrived in Germany off Mukran on the island of Rügen. Coming from Wales, the "Neptune" has travelled through the North Sea and Skagerrak to the Baltic Sea over the past two weeks. She was accompanied on the final stretch by the coast guard vessel "Bamberg" (BP 82, Potsdam class). Terminal technology...

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Deep-sea mining: Andrew Forrest, Fortescue Metals, calls for moratorium

Deep-sea mining: Andrew Forrest, Fortescue Metals, calls for moratorium

Gepostet von | 23 Nov 2022 | , , | 1

Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has joined the call for a moratorium on deep sea mining, adding his non-profit group to the growing list of organisations opposing the practice. Speaking at the COP27 conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, Forrest echoed the concerns of many marine biologists and conservationists who believe deep-sea mining could cause ecological damage and even the extinction of the near-bottom environment. "The deep seabed is one of the least understood ecosystems on the planet. It is of critical importance to ecological processes that affect our entire ocean, and yet our scientific knowledge of it remains...

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Israeli Navy: C-Dome, the navalised Iron Dome is ready for use

Israeli Navy: C-Dome, the navalised Iron Dome is ready for use

Gepostet von | 19 Nov 2022 | , , | 0

The Israeli navy has completed the integration of the C-Dome short-range defence weapon system with a successful interception test. In February of this year, the first shots were fired from on board the corvette "Magen", the Sa'ar 6-class ship. In the current test, an aerial target was engaged by the C-Dome system on board the second corvette to enter service, the "Oz", in a realistic scenario. C-Dome C-Dome is a navalised Iron Dome. Up to ten C-Dome interceptors can be preloaded in the vertical launch container. Iron Dome is known to be able to intercept up to six approaching objects, including missiles, aircraft, drones and artillery shells, within a radius of seven kilometres.

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Frigate 126: Rheinmetall supplies light naval guns

Frigate 126: Rheinmetall supplies light naval guns

Gepostet von | 17 Nov 2022 | , , , | 0

Damen Naval, the Dutch prime contractor for the construction and delivery of the future frigates 126, has announced that the contract to equip the newbuildings with a medium-calibre gun has now been awarded to Rheinmetall. MLG27-4.0 The Unterlüss-based company will produce a modernised version of the well-known naval light gun, then named MLG27-4.0, whose core component is the BK-27M revolver gun. The gas-operated revolver gun can be operated with belted or belt-fed ammunition. It combines low weight (gun with barrel 102.3 kilograms) with a high rate of fire (1,700 rounds/min) and is also used as armament for the Eurofighter, Gripen and Tornado. Rheinmetall states that the BK27 with over 3,000...

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German Navy: 127-millimetre Vulcano combat ammunition before introduction

German Navy: 127-millimetre Vulcano combat ammunition before introduction

Gepostet von | 10 Nov 2022 | , , | 0

The procurement of the new 127-millimetre Vulcano ammunition for the German Navy has passed another milestone on the way to its introduction with its proof of function. This also brings the frigate 125 closer to full operational capability. The frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" recently completed the precision proof of the new ammunition. Two defence technology agencies, WTD 71, responsible for ships, naval weapons, maritime technology and research, and WTD 91, responsible for weapons and ammunition, accompanied the functional test with their experts at the NATO test site Andoya in northern Norway. Vulcano is a family of ammunition with extended range and higher precision, developed by the Italian company Leonardo in...

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