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RIMPAC 2022: SeaGuardian drone with ELINT and COMINT capabilities deployed for the first time

RIMPAC 2022: SeaGuardian drone with ELINT and COMINT capabilities deployed for the first time

Gepostet von | 4 Jul 2022 | , , , , | 1

The US manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), is continuously expanding the range of applications for its drones. As the company writes in a press release, it has successfully conducted a series of flight tests with sensors for electronic intelligence (ELINT), communications intelligence (COMINT) and Link-16 payload in California in preparation for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022 exercise. According to the announcement, the sensors were integrated by GA-ASI into the MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aerial vehicle, which is to be deployed on RIMPAC 22. Until now, the company's drones were primarily designed for operations over land. Recently, GA-ASI has also been working on possible applications...

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"You can rely on me!"

"You can rely on me!"

Gepostet von | 4 Jul 2022 | , , , | 0

150 years of Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft: birthday on the fjord The times that lie behind FSG were often characterised by pessimism. The last few years were characterised by a mood of crisis and the traditional shipyard was on the brink of collapse on several occasions. However, the old shipyard on the fjord draws on the strength of the location, a wealth of strong staff loyalty, embedding in the society of the fjord town, opposite the Mürwik naval school, within sight of an ancient harbour. And there is that unshakeable North German mentality that bad weather should be met with appropriate clothing and that complaining is not an option. And now the...

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Israel: Quadcopter drone from a submarine

Israel: Quadcopter drone from a submarine

Gepostet von | 30 Jun 2022 | , , , | 1

It actually looks quite simple, but technically it is a small stroke of genius: SpearUAV in Israel has solved the problem of a miniature flying drone that can be used underwater and perform reconnaissance over water - it is called the "Ninox 103 UW Sub-to-Air". The Israeli company from Tel Aviv presented the autonomous "Ninox" to the public at Undersea Defence Technology in Rotterdam. It is actually just a folded quadcopter with a camera and data transmission module that is ejected as a can from a submerged submarine, shot out of the vertical container after breaking through the water surface, unfolds at a safe height and starts its mission supported by intelligent programme control....

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Russian Navy: 46 new ships in 2022

Russian Navy: 46 new ships in 2022

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Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov confirmed the arrival of 46 new units for the Russian Federation Navy in 2022 - 50 ships are already in various stages of construction at the country's shipyards. The Russian naval commander made these statements during a multiple keel-laying ceremony for no fewer than six units, which was held in St Petersburg and broadcast to the media via video conference. Only in this way is it possible to have a navy ready for Supreme Commander Vladimir Putin that consists of at least 70 per cent modern platforms. Three in one go In St Petersburg, Yevmenov initiated the start of construction for two conventional naval platforms at the Admiralty shipyard....

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USA: Landing ships and big drones

USA: Landing ships and big drones

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USS Fort Lauderdale In mid-March 2022, the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Shipbuilding Division in Pascagoula, Mississippi, delivered the USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), the twelfth of the San Antonio-class amphibious dock landing ships, to the US Navy. After some further proof, Fort Lauderdale will be able to embark its contingent of Marines, their conventional and hovercraft landing craft, as well as the helicopters and the swing-rotor aircraft. LDUUV Snakehead Against the backdrop of the number thirteen of this class, the USS Richard S. McCool, moored at the outfitting pier in Pascagoula, the technical solution developed and tested at HII in order to equip the LDUUV (large-diameter...

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