The Royal Navy aircraft carrier "HMS Queen Elizabeth" left the port of Hamburg again on Saturday, 23 November 2024, without any significant incidents - except for one minor blemish. As confirmed by the Territorial Command of the German Armed Forces in Berlin, a drone with a good 2,000 tonnes of fuel was flown over the aircraft carrier moored at the Steinwerder cruise terminal on...
Wir berichteten bereits über den ungewöhnlichen Gast im Hamburger Hafen. Für Shipspotter – britischer Flugzeugträger besucht Hamburg Am Donnerstag hatten wir hatten wir die privilegierte Möglichkeit, das große Kriegsschiff zu besichtigen. Aus Sicherheitsgründen war es der Öffentlichkeit nicht zugänglich, auch wir von Mittler-Report konnten nicht so ohne Weiteres an Bord,...
A rare guest is expected in the port of Hamburg: Aircraft carrier HMS "Queen Elizabeth" (65,600 tonnes) of the British Royal Navy is part of a NATO exercise and is making its inaugural visit to Hamburg. The aircraft carrier was originally due to arrive in Hamburg on Monday morning. According to the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), the arrival was delayed due to...
Deterrence in the North Sea and Mediterranean Since 24 October, NATO has taken control of the US aircraft carrier "Harry S. Truman" and other units for the NEPTUNE STRIKE mission. The large-scale operation aims to provide a flexible military presence and deterrence in strategic waters and involves forces from several NATO countries. Since the...
Germany is not alone in wanting to play a greater role in the Indo-Pacific. The Norwegian Navy will participate in the Indo-Pacific voyage of an aircraft carrier group led by the Royal Navy scheduled for 2025. "This is a significant Norwegian contribution to ensuring security and the free use of the sea," said Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram at the...
US Navy pilots regularly have to renew their qualification to land on an aircraft carrier. Visit to one of the largest warships in the world. On the morning of 13 December 2022, the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN departs Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego and moves to the Pacific...
What is it all about? The world's largest maritime manoeuvre, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, began these days in the sea area around Hawaii, with Germany participating with an air force contingent, a naval task force and personnel in the international staff. Germany's involvement is not only an expression of German foreign and security policy, but also a...
The world's fifth-largest shipping company has committed to reducing its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by around a third by 2030 and to net-zero fleet operations by 2045. This is to be achieved through the modernisation of the fleet, new drive technologies and research into and procurement of CO2-neutral alternative fuels (e-fuels), such as "green" methanol. Already since...
China proudly claims that its new aircraft carrier is the largest conventionally powered warship in the world On 23 June, a noteworthy message from the "China Morning Post" arrived in the mailbox: China claims the title of having the largest conventional aircraft carrier design in the world and immediately published a few references to the "Fujian". The...
The San Giorgio class has enriched the Italian navy for three decades. Replacements are not to be procured until the 1930s. In addition to the two aircraft carriers Giuseppe Garibaldi and Cavour, the Italian Navy operates three smaller amphibious units of the San Giorgio class, which can be deployed in a variety of ways. Two ships - the San Giorgio and the San Marco were...
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