The 21st century is already characterised by maritime issues. The struggle for power and an arms race at sea harbour great potential for escalation. Sea power is back in the headlines - even in Germany. Here, maritime security issues rarely dominate the news. For a globally active industrialised nation that is dependent on maritime transport...
For six months - the entire period of Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine - HMS Audacious, the UK's newest operational Hunter-Killer nuclear submarine, has been on patrol in the Mediterranean. While above, NATO surface units were monitoring shipping traffic as part of Operation Sea Guardian - and primarily keeping an eye on...
Marinha do Brasil: "S-40 Riachuelo" put into service On 1 September 2022, the Brazilian Navy put the "S-40 Riachuelo" submarine into service. The unit is the first of four new submarines with conventional propulsion (NATO classification SSK). When it was launched in December 2018, it was already scheduled to enter service in 2020.
On Sunday, 31 July 2022, Russia will once again celebrate the anniversary of the Navy in Saint Petersburg. As expected and also announced (see report from 8 July 2022), the two nuclear submarines "Severodvinsk" and "Vepr" were detected coming from the Northern Fleet between Norway and Scotland, entering the North Sea and the Skagerrak, and...
On Friday, 8 July 2022, the "Belgorod" (project 09852) was handed over to the Russian Navy. The ceremonial signing of the acceptance protocol and the handover, during which the St Andrew's flag is hoisted in accordance with Russian procedure, took place at the Sevmash shipyard (Severodvinsk/Arkhangelsk). A press release from the shipyard states that the management of the...
This section of a satellite image from Planet Labs shows a Chinese shipyard in Huludao in the northern province of Liaoning - and a submarine in its dock. However, the size and top view do not quite correspond to the types known to date. As two green areas are also visible aft of the tower and cross-shaped lines are visible at the stern, the...
At the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) shipyard in Newport News, the gigantic shipbuilding site across from Norfolk, Virginia on North America's east coast, the 23rd VIRGINIA-class attack submarine was christened "USS New Jersey" on Monday, 15 November 2021. Godmother and construction progress Susan DiMarco, retired dentist and wife of former Secretary...
So there are still blank spots on the maps of the earth after all! At least on the charts of the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) in the Pentagon, there must be previously unknown shallows. This is the conclusion that can be drawn from the results of the US Navy's accident investigation into the USS Connecticut...
On 5 October, the Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed two successful test firings of the Zirkon hypersonic missile from a submarine. The two 3M22 cruise missiles (SS-N-33) were launched in the Barents Sea from the SEWERODWINSK (K-560), the nuclear-powered YASEN class (Project 885). While the first shot was probably fired from the surfaced attack submarine...
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