At the major arms show DSEI (Defence & Security Equipment International) in London at the beginning of September, Brazil signed the contract to take over the ex-HMS Bulwark (LPD Albion class, 176 metres, 18,500 tonnes) - which had already been announced at the beginning of the year in the form of a bilateral MoU. The amphibious dock landing ship can look back on an eventful...
The U.S. Navy has deployed four substantial ships of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) to major Baltic ports and capitals following two weeks of bilateral training and exercise serials with Finnish units in the waters of the new NATO member. Big visit The USS Kearsarge, a Wasp-class amphibious assault carrier with 42,000...
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced at the beginning of July that it had handed over the second OPV of the "Musherib" class to the Qatar Ministry of Defence at a ceremony in La Spezia. Like the type ship handed over in January, the "Sheraouh" is a ship that can be flexibly deployed in various roles, from guard boat to combat vessel.
The traumatic experience of the hasty withdrawal of all international forces from Afghanistan in summer 2021 has had consequences, in this case for NATO. It is well known that what is generally referred to as an "exit strategy", including the plan for a controlled withdrawal of some or all of the forces from Afghanistan, is...
The volcanic eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma is now also triggering support measures from the Spanish navy. Preparations on site After the lava flows irreparably disrupted the internal north-south communication routes on the west side, the island's regional council requested assistance. The Meteoro class patrol boat "Tornado" was immediately deployed with...
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