Nun ist auch (endlich!?) das vierte Leck entdeckt worden, das bei vier Rohrleitungen logischerweise zu erwarten war. Ansonsten hätte womöglich ein peinlicher Zündversager vorgelegen, was nach Auffinden der Ladung sowie Analyse von Sprengstoff und Zündarmatur wenigstens eine relativ zuverlässige Täterzuweisung erlaubt hätte. Oder schlimmer noch, man hätte eine Boobytrap mit...
Following the strengthening of Ukrainian coastal defences in the north-west quadrant of the Black Sea in recent weeks, the southern offensive just launched by the Ukrainian armed forces could promise success, as Russia is clearly no longer in a position to control and "hold down" this section of coastline from the sea. On the contrary: Ukraine has...
Three weeks ago, the Ukrainian news agency "The Guildhall Agency" published a satellite image that led reconnaissance officers in Kiev to conclude that Kalibr cruise missiles were being reloaded on the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" at the naval base in Sevastopol. The recordings date from 10 August - the following day, the Ukrainian air defence forces reported the firing of two...
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...
Just a few days after the significant explosions at the Saki airbase around 40 kilometres north of Sevastopol and the dismissal of the head of the Black Sea Fleet by Moscow, there were further attacks on Russian facilities on the Crimean peninsula. Exactly one week after the first incident, there were explosions in...
Based on the findings from the Ukraine war, Russia apparently wants to modernise its fleet of Project 03160 Raptor combat boats. This was announced by the contracted shipyard in a statement. In addition to the armament, the focus of the measure is also to concern the protection of the boats. The Project 03160 patrol boat, which was built by the...
Now the smoke has cleared and things are a little clearer. Until 14 August, according to Moscow, it was still improper handling of ammunition that led to the massive explosions on 9 August at the Saki naval air base, located 40 kilometres north of Sevastopol right next to the beach of...
Sorry! You don't have access to this page.
...The Scandinavian navies can look back on a long history. Due to the confrontation with Russia, their importance in the North and Baltic Seas is growing again. The Scandinavian states of Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland are traditionally closely linked. They are committed to cultural and political co-operation in the Nordic Council and in the Nordic...
The Swedish navy also reduced the number of its units after the end of the Cold War. However, Putin's annexation of Crimea in 2014 prompted those responsible to change their minds. On 18 May, the Swedish government officially submitted its application to join the NATO defence alliance. At the same time, NATO headquarters in Brussels received the...
English 
German