On the last weekend in January, the large workshop ship "PM-82" of the Russian Navy could be seen travelling eastwards in the Fehmarnbelt. The Amur-class vessel (project 304, 122 metres, 5,600 tonnes) was accompanied on its journey from Tartus in Syria to Baltiysk by the support ship, which has been shuttling between the Baltic Sea and the Middle East for almost a year...
In mid-July - on the French bank holidays - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh signed three decision proposals from the Indian Defence Acquisition Council: firstly, the purchase and equipping of 26 Dassault Rafale-M carrier-capable fighter aircraft for the nationally built Vikrant carrier; secondly, the purchase and licensed construction as well as equipping of three further conventional submarines from the...
The partners Germany and Norway have launched the U-212CD project. Initial investments have already been initiated. Norway and Germany are setting new standards in international defence cooperation through the joint procurement and use of identical submarines. The innovative approach will continue the joint strategic cooperation over the next 40 years.
State-of-the-art underwater detection also poses a threat to conventional submarines. Submariners have to face up to this. The steel hunter glides almost silently through the pitch-black depths. Tense concentration prevails in the submarine's command centre. The commander has ordered a crawl. Only the whispering of the crew occasionally drowns out the low hum...
On 3 February 2022, TKMS continued the shipyard trials of the first class 218SG submarine with shallow water trials of the RSS Invincible. To this end, the 70-metre-long AIP submarine, which displaces 2,200 tonnes when submerged, was moved to the Kiel Bight sea area for 11 hours before being returned to ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (tkms) at...
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[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="3.22"][et_pb_row _builder_version="3.25" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.25" custom_padding="|||" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.27.4" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat"]Submarine "U35" returns to its home port from the EU mission "Irini". It is expected back on Friday, 15 October at 10 am. Under the command of corvette captain Oliver Brux (34), the boat took part in the...
Submerged on patrol in the South China Sea, the nuclear-powered Seawolf-class submarine runs into an unknown underwater object. The incident occurred on 2 October. According to the US 7th Fleet, the "USS Connecticut" was in international waters. Eleven crew members suffered injuries such as bruises and lacerations. Two of the cases were classified as...
On 27 September, the South Korean Navy Commander, Admiral Boo Suk-jong, christened and launched the third and final submarine of the first batch of the air-independent CHANGBOBO-III class at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in Ulsan under the name SHIN CHAE-HO. These submarines are a South Korean development and are almost 80%...
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