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Netherlands: Frigate TROMP has sailed

Netherlands: Frigate TROMP has sailed

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2024 | , , , , | 0

The Dutch government has informed the House of Representatives and the public that HNLMS "Tromp" (De Zeven Provinciën class, 144 metres) will also be transiting the Red Sea on its way to the Indo-Pacific. The anti-aircraft frigate left Den Helder on 9 March and will support the US-led maritime operation Prosperity Guardian for around 25 days at the end of March and will also exchange information with the EU operation Aspides (Shield), to which the German anti-aircraft frigate HESSEN also belongs, and provide support on request. The aim of both operations is to fend off attacks by the Houthis on civilian shipping in the Red Sea. In addition, the government is examining...

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Frigate "Brandenburg" departs for the Mediterranean

Frigate "Brandenburg" departs for the Mediterranean

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2024 | , , | 2

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Thursday, 21 March 2024 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Brandenburg" will leave its home port of Wilhelmshaven to take part in the mandated foreign deployment UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast. Under the command of frigate captain Andreas Scheiba (45), the crew will assist with maritime surveillance and training for the Lebanese navy off the Lebanese coast until mid-July 2024. "In recent months, the ship and the crew have prepared intensively for the operational obligation ahead of us and we have impressively demonstrated the operational capability of the frigate 'Brandenburg'," says...

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Order from Singapore

Order from Singapore

Gepostet von | 19 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

Für die Marine Singapurs sind nach Mitteilung des dortigen Verteidigungsministeriums bei der Fassmer Werft in Berne an der Weser vier Offshore-Patrouillenschiffe (Offshore Patrol Vessels, OPVs) bestellt worden. Sie werden ab 2028 in Dienst gestellt und vier Schiffe der singapurischen SENTINEL-Klasse ersetzen.[ds_preview] Ihr Einsatz-Schwerpunkt wird in den stark befahrenen Gewässern der Straße von Singapur liegen, die die Straße von Malakka mit dem Südchinesischen Meer verbindet und als eines der Nadelöhre des Weltseeverkehrs gilt. Wegen ihrer hohen Manövrierfähigkeit und variablen Ausrüstungsmöglichkeiten werden sie dafür als prädestiniert angesehen. Die Neubauten basieren auf dem Fassmer-Design OPV 80, das auch für die neuen Schiffe...

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Attention spotters: Goodbye Seaking

Attention spotters: Goodbye Seaking

Gepostet von | 19 Mar 2024 | , , | 5

Since 1974, it has accompanied citizens in Kiel and the surrounding communities in the skies over Schleswig-Holstein, no matter what the weather was like, whether it was "imperial weather" or a typical North German storm depression. For decades, we lived with the engine noise of the "sea kings". With the relocation of Naval Air Wing 5 to Nordholz/Lower Saxony in 2012, the skies over Kiel became quiet. On 20 March 1974, the first landing of a "Seaking" took place in Kiel Holtenau. The aircraft were built by Westland in Yeovil, England, and then transferred to Germany (Kiel). They were the modernisation of the navy's search and rescue service with 23 of these highly reliable and...

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VSM: Dramatic safety risk!

VSM: Dramatic safety risk!

Gepostet von | 18 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

Association News of the German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association names shrinking shipyard landscape as a dramatic security risk Dr Reinhard Lüken, VSM Managing Director, is clear in his editorial for the 85th issue of VSM Association News: he criticises the misguided focus of daily reports and makes it clear that the security policy situation must be a priority. The shipbuilding industry plays a key role in this context. Here is the wording: "The boom in topics in the news and talk shows on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion remind us once again that there is a war in Europe. We are dealing with an opponent who, after initially putting up an unexpectedly strong defence, is now...

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