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Colombia - Four women's frigates with Saab technology

Colombia - Four women's frigates with Saab technology

Gepostet von | 29 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

Four frigates are on Colombia's order list. They were ordered from Damen Naval - the ships of the SIGMA 10514 design are to be built in a slightly longer version 10714CO (107 metres, 2,800 tonnes) at Cotecmar in Cartagena on the northern coast of the Caribbean. The programme is called the "Strategic Surface Platform" and plans to hand over the first units to the Colombian Navy by 2030. Damen is supplying the technical components, engineering expertise and accompanying technical support - welding and assembly will take place directly in Cartagena. The modular design of the SIGMA frigates has already been successfully used in projects in Indonesia (Martadinata class, two units) and Mexico (Reformador class, two units).

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USA - Second aircraft carrier group ordered to the Middle East

USA - Second aircraft carrier group ordered to the Middle East

Gepostet von | 28 Apr 2025 | , , | 2

The USS "Carl Vinson" (CVN 70) has been re-routed by the Pentagon and has joined the USS "Harry S. Truman" (CVN 75) to continue the fight against the Houthis in Yemen. After a two-month hiatus, fighting has flared up again as the Houthis have announced they will resume their operations in the Red Sea. In March, the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group ended its previous deployment in East Asia in the area of responsibility of the US 7th Fleet and moved to the waters off Yemen. This significantly strengthens the USA's force projection capabilities in the region. The deployment of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group was...

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A spirit of optimism between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea

A spirit of optimism between the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea

Gepostet von | 28 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

The modern units of the Saudi Navy. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (al-Mamlaka al-ʿarabīya as-saʿūdīya) is an absolute monarchy that occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The country, which has been undergoing a major social upheaval for several years, is one of the richest states in the world. Saudi Arabia, which has a population of just under 37 million, has a predominantly modern armed forces that are among the most powerful in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia is the largest military power on the Arabian Peninsula itself). The armed forces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (al-Quwwāt al-musallaḥa al-malakiyya as-saʿūdiyya) have five branches, consisting of the army, navy, air force, national guard...

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Iran - Spy ship for the Persian Gulf

Iran - Spy ship for the Persian Gulf

Gepostet von | 25 Apr 2025 | , , | 1

After numerous hints and confusion, the Iranian navy officially unveiled its first nationally developed and built reconnaissance ship "Zagros" at the end of January. Here too - as is often the case in the Iranian shipbuilding programme - a tried and tested ship type was simply modified in order to fulfil new tasks: A Mowj-class corvette (95 metres, 1,500 tonnes) was stripped of all armament to make room for extended superstructures with SIGINT equipment and a small hangar for a helicopter - the exact role of which in electronic reconnaissance is not yet certain. It was probably not yet put into service at the time of the presentation because further...

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When the box falls into the sea

When the box falls into the sea

Gepostet von | 25 Apr 2025 | , , | 0

Six years ago, the MSC Zoe lost several hundred containers in the North Sea - and for hours the crew didn't notice. Researchers are now working on how to minimise the extent of such accidents. Six years ago, the "MSC Zoe" was one of the largest container ships in the world: a good 395 metres long and 59 metres wide, it can load over 19,000 standard containers (TEU). The Panamanian-flagged ship was on its way to Bremerhaven from Portugal on the night of 2 January 2019 when it happened: In several batches and in bad weather off the Dutch and German coasts, the...

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