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Banished to paradise

Banished to paradise

Gepostet von | 29 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

Countless German cargo ships were abroad at the beginning of the Second World War, denied a way back home. In Indonesia, the crew of the Sophie Rickmers waited for better times. Numerous German merchant ships were confiscated by the Dutch authorities after the occupation of the Netherlands by the German Wehrmacht in 1940. One of them was the 7033BRT freighter Sophie Rickmers. The largest ship of the Rickmers shipping company in Hamburg when it was launched in 1920, it was deployed on its Siberia line and in the East Asia trade, which was to be its undoing when the Second World War broke out. Pursued for weeks by a British destroyer,[ds_preview] the freighter sought refuge at the end of...

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New American world - Greenland is already changing its MilGeo zone

New American world - Greenland is already changing its MilGeo zone

Gepostet von | 26 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

Congress in Washington expects the Pentagon to review the "Unified Combatant Command Plan" every two years. Four years ago, the US Department of Defence separated the country of Israel from the US European Command Area of Responsibility (USEUCOM, Stuttgart) and transferred the territory to the US Central Command (USCENTCOM, Florida), which is responsible for military operations in the Middle East. This year - in mid-June - the Pentagon removed the island of Greenland from the EUCOM area of responsibility and transferred the American troops stationed there to Northern Command (USNORTHCOM, Colorado), which is responsible for security and military command in the Arctic zone and the North American region.

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USA - F-47: New fighter aircraft for the 47th president

USA - F-47: New fighter aircraft for the 47th president

Gepostet von | 25 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

POTUS (President of the United States) actually wanted the F-47, the successor to the F-22 (Stealth Fighter, US Air Force), to be the "best and most lethal aircraft ever built" - fittingly named after the 47th President of the United States. To this end, the Pentagon was to withdraw all available financial resources from the development of the US Navy's competing F/A-XX in 2026 - which the Ministry of Defence promptly implemented. Now, however, the Senate Committee on Appropriations is intervening and submitting its own budget proposal, which again includes 1.4 billion dollars for the F/A-XX and...

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The future has long since begun

The future has long since begun

Gepostet von | 25 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

Other nations already have hypersonic missiles. Now they are also included in the specifications for future German air defence units. Hypersonic missiles have been on the radar of air defence forces at least since Russia deployed the Kinschal cruise missile in the Ukraine war. They are among the most advanced and threatening military technologies. Hypersonic missiles challenge all existing missile defence shields with new flight profiles and attack patterns. Existing defence systems need to be significantly enhanced. In the following, the current status of such missiles is analysed and [ds_preview] the necessary measures for further development are discussed. What are hypersonic missiles? Hypersonic missiles travel through space at speeds of over Mach 5 (approx. 6200 km/h)....

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More than 40 navies rely on Renk

More than 40 navies rely on Renk

Gepostet von | 24 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

Renk supports NATO countries and their most important allies with its cutting-edge technology. CEO Alexander Sagel sets four priorities for the future of the company. An interview by Burghard Lindhorst. Mr Sagel, you have been at the helm of the Renk Group since February. You have barely been in office when the security situation has worsened. Was Renk prepared for this? We are experiencing a turning point that we would all rather not experience. In these times, we should be glad that there are companies like RENK in Germany and Europe that can and want to take responsibility for these upheavals. The political and financial brakes have been released - finally....

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