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Russia: Test firing of a Borei-class intercontinental ballistic missile

Russia: Test firing of a Borei-class intercontinental ballistic missile

Gepostet von | 26 Dec 2023 | , , | 1

Just a few days after Russia's president signed a law in early November withdrawing from the international treaty to stop nuclear tests, the Russian Navy demonstrated its nuclear deterrent potential: a nuclear-capable Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile was fired from the newly commissioned nuclear submarine Imperator Alexander III over a distance of 5,600 kilometres into a target area on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the White Sea. The first test of this weapon system in over a year may be regarded as the final proof of function for the Borei-class submarines, but it has been recognised in the official state narrative as an indication of the functionality of the core element of the Borei...

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Where is the "maritime DNA" of the Germans? 

Where is the "maritime DNA" of the Germans? 

Gepostet von | 26 Dec 2023 | , , | 0

Im Gegensatz zu vielen anderen Ländern hat das Maritime in Deutschland nur einen geringen Stellenwert in der Öffentlichkeit. Trotz der Abhängigkeit des Landes von offenen Seewegen. Mitte September 2023 fand in Bremen die 13. Nationale Maritime Konferenz (NMK) statt. Rund 800 Teilnehmer diskutierten und bewerteten die deutschen maritimen Interessen in Politik, Wirtschaft und Verkehr, Umweltschutz, Wissenschaft und maritimer Sicherheit. Der Bundeskanzler eröffnete das Treffen mit einer gewohnt nüchternen Rede zur maritimen Abhängigkeit der Republik mit dem Tenor, die Probleme seien bekannt. Man arbeite daran und sei im „Aufbruch“.[ds_preview] In die Rede hinein platzte der bundesweite Probealarm mit Sirenengeheul und...

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Norway: Mine defence with autonomous platforms

Norway: Mine defence with autonomous platforms

Gepostet von | 25 Dec 2023 | , , | 0

The Scandinavian coastal state is well on the way to shifting previously boat-based mine defence into the realm of unmanned forces. They are calling it the next generation of mine hunting and are spending half a billion euros on it: the Royal Norwegian Navy and the Kongsberg Group are currently developing low-emission, hybrid-powered, autonomous platforms using cutting-edge space, quantum and hypersonic technologies, which are to make the difference when connected to artificial intelligence. Sensational at first glance, of course, but at second glance nothing different from what the Royal Navy is doing with the Arcims UPS developed by Atlas Elektronik. Perhaps these UPSs will then transmit the underwater situation report from the...

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Newest US Navy submarine honours the "father of the nuclear fleet"

Newest US Navy submarine honours the "father of the nuclear fleet"

Gepostet von | 25 Dec 2023 | , , | 0

The 22nd unit of the Virginia class was commissioned on 14 October. The ship is named after Admiral Hyman C. Rickover. The commissioning ceremony for the USS Hyman C. Rickover (SSN 795) took place at the New London submarine base in the state of Connecticut. To date, 15 hunter submarines have been stationed here, including eight Virginia-class units. Like the other units of the Block IV design, SSN 795 is around 115 metres long and displaces around 7800 tonnes. The pressurised water reactor S9G has an output of 210 megawatts and is designed for a service life of 33 years. The armament consists of Mk 48 torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles for...

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UK: Multi Role Ocean Surveillance Ship for Seabed Warfare

UK: Multi Role Ocean Surveillance Ship for Seabed Warfare

Gepostet von | 22 Dec 2023 | , , | 0

At the beginning of the year, the Royal Navy acquired the offshore supply/construction vessel TANGAROA TOPAZ and had it refitted and repainted at Cammell Laird in Birkenhead near Liverpool as its first multi-role ocean surveillance ship. It was now commissioned in mid-October under the name RFA PROTEUS as a multi-role ocean surveillance ship with the task of seabed warfare. The Royal Navy has not yet made a clear statement on the deployment concept. Is it only to be deployed reactively in the event of suspicious incidents and to repair damage to critical infrastructure? Or is it to be used proactively and as a deterrent by being present in the sea area and deploying its new equipment...

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