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Ocean Governance - Germany is committed to protecting the oceans

Ocean Governance - Germany is committed to protecting the oceans

Gepostet von | 16 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

Germany is committed to protecting the oceans and to the fair use of the sea. Maritime armed forces can also contribute to the enforcement of rules. A German frigate in the Mediterranean - under the NATO Sea Guardian mandate - could be deployed more easily to ensure comprehensive maritime security and to enforce fair and sustainable use of the seas than is currently the case in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. The deployment of the navy to protect shipping, critical maritime infrastructure or natural resources and the fragile marine ecosystem from criminal and hybrid, i.e. not clearly military, threats would take place outside of a corresponding international mandate in a legal framework.

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Danish design: Multipurpose Arctic Frigate from OSK

Danish design: Multipurpose Arctic Frigate from OSK

Gepostet von | 16 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

The Kingdom of Denmark naturally also includes the Faroe Islands between Norway and Iceland as well as Greenland, which is over 50 times larger in area and part of the American continent (2166 million km2). Denmark has many years of experience in operating military ships in the Arctic Ocean. And because our northern neighbour is very flexible when it comes to military procurements, the naval development office OSK Design has created a very up-to-date concept for the next generation of the Multipurpose Arctic Frigate as a precautionary measure. Even if the ice on the polar ice caps melts, a ship like this will always be needed. The slightly wider workhorse (125 metres long, 18 metres...

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From customers and soldiers

From customers and soldiers

Gepostet von | 15 Nov 2023 | , , , | 0

Und was ist mit uns Bestandskunden?“ So oder ähnlich habe ich es schon oft gehört, wenn es um neue Ideen geht, den Dienst in den Streitkräften attraktiver zu machen und zusätzliche Bewerber zu locken. Ebenso gerne wird von der Ressource Mensch gesprochen. Um es klar zu sagen: Wir sind weder Ressource noch Kunde! Wir sind Soldatinnen und Soldaten und setzen im Extremfall unser Leben ein, um „... der Bundesrepublik Deutschland treu zu dienen und das Recht und die Freiheit des deutschen Volkes tapfer zu verteidigen, ...“.[ds_preview] Das sollte man sich auf der Zunge zergehen lassen – „tapfer zu verteidigen“....

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South China Sea: Philippines break through China's barrier

South China Sea: Philippines break through China's barrier

Gepostet von | 15 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

Towards the end of September, the Philippine Coast Guard discovered that China had deployed a floating barrier, initially 300 metres long, off Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, 200 kilometres off the coast of Manila, using coast guard rubber dinghies and maritime militia forces. This was intended to prevent Filipino fishing vessels from reaching the productive banks off the reef, which is part of the Philippine economic zone, and making a living there. The same ritual had already taken place in 2012 when China illegally occupied the atoll. When then President Rodrigo Duterte moved closer to Beijing, the fishermen were allowed back onto the uninhabited reef. The...

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Black Sea: Russian naval aviators rely on seaplanes

Black Sea: Russian naval aviators rely on seaplanes

Gepostet von | 14 Nov 2023 | , , | 0

Why only now? After Ukraine's self-built surface drones have repeatedly caused damage to the Russian aggressor's naval forces as far away as Novorossiysk at the other end of the Black Sea, a strategic rethink is now taking place - also publicised in the media: in order to take preventive action against the threat posed by these naval drones, more Russian naval aircraft are now to be deployed in the Black Sea. The speedbomb boats, which are remote-controlled by the inventive Ukrainians, can hardly be detected by the target ships they are aimed at and can only be eliminated at close range by a direct hit from small-calibre, body-controlled weapons (MG, Gatling, etc.). From the air, however, they are quite easy to recognise, provided they are equipped with...

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