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Iranian Revolutionary Guards: New helicopter carrier put into service

Iranian Revolutionary Guards: New helicopter carrier put into service

Gepostet von | 7 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards officially put their new "helicopter carrier" into service in Bandar Abbas at the beginning of the week and named it after their guard leader Major General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in an American drone attack in January 2020 and was also given the honourable title of "martyr". Powerhouse The catamaran, which was designed entirely by the Iranian government, is classified as a "frigate" (FS 313-01), although its dimensions are quite compact at just 50 to 60 metres in length (estimated), which is typical for a boat. With four propulsion units manufactured in Iran, it is well motorised for high or long voyages. As far as the armament is concerned, the "Shahid Soleimani" is equipped with...

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Brazilian Navy: Milestone reached in ambitious submarine programme

Brazilian Navy: Milestone reached in ambitious submarine programme

Gepostet von | 7 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

Marinha do Brasil: "S-40 Riachuelo" put into service On 1 September 2022, the Brazilian Navy put the "S-40 Riachuelo" submarine into service. The unit is the first of four new submarines with conventional propulsion (NATO classification SSK). When it was launched in December 2018, it was expected to enter service in 2020. Construction number 2, S-41 Humaitá, carried out an initial functional test on the day before the ceremony for the type ship. Brazilian-French cooperation As part of Brazilian-French defence cooperation, Brasilia opted for the PROSUB programme' Programa de Desenvolvimento de Submarinos in 2009. The programme provides for the reinforcement of the submarine flotilla with four conventional and one nuclear...

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US Navy: Start of construction of the Constellation class

US Navy: Start of construction of the Constellation class

Gepostet von | 2 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

Fincantieri's American subsidiary, Fincantieri Marinette Marine, began construction of the first Constellation-class frigate at the company's own shipyard in Marinette, Wisconsin, on 31 August 2022. According to the press release from the US Navy programme office responsible for the project, construction number 1, the "USS Constellation" (FFG 62), is scheduled for delivery in 2026. The class is also referred to as FFG 62 and FFG(X) in addition to the name of the first ship. Delayed start of construction Construction of the "USS Constellation" will begin almost two and a half years after Fincantieri was awarded the contract in April 2020. The programme managers explain this with the design review, which was only completed in...

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Ukrainian southern offensive exploits weaknesses in the Russian navy

Ukrainian southern offensive exploits weaknesses in the Russian navy

Gepostet von | 2 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

Following the strengthening of Ukrainian coastal defences in the north-west quadrant of the Black Sea in recent weeks, the southern offensive just launched by the Ukrainian armed forces could promise success, as Russia is clearly no longer in a position to control and "hold down" this coastal section from the sea. On the contrary: Ukraine has shown with individual steps that it can certainly disrupt the enemy forces around Sevastopol with targeted attacks in such a way that the Russian navy can only move safely in the area of the coastal defence of Crimea. Seen on the timeline The damage to and sinking of the "Moskva" on 14 April...

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Russian navy off the English coast.

Russian navy off the English coast.

Gepostet von | 2 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

A Russian convoy consisting of the cruiser "Marshal Ustinov" (Slava class, project 1164, sister ship of the "Moskva"), the destroyer "Vice Admiral Kulakov" (Udaloy class type ship, project 1155) and the tanker "Vyazma" (Kaliningradneft class) is reportedly on a transfer from the Mediterranean back to the Northern Fleet and its home ports on the Barents Sea. The convoy, which also included the frigate "Admiral Kasatonov" (Gorshkov class, project 22350), had moved southwards past Ireland to the vicinity of the feared war region in January before the start of the Ukraine war and had been in the Mediterranean after the Bosporus was closed - and will now probably have to return to its home ports in the...

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