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Russian naval manoeuvres in the Mediterranean - and worldwide

Russian naval manoeuvres in the Mediterranean - and worldwide

Gepostet von | 25 Jan 2022 | , , | 1

Amphibious group Three amphibious landing ships of the Baltic Fleet (Ropucha class, project 775) have been moving towards the Mediterranean for a week and have passed the English Channel. Two further Ropuchas and a large landing ship of the Ivan Gren class (Project 11711) of the Northern Fleet have left their bases and were only able to reach the North Sea and continue southwards after a delay due to weather conditions. Russia has announced that the ships' movements are allegedly aimed at naval manoeuvres in the Mediterranean that have already been announced for a long time. However, it is not clear whether these not insignificant landing capacities will ultimately march through to the Black Sea off the coast of Ukraine. Varyag surface combat group In the Gulf of...

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Setback for South African navy

Setback for South African navy

Gepostet von | 20 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

SAN frigates and submarines will not be refitted in the near future The German Navy was once the "Parent Navy" for South Africa. Good Hope, minesweepers, visits ... The four MEKO A-200SAN frigates and the three submarines were built in Germany and are in need of an overhaul. Now the South African Ministry of Finance has declared that there is little room for additional funding for the overhaul of the South African Navy's frigates and submarines. The mid-life upgrades of the South African Navy's frigates and submarines are currently on hold due to a lack of funds. There will be no upgrades to the frigates until at least 2033 and to the submarines until 2035....

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Fire with consequences

Fire with consequences

Gepostet von | 19 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

How the US Navy is learning lessons from the Bonhomme Richard disaster The fire on the Bonhomme Richard in July 2020 was so devastating that the amphibious ship had to be decommissioned in April 2021 (Marineforum reported) The consequences and lessons learnt from this disaster are apparently more far-reaching than initially assumed. The capabilities for assessing and repairing battle damage are being revised, because what do you need to survive in a war against sophisticated opponents? Rear Adm. Eric Ver Hage, the commander of the Navy's Regional Maintenance Centre, said the Navy is even repairing the burned-out hull of the former amphibious assault ship...

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It went wrong

It went wrong

Gepostet von | 19 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Someone has chosen the wrong enemy, a French ATLANTIQUE maritime patrol aircraft. The Marine Nationale announced that one of its Atlantique 2 MPAs had been shot at with a laser in Brittany. The aircraft used its own sensors to identify and locate the person, who was then apprehended fairly quickly. The incident took place on the evening of 4 January 2022, when the ATL2 was on final approach to the Lann-Bihoué airbase when a madman began targeting the aircraft with a laser. The pilot then aborted the landing. The crew were then able to use their technical resources to...

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