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New Zealand: It's getting lonely in the South Pacific

New Zealand: It's getting lonely in the South Pacific

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

New Zealand's navy is quite manageable anyway - two frigates (combat force) and four OPVs (patrol force, 2 large, 2 small), plus three modern support vessels (tanker Aotearoa, multipurpose supply vessel Canterbury, survey vessel Manawanui), that's it! Now the third of the OPVs has also been transferred to reserve status, as the New Zealanders are simply short of personnel. In addition to the unattractive salary for new recruits, the navy has lost a lot of personnel because they migrated to the civilian sector after the military coronavirus support mission. The navy only has one small Lake-class OPV (HMNZS Rotoiti, 350 tonnes) and two recently overhauled OPVs in active status.

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USA: Two submarine keels in a fortnight

USA: Two submarine keels in a fortnight

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

Some do Christmas shopping - others lay the keels of two Virginia-class attack submarines in the space of 14 days! At the end of November, Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) in Hampton Roads, Virginia, performed the ceremonial keel authentication for the 27th Virginia-class attack submarine. SSN 800 is to bear the name "USS Arkansas" in future. Further north-east, 700 kilometres away, at the Electric Boat Division (GDEB) of General Dynamics Corporation in Quonset Point/Rhode Island, construction of the "USS Arizona" (SSN 803), the 30th boat in the Virginia class, began in the same way at the beginning of December. Teamwork The two specialised shipyards are cooperating on the modular...

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Tender and minesweeper return to Kiel before Christmas

Tender and minesweeper return to Kiel before Christmas

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

On Tuesday, 13 December 2022 at 10 a.m., the tender "Mosel" and an hour later, at around 11 a.m., the minehunting vessel "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" will arrive in their home port of Kiel in time for the holidays. Both units departed from Kiel in July of this year for different areas of operation. While the minehunting boat "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" travelled to the eastern Mediterranean, the tender "Mosel" remained in the Atlantic coast off the Iberian Peninsula for the first time. But in these times, plans can change quickly. The 45-strong crew of the "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" also had to learn this. Prepared for warm temperatures in the Mediterranean, they were ordered by NATO to return to the...

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Saudi Arabia puts warships from Europe into service - and orders more from Navantia

Saudi Arabia puts warships from Europe into service - and orders more from Navantia

Gepostet von | 6 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

Navantia handed over "HAIL", the third of five Avante 2200 corvettes ordered in 2018, to the Royal Saudi Naval Force (RSNF) on the second Sunday of Advent 2022. In addition to construction, the contract, which was valued at 1.8 billion euros at the time, includes logistical support and training - including the provision of training and instruction facilities for the ships' weapon deployment and platform control systems. Support during the entire life cycle and the provision of various services for the maintenance of the ships at the Jeddah naval base were also envisaged. The trade press described the deal as the largest order in the history of Spanish state-owned shipyards with a foreign customer. The five...

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Second-hand ocean-going tugs for the navy

Second-hand ocean-going tugs for the navy

Gepostet von | 5 Dec 2022 | , , | 0

On 10 November, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved 24 million euros (Chapter 1405 Title 55412) to pave the way for an interim solution for the Class 722 sea tug. On 26 November 2022, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support published a tender for the "purchase of two used, marketable ocean-going tugs". According to the dry officialese, two ocean-going tugs ("anchor handling tugs") are being sought that are capable of "towing ships with a full load of up to 21,000 tonnes in sea area A3 to safe harbour." Briefly explained: Sea area A3 refers to those sea areas that lie outside coastal waters...

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