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Marina-Armada de México: A coin for the navy on its 200th anniversary

Marina-Armada de México: A coin for the navy on its 200th anniversary

Gepostet von | 27 Oct 2022 | , , | 0

That would be a good way to promote greater maritime understanding among the German population (and beyond): a coin with maritime coinage! Perhaps for the 175th anniversary of the German Navy next year? Mexico is leading the way. To mark the bicentenary of the founding of its navy, the state has commissioned the Banco de México (Banxico) to mint a new 20-peso coin. It is intended as a token of appreciation for the navy's services in winning and stabilising Mexico's independence, protecting and defending Mexican territory and supporting the Mexican population in emergencies and disasters.

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Book tip - Innovating Victory

Book tip - Innovating Victory

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Vincent P. O'Hara and Leonard R. Heinz: Innovating Victory: Naval Technology in Three Wars, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis 2022 The current maritime debate about future technologies, platforms and strategies is characterised by questions of effectiveness against equal opponents and their new weapon systems. Here, the innovative approach of the two authors O'Hara and Heinz could help to analyse this problem more promisingly in the future. Both analyse six key technologies of naval warfare from the Russo-Japanese War, the First and Second World Wars, such as new platforms (submarines and aircraft), new weapons (torpedoes and mines) and new tools (radar and radio). They compare their early or late introduction to the...

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Israeli torpedo defence solution for surface units

Israeli torpedo defence solution for surface units

Gepostet von | 26 Oct 2022 | , , | 0

DSIT Solutions Ltd (DSIT), a subsidiary of RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd and the Israeli provider of underwater defence technology for 30 years, presented its torpedo defence system for surface vessels at EuroNaval 2022. Its components, a hull sensor in two variants, a control suite and the RAFAEL torpedo defence system as a combination of soft and hard-kill solution can be installed on a large number of surface platforms and integrated into the existing command and weapon deployment systems. In the course of a torpedo attack, the target has little time to recognise the threat and initiate effective countermeasures. In addition, the underwater signalling environment makes reliable classification difficult due to high false alarm rates....

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German Navy contributes to energy security

German Navy contributes to energy security

Gepostet von | 26 Oct 2022 | , , | 0

From a navy press release On Monday, 24 October 2022, the minehunter "Bad Bevensen" and the minesweeper "Bad Rappenau" departed from the naval base in Kiel to actively participate in the search for contaminated sites in the sea area off Lubmin (east of Greifswald). The construction of an LNG terminal is planned there. The two mine countermeasure units will search the seabed to determine the absence of explosive ordnance. The units of the 3rd mine detection squadron and the sea battalion mine divers on board are specially equipped and trained for this task. By detecting contaminated sites, they will contribute to the German Navy's energy security in Germany. Background The...

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