Category: Security policy

The navy and the evil empire

The navy and the evil empire

Gepostet von | 27 Aug 2024 | , , , | 1

Music on board a navy ship! Not really, it wasn't Helene Fischer breathlessly gyrating in the sails of the "Gorch Fock", that would have been a real news item with a scandalous attitude. The information that the corvette "Braunschweig" paid a visit to London wasn't really interesting enough either. After all, this is routine among NATO partners. Incoming and outgoing music for naval units is also completely normal, so it wasn't a big deal either. If it had been announced that the Imperial March, known as Darth Vader's Theme, was to be played in honour of London and the British Empire, that would have been more likely. After all, the London Symphony Orchestra under...

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Airfield festival in Gatow

Airfield festival in Gatow

Gepostet von | 26 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

A festival: not just for aviation enthusiasts! The Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr Berlin-Gatow Airfield (MHMBw) and the Association of Reservists in Berlin (VdRBw) invite you to the 12th Airfield Festival on the grounds of Gatow Airfield. The exact date is the last holiday weekend in Berlin and Brandenburg: Saturday, 31 August, 10:00 to 18:00 Sunday, 1 September, 10:00 to 18:00 Exclusively for the airfield festival, the museum is opening its depot in Hangar 7, which is otherwise not open to the public. The depot contains some of the 600,000 exhibits from the German Air Force that are kept by the MHMBw but are only available to the public.

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German Navy in Tokyo

German Navy in Tokyo

Gepostet von | 22 Aug 2024 | , , , | 0

The Indo -Pacific - Association has reached another highlight of its journey. The frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" have been travelling as part of Operation Indo-Pacific Deployment since May. After harbour visits in Halifax and New York, the Panama Canal was crossed with destination San Diego. Following the stay in Pearl Harbor, Japan has now been reached. The participation in the RIMPAC manoeuvre together with the German Air Force has been completed, now the actual core of the operation begins. Apparently, the typhoon of the last few days was survived unscathed and avoided. The ships are now in the cruise terminal of the metropolis. As a...

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Suez Canal - Revenue down

Suez Canal - Revenue down

Gepostet von | 19 Aug 2024 | , , , | 0

Since merchant ships in the Red Sea have been repeatedly attacked by the Yemeni Houthi militia, demonstrating their support for the militant Palestinian Hamas in their fight against Israel, the number of ship passages has fallen from 25,911 in the 2022/2023 financial year to 20,148 in 2023/2024, according to the head of the Egyptian Canal Authority. The Suez Canal's annual revenue fell by over 23 per cent from 8.55 billion euros to 6.55 billion euros in the last financial year, which ends in June, as various shipping companies and shippers switched to alternative routes. Alongside tourism, the Suez Canal is an indispensable source of income for Egypt. Source: gCaptain...

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Red Sea: USV defence successful

Red Sea: USV defence successful

Gepostet von | 19 Aug 2024 | , , , | 0

Von M/V „Pumba“ wurde im Roten Meer ein Video aufgenommen, wie der Angriff eines mit Sprengstoff beladenen Drohnenbootes (USV - unmanned surface vehicle) abgewehrt wird. Das an Bord der „Pumba“ eingesetzte bewaffnete Sicherheitsteam eröffnete das Feuer auf das USV, so dass dieses in ausreichender Entfernung zum Heck explodierte.[ds_preview] Ein Sprecher von Sea Lead Shipping sprach gegenüber Container News von „einem kleineren Angriff“, der keine Verluste oder Verletzungen der Besatzung und keine Schäden am Schiff oder der Ladung verursachte. Ein Sprecher der Houthis erklärte, es habe die „Pumba“ am 20. Juli im Roten Meer angegriffen, weil es ein "amerikanisches Schiff"...

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