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Singapore: a city state with an impressive navy

Singapore: a city state with an impressive navy

Gepostet von | 24 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

Thanks to a prospering economy, small Singapore can afford a sizeable maritime defence force. And it has further ambitions. The island city-state of Singapore is the smallest country in Southeast Asia in terms of area. The multi-ethnic state - officially known as the Republic of Singapore - has an area of 734.3 square kilometres. It has a population of around 5.9 million and is economically and technologically advanced. With a per capita gross domestic product of around USD 133,000 in 2023, Singapore ranks third in the world. Singapore's total gross domestic product of USD 753,273 billion puts it in 38th place. Around 4.9 per cent of this is spent on the armed forces....

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German Navy: First woman takes over combat unit in Kiel

German Navy: First woman takes over combat unit in Kiel

Gepostet von | 22 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Wednesday, 27 March 2024 at 13:00, the commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Helge Sascha Rackwitz (51), will hand over command of the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron from Frigate Captain Carsten Schlüter (43) to Frigate Captain Inka von Puttkamer (41) at Kiel-Wik Naval Base. For Frigate Captain Schlüter, this marks the end of an 18-month period in command, which was characterised by the change of strategy in the Baltic Sea to a NATO inland sea and NATO enlargement with Finland and Sweden. But he also initiated internal changes and innovations, which characterised his time in the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron. Here are just the key points "Living at...

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet on the defensive

Russia's Black Sea Fleet on the defensive

Gepostet von | 21 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

Compared to Russia, Ukraine is a military dwarf. Nevertheless, the country managed to paralyse a once powerful fleet without warships. While Russia's offensive in the Ukrainian war on land continues unabated and is fought there in fierce attacks and counterattacks, the Ukrainian naval forces have only been able to thwart the offensive of the Russian Black Sea Fleet by deploying mobile missile batteries, drones and surface drones, keeping them away from the Ukrainian coasts and forcing them onto the defensive. Since 2023, the Ukrainian naval forces have even gone on the offensive. This indicates fundamental changes and new conceptual approaches to naval warfare in a new era.

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Ukraine: Netherlands part of international security cooperation

Ukraine: Netherlands part of international security cooperation

Gepostet von | 21 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the announced ten-year security agreement in Kharkiv on 1 March. The agreement focuses on medium and long-term military and political support. In addition to the Netherlands, countries such as the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and the EU had previously signed such agreements with Ukraine. The Netherlands is also providing Ukraine with fourteen rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIB). These are fast and manoeuvrable militarised river patrol and combat boats. The boats come both from the navy's own fleet and from industry....

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New "BREMER DIALOGUE" format

New "BREMER DIALOGUE" format

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2024 | , , , , | 0

PRESS RELEASE "BREMER DIALOGUE" MARITIME SECURITY AND NAVY 2035+: ON THE WAY TO "MULTI-DOMAIN OPERATIONS" The first Bremen Dialogue took place on 13 March 2024 at the invitation of the Chairman of the Executive Board of the German Maritime Institute Flotilla Admiral Christian Bock and the initiator and host Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH. The new format creatively promotes communication between maritime associations, industry and the Bundeswehr with the aim of improving mutual understanding. The aim was to discuss fields of action for integrated maritime security with a view to the NATO concept of multi-domain operations. The focus was on the question of what needs to be done in order to be able to fulfil the...

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