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George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group under NATO command

George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group under NATO command

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The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group was placed under NATO command on Friday as part of the Neptune Strike 2022 exercise series, the Pentagon's deputy press secretary announced. The exercise officially began Friday at Strike Force NATO headquarters in Oeiras, Portugal, according to a press release from the U.S. 6th Fleet. In addition to the US, Albania, Canada, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom will also participate. It was not clear from the press release what the carrier battle group will be doing in detail as part of the exercise, apart from conducting...

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Prince of Wales into the dock

Prince of Wales into the dock

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The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is on its way from Portsmouth to Rosyth. When the ship sailed for New York last month, damage occurred to the starboard shaft. Inspection by divers revealed that the shaft coupling had failed. The quickest and safest way to repair the shaft and return the ship to service is to put the aircraft carrier into dry dock in Rosyth. There are few options for accommodating a ship the size of 65,000 tonnes. Since the aircraft carrier returned to Portsmouth Naval Base at the beginning of September, the ship's engineers have been working...

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Journalists film damage from the Nord Stream explosion

Journalists film damage from the Nord Stream explosion

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A section of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea at least 50 metres long is missing, the Swedish daily Expressen reported on Tuesday after taking what it said were the first publicly published pictures of the damage. Swedish police and prosecutors suspect that the leaks that occurred on Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 on 26 September were caused by deliberate underwater explosions and are investigating the case as an act of gross sabotage. The Expressen video, made with an unmanned underwater vehicle, shows bent metal and a wide-open pipeline at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. Parts of the...

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The flying interim solution

The flying interim solution

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Boeing's tried-and-tested Poseidon was selected as the successor to the ageing P-3C. The first aircraft is due to fly for the navy in just two years. Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPAs) make a significant contribution to the capability of long-range reconnaissance at sea and long-range anti-submarine defence from the air and therefore remain indispensable for the German Navy. For this reason, the Bundeswehr signed a contract for the procurement of five P-8A Poseidon aircraft from the American aircraft manufacturer Boeing following the parliamentary discussion in June 2021. Foreign Military Sales The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) is procuring the aircraft...

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MV Werften Group sells hotel in Wismar

MV Werften Group sells hotel in Wismar

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All employees remain on board The "Park Inn by Radisson" Wismar hotel built by the MV Werften Group in the Hanseatic city and successfully operated for over three years remains thoroughly Hanseatic: a Hamburg-based family entrepreneur has acquired both the operating company and the property company and is taking on all employees. Both companies are financially sound and were sold by Dr Christoph Morgen in his capacity as insolvency administrator of the previous parent company MV Werften Holdings. "We have completed an intensive sales process and the number of bids from Germany and neighbouring countries was high. The attractive Baltic Sea location of the hotel directly on the Bay of Wismar and the...

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