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"USS Connecticut": Underwater collision in the South China Sea

"USS Connecticut": Underwater collision in the South China Sea

Gepostet von | 9 Oct 2021 | , , , | 0

Submerged on patrol in the South China Sea, the nuclear-powered Seawolf-class submarine runs into an unknown underwater object. The incident occurred on 2 October. According to the US 7th Fleet, the "USS Connecticut" was in international waters. Eleven crew members suffered injuries such as bruises and lacerations. Two of the cases were categorised as 'moderate', the others as 'minor'. After the collision, the submarine was able to continue its journey. According to the US Navy, the submarine was stable and fully operational. Weapons and sensor systems as well as the propulsion system remained unaffected. The unit is now travelling to Guam to assess the damage. On its own keel, that is...

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Vaccination as a top priority - Portuguese admiral makes his country a frontrunner

Vaccination as a top priority - Portuguese admiral makes his country a frontrunner

Gepostet von | 8 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

He only retired from his post as Fleet Commander of the Portuguese Navy (2017 to 2020, a good part of which he also served as Commander European Maritime Force (EUROARFOR)) at the beginning of 2020, but he doesn't have much time left as a pensioner for the time being. At the beginning of 2021, when the infection figures in Portugal were at the top of the world after the second coronavirus wave and the health system's dams were threatening to break with 2,000 deaths per week, clever politicians remembered Vice Admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo: could this naval officer achieve what politicians are perhaps not trusted to do - namely cross-sectional herd immunity in the population...

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Type 31 frigate - first export order for Babcock

Type 31 frigate - first export order for Babcock

Gepostet von | 6 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Two years ago, Indonesia announced at the London defence trade fair DSEI (Defence & Security Equipment International) that the British shipbuilding group Babcock, with its ARROWHEAD-140 design for the Royal Navy's new Type 31 frigate, was the preferred supplier for a corresponding newbuilding programme to be carried out at the domestic state shipyard PT PAL in Surabaya. It was announced at this year's DSEI that, following negotiations with Babcock, a licence construction contract for two frigates has now also been signed there. This is the first export order for the ARROWHEAD design. As the basic model allows for a range of individual configuration options, the national requirements will first be incorporated and then finalised.

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Change of management at the Centre for Operational Testing in Eckernförde

Change of management at the Centre for Operational Testing in Eckernförde

Gepostet von | 6 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

On Thursday, 7 October at 10.30 a.m., the Commander of the Naval Support Command, Flotilla Admiral Lars Holm (60), will hand over command of the Operational Test Centre from Captain Jörg Dieter Lorentzen (54) to Captain Thomas Jaensch (54). Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Centre for Operational Testing (ZEP) has been able to fulfil all its orders. The ZEP carries out the operational testing of newly introduced or significantly modified ships, boats, equipment and weapons. Three areas were further expanded in order to better fulfil the ZEP's core mission of testing and firing under operational conditions: Target presentation, simulation and technical analysis. Captain at sea...

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Greek-French - how shipbuilding is turning into a new security alliance

Greek-French - how shipbuilding is turning into a new security alliance

Gepostet von | 5 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Security alliances declared out of nowhere are currently booming - this is not only due to the end of contact and exit restrictions during the pandemic, but perhaps more to the global power shifts that can no longer be denied. Following the failure of the submarine deal with Australia, the ball is now in France's court. Paris has rediscovered an old ally that is in need of a comprehensive overhaul of its navy: Greece. During the conflict over natural gas reserves in the north-eastern Mediterranean two years ago, France was the only EU state to send two frigates to the area to support Greece against Turkey. Thankfully, Greece has been able to stand by with its...

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