Picture was on the Bush
A team from Bild-TV was on board the aircraft carrier "George H. W. Bush" - the video report is somewhat striking, but also worth seeing! Not just for Bild readers! To the video...
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French Navy joins Belgian-Dutch minehunter programme
After the keel was laid shortly before the end of last year at Kership in Concarneau/South Brittany (part of Naval Group) for the first construction of the twelve-unit Belgian-Dutch minehunter programme, the French Navy has now also joined the programme at Euronaval. The aim is to promote cost-reducing commonalities and interoperability of mine defence systems along the Western European coast. In particular, France intends to model the design of its new minehunter on that of the binational platform. A contract for the construction is expected to be signed next year, although a delivery date still needs to be discussed, as the Belgian and Dutch boats are to be launched first....
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France: Air defence exercises with the Aster air-to-air missile
The aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and the Horizon-class destroyer Chevalier Paul conducted air defence exercises with the Aster (MBDA/Thales) air-to-air missile on 4 October. The air defence destroyer fired Aster 30 (up to 100 kilometres) and the carrier Aster 15 (up to 30 kilometres) surface-to-air missiles at high-speed targets flying towards the simulated carrier group. The scenario was made even more realistic by electronically jamming the air target acquisition radars. To watch The following Twitter video provides a brief insight into the processes in the operations centre and on the upper deck: Watch video Outlook The Charles de Gaulle, commissioned in 2001, is the tenth French aircraft carrier. This ship is also the...
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Armada: Frigate "Santa Maria" cancelled for ATALANTA for the time being after fire in hangar
On the second Sunday in October, the Spanish frigate "Santa Maria" (F81, type ship of the same class, Spanish Oliver-Hazard-Perry licence build 1982-94) should have replaced her sister ship "Numancia" (F83) in the "European Union Naval Force - Somalia - Operation Atalanta". At the very least, this day was scheduled as the departure date from the Rota naval base in south-west Spain. However, two days before departure, shortly after midnight, a fire broke out in the empty helicopter hangar, which could only be declared extinguished the following day - with such extensive damage that departure was no longer an option. The crew reacted quickly and supported the surrounding units...
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EuroNaval: France presents its new carrier
The project was launched by the then Minister of Defence Florence Parly at the last live EuroNaval 2018 (only virtual in 2020). Now, on 19 October 2022, the French Ministry of Defence used this year's international naval industry gala at the Naval Group stand in Le Bourget to present a model of the future carrier with some details. The design is not yet finalised insofar as no final decisions have yet been made on the design of the island ('tower' and command bridge of an aircraft carrier) and other elements (such as the number of EMALS). They should be finalised by February 2023 to such an extent that it will be possible to move into the French-owned...
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