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Change of command at the Naval Air Command

Change of command at the Naval Air Command

Gepostet von | 18 Nov 2022 | , , | 0

Captain Thorsten Bobzin hands over to Captain Broder Nielsen after 51 months in office Today, the Commander of Operations and Head of the Operations Department, Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen, handed over command of the Naval Aviation Command from Captain Thorsten Bobzin (57) to Captain Broder Nielsen (59). The cool weather did not deter the many invited guests from the Bundeswehr, German Navy, almost all organisational areas of the armed forces and authorities as well as representatives of the surrounding North Sea communities from attending in large numbers. Thorsten Bobzin was confronted with numerous challenges during his time as commander: he had organised the introduction of the multi-purpose helicopter...

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MV Werften: "Global One" sold to Disney Cruise Line

MV Werften: "Global One" sold to Disney Cruise Line

Gepostet von | 17 Nov 2022 | , , | 0

The world's largest, but still unfinished cruise ship "Global One" has been sold to Disney Cruise Line - a company of The Walt Disney Company - and will be completed in Wismar, where it is located in the shipbuilding hall. This was announced at the shipyard on Thursday by the insolvency administrator of the MV Werften Group, Dr Christoph Morgen, partner in the nationwide law firm Brinkmann & Partner. He explained: "Today is a very good day for the shipbuilders in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and for the maritime supply industry in northern Germany. Several hundred former and current employees of MV Werften, colleagues from the Meyer Group and numerous other employees from the shipbuilding...

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Inspector of the Navy on the national security strategy

Inspector of the Navy on the national security strategy

Gepostet von | 17 Nov 2022 | , , | 0

Inspector of the Navy Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack Maritime Convention 22 Requirements of the German Navy for a national security strategy Berlin, 8 November 2022 Dear State Secretary Gerken, Dear State Secretary Wenzel, Dear Admiral Schneider - dear Carsten, dear Mr Schulte! Thank you very much for having me here this evening at the embassy of the most beautiful federal state in the world. It really is about time, because the last time was five years ago. I am therefore delighted to be able to enjoy your wonderful hospitality once again after my involuntary absence. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome...

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New drives: Bulk carrier with "Hard Sail" underway

New drives: Bulk carrier with "Hard Sail" underway

Gepostet von | 17 Nov 2022 | , , , | 0

The Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) reports on the first successful test voyage with the environmentally friendly "Hard Sail" auxiliary propulsion system on its bulk carrier "Shofu Maru" with a payload weight of 100,000 tonnes (dwt). On its maiden voyage from Japan to Australia to bunker coal and back to the island state, the 235-metre-long ship used the approximately 52-metre-high sail made of fibre-reinforced plastic, which is permanently installed in front of the cargo hatches and can be extended in four 15-metre tracks, to support the conventional propulsion system. Wind Challenger Based on a university research project, the concept for the so-called Wind Challenger has been under development for over a decade. Today it is an automated...

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Frigate 126: Rheinmetall supplies light naval guns

Frigate 126: Rheinmetall supplies light naval guns

Gepostet von | 17 Nov 2022 | , , , | 0

Damen Naval, the Dutch prime contractor for the construction and delivery of the future frigates 126, has announced that the contract to equip the newbuildings with a medium-calibre gun has now been awarded to Rheinmetall. MLG27-4.0 The Unterlüss-based company will produce a modernised version of the well-known naval light gun, then named MLG27-4.0, whose core component is the BK-27M revolver gun. The gas-operated revolver gun can be operated with belted or belt-fed ammunition. It combines low weight (gun with barrel 102.3 kilograms) with a high rate of fire (1,700 rounds/min) and is also used as armament for the Eurofighter, Gripen and Tornado. Rheinmetall states that the BK27 with over 3,000...

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