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Airfield festival in Gatow

Airfield festival in Gatow

Gepostet von | 26 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

A festival: not just for aviation enthusiasts! The Military History Museum of the Bundeswehr Berlin-Gatow Airfield (MHMBw) and the Association of Reservists in Berlin (VdRBw) invite you to the 12th Airfield Festival on the grounds of Gatow Airfield. The exact date is the last holiday weekend in Berlin and Brandenburg: Saturday, 31 August, 10:00 to 18:00 Sunday, 1 September, 10:00 to 18:00 Exclusively for the airfield festival, the museum is opening its depot in Hangar 7, which is otherwise not open to the public. The depot contains some of the 600,000 exhibits from the German Air Force that are kept by the MHMBw but are only available to the public.

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Update: London-Wilhelmshaven: First German-British electricity project

Update: London-Wilhelmshaven: First German-British electricity project

Gepostet von | 22 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

Die Arbeiten an dem 2,8 Mrd. Euro teuren Projekt zum Bau und Verlegen des ersten Stromkabels zwischen Großbritannien und Deutschland haben begonnen. Erstmals werden damit zwei der größten Energiemärkte Europas verbunden, auch ein Ergebnis des russischen Einmarsches in die Ukraine. Kooperationspartner Die NeuConnect Deutschland GmbH mit Sitz in Wilhelmshaven verantwortet alle Belange des NeuConnect Interkonnektor-Projekts inklusive Genehmigungsverfahren, Bauphase und Betrieb auf deutscher Seite. Die NeuConnect Ltd. mit Sitz in London verantwortet [ds_preview] die Projektabschnitte im britischen und niederländischen Zuständigkeitsbereich. Das Projekt wird durch ein Konsortium von mehr als 20 Banken und Finanzinstituten finanziert, darunter die UK Infrastructure Bank, die...

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German Navy in Tokyo

German Navy in Tokyo

Gepostet von | 22 Aug 2024 | , , , | 0

The Indo -Pacific - Association has reached another highlight of its journey. The frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" have been travelling as part of Operation Indo-Pacific Deployment since May. After harbour visits in Halifax and New York, the Panama Canal was crossed with destination San Diego. Following the stay in Pearl Harbor, Japan has now been reached. The participation in the RIMPAC manoeuvre together with the German Air Force has been completed, now the actual core of the operation begins. Apparently, the typhoon of the last few days was survived unscathed and avoided. The ships are now in the cruise terminal of the metropolis. As a...

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"Only the highest standards are good enough!"

"Only the highest standards are good enough!"

Gepostet von | 20 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

Interview with the commander of the frigate HESSEN by Holger Schlüter. There are many questions following the end of the explosive deployment of the frigate HESSEN in the Red Sea. Not all of them can be answered by the ship's commander, frigate captain Volker Kübsch, and after all, military security also demands secrecy. The German public must accept that there are limits to transparency, even for their own safety. The findings are now being extensively analysed, both technically, tactically and in terms of personnel. The man most in demand during the operation was nevertheless available to marineforum. Mr Kübsch, our deep respect for you and your crew! How many interviews have you already given...

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Suez Canal - Revenue down

Suez Canal - Revenue down

Gepostet von | 19 Aug 2024 | , , , | 0

Since merchant ships in the Red Sea have been repeatedly attacked by the Yemeni Houthi militia, demonstrating their support for the militant Palestinian Hamas in their fight against Israel, the number of ship passages has fallen from 25,911 in the 2022/2023 financial year to 20,148 in 2023/2024, according to the head of the Egyptian Canal Authority. The Suez Canal's annual revenue fell by over 23 per cent from 8.55 billion euros to 6.55 billion euros in the last financial year, which ends in June, as various shipping companies and shippers switched to alternative routes. Alongside tourism, the Suez Canal is an indispensable source of income for Egypt. Source: gCaptain...

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