Category: Security policy

Damen delivers a new ASD tug to the Lithuanian Navy

Damen delivers a new ASD tug to the Lithuanian Navy

Gepostet von | 21 May 2025 | , , | 0

It can happen that quickly: can you come to terms with such a "role model"? The photos of the new Damen ASD 3010 ICE class multi-purpose tug LNS "Lokys" (H 24) for the Lithuanian Navy were taken on the delivery voyage from Rotterdam to Klaipeda on 4 May 2025 in the Kiel Canal. On Monday 12 May, nine months after the contract was signed, the christening ceremony for the Lithuanian Navy's new multi-purpose tug took place at the Klaipėda cruise terminal. The tug has also been developed for use in non-ice-free waters. The "Lokys" has a length of 30 metres, a bollard pull of almost 60 tonnes and a maximum speed of...

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Russia's submarine presence in the Mediterranean at a turning point?

Russia's submarine presence in the Mediterranean at a turning point?

Gepostet von | 21 May 2025 | , , | 2

Return to the Baltic Sea On 7 May 2025, the Russian submarine "Krasnodar" (B-265), a boat of the improved Kilo class (project 636.3, Russian "Varshavyanka"), passed through the Danish straits together with the ocean-going tug "Evgeniy Churov" (SB-921) in the direction of the Baltic Sea. A few days later, the unit arrived at its home port of Kronstadt as planned. The escort unit of the Sliva class, belonging to the Baltic Fleet (correction 29.05.25), left the Baltic again southwards on 11 May and was last in the Bay of Biscay. The return of the "Krasnodar" marks the end of a deployment in the Mediterranean lasting just under three months - a period of operation that is considered to be a long one for diesel-electric submarines without access to stationary logistics in...

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AI against the silent threat under water - Helsing's glider

AI against the silent threat under water - Helsing's glider

Gepostet von | 21 May 2025 | , , | 0

New underwater glider from Helsing On 13 May 2025, Helsing, a young Munich-based software developer, presented its SG-1 Fathom underwater reconnaissance system and the Lura AI platform at parallel events in Portsmouth and Hamburg. The events, one at the traditional Royal Navy base, the other at the newly opened maritime representative office of the defence technology company in the German Hanseatic city, send a clear signal: in view of growing threats to critical underwater infrastructure - such as pipelines, fibre optic cables or offshore platforms - the need for long-term, networked and autonomous underwater surveillance is increasing noticeably. Cutting-edge digital technology is becoming a central component of modern maritime surveillance. And Helsing is responding to this with...

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Shipspotting: Corvette "Emden"

Shipspotting: Corvette "Emden"

Gepostet von | 19 May 2025 | , , , , | 0

Underway on a test voyage in the North Sea - Baltic Sea Canal The K 130 II class corvette. Lot was launched on o4. May 2023 as construction number 7 of the Braunschweig class at the traditional Hamburg shipyard Blohm & Voss, which has belonged to Lürssen Defence since 2016 and is now part of the NVL Group, was christened "Emden" by Ms Annette Lehnigk-Emden. The traditional name has had a special resonance in the navy since the days of the small cruiser "Emden" from the time of the First World War. The old class 122 frigate "Emden" had been decommissioned almost 10 years earlier. The name is back, the unit is waiting for the...

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Navy 2025: Deterrence and operational readiness

Navy 2025: Deterrence and operational readiness

Gepostet von | 14 May 2025 | , , | 1

When naval inspector Vice Admiral Jan Kaack presents a perfectly styled document a few days after the new and old Minister Pistorius takes office, one thing is clear: you don't produce something like this within a week. This crystal-clear brochure has been waiting to be the first indirect military policy statement from Boris Pistorius, agreed with the Inspector General, after his second oath of office. Today, the Inspector General invited a small group of selected journalists on a "city tour of the sea". He essentially presented the content of the new "Marine Course", after which he answered critical background questions from those present, some of whom were already familiar with the subject. It was about Russian aggression...

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