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Kiel Ammunition Clearance Week 2025

Kiel Ammunition Clearance Week 2025

Gepostet von | 18 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

Second Kiel Munitions Clearance Week has begun Minister for Marine Protection Tobias Goldschmidt: "Schleswig-Holstein has been driving forward the clearance of old munitions for a long time. Science, environmental organisations and industry are working closely and well together. It is no coincidence that Kiel Munition Clearance Week was born here." KIEL. this morning, Environment Minister Tobias Goldschmidt and initiator Jann Wendt (north.io) opened the second Kiel Munition Clearance Week. The conference focussed on the various possible solutions for removing underwater munitions and protecting critical infrastructure in the North and Baltic Seas. More than 250 experts from 16 countries have travelled to the conference - including representatives from the EU Commission, numerous European...

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More impact, more vision: The German Navy receives a new light naval gun

More impact, more vision: The German Navy receives a new light naval gun

Gepostet von | 16 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

From revolver cannon to fragmentation cloud - a quantum leap in close-range defence Change of strategy in 30mm calibre The German Navy is initiating a significant change with the tender launched in June 2025 for the "cross-sectional follow-on naval light gun solution" (qNFMLG). The plan is to procure up to 175 new 30mm weapon systems including accessories and training services - starting in October 2026 and running until 2041. The focus is on the ability to defend against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The tender calls for systems that can fire and programme airburst munitions (ABM) - i.e. fragmentation charges that explode in flight and thus also effectively engage small, agile targets. The other...

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France - Underwater turbines to supply energy from the ocean

France - Underwater turbines to supply energy from the ocean

Gepostet von | 12 Jun 2025 | , , | 0

Ocean currents as a source of energy: the French start-up "Normandie Hydroliennes" (NH) wants to generate energy using the power of the tides. The company is planning to build a field of "underwater wind turbines" on the seabed to convert the power of the ocean's movements into green electricity. Tidal power plant Wind, cooling processes on the water surface and the gravitational pull of the moon and sun are permanent drivers of water movement in the oceans - just as the wind is constantly moving above sea level. However, unlike wind, the energy of ocean currents has hardly been utilised for electricity production to date. Realisation As part of the first project 'NH1', Normandie Hydroliennes in...

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Amsterdam - Hydrogen corridor from Oman to Europe

Amsterdam - Hydrogen corridor from Oman to Europe

Gepostet von | 11 Jun 2025 | , , , | 0

The world's first import corridor for liquid hydrogen through the Sultanate of Oman, the Netherlands and Germany was agreed in a Joint Development Agreement (JDA). This corridor will connect the port of Duqm in Oman with Amsterdam in the Netherlands and important logistics centres in Germany, including Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and the Port of Duisburg. The corridor will enable the commercial import of liquid hydrogen from EU-compliant renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBO). The supply chain is based on proven technologies for the liquefaction, transport, storage and distribution of liquid hydrogen. Advanced ship designs are expected to enable...

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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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