Category: Technology

U.S. aircraft carrier - modernisation

U.S. aircraft carrier - modernisation

Gepostet von | 12 Feb 2025 | , , , | 0

U.S. aircraft carriers have been the backbone of the American Navy for over 100 years. The modern Ford-class replaces older units and brings the latest technology into service. This strengthens the global clout of the U.S. Navy. They form the backbone of America's naval forces and play a critical role in global power projection. While the U.S. Navy relies heavily on aircraft carriers, the German Navy pursues a different strategy. Here you can find out why it still remains powerful: German Navy - good even without aircraft carriers? The beginnings of the U.S. aircraft carrier The first aircraft carrier of the U.S. Navy was the USS "Langley" (CV-1). She was...

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Hamburg: Technological leap for sea rescue

Hamburg: Technological leap for sea rescue

Gepostet von | 11 Feb 2025 | , , , | 0

Neu entwickelte Kamerasysteme sollen als künstliche Augen die automatisierte Suche nach schiffbrüchigen Personen entscheidend verbessern. Das Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) forscht gemeinsam mit der Deutschen Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (DGzRS) an dieser neuen Technologie. Herausforderung Auf Distanz, bei schlechter Sicht und bei Nacht kommen die Augen aller Seenotretter und Seenotretterinnen schnell an ihre Grenzen. Zwar können Infrarotkameras und Restlichtverstärker größere Objekte gut entdecken. Aber[ds_preview] Menschen im Wasser sind zu klein, insbesondere wenn nur der Kopf herausschaut. In digitalen Bildern nehmen diese „Objekte“ deshalb oftmals nur wenige Pixel ein. Ob es sich dann um ein Störsignal oder eine...

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Hamburg: Fire on German warship

Hamburg: Fire on German warship

Gepostet von | 6 Feb 2025 | , , , | 6

During the night from Monday to Tuesday, there was a fire on the reconnaissance vessel "Alster" (Oste class 423), which is currently undergoing scheduled repairs in the floating dock of the Norderwerft shipyard in Hamburg harbour. According to initial information, there was a fire in an electrical distribution box. Crew members were able to extinguish the fire quickly. The fire brigade that was called out subsequently checked the scene of the fire. The fire broke out at around 1.16 am, a fire service spokesperson told TAG24. As a precautionary measure, fire boats also travelled to the dock, but they were not needed. According to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), there was no damage to the unit.

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US aircraft carrier "JFK" - one name, two generations

US aircraft carrier "JFK" - one name, two generations

Gepostet von | 4 Feb 2025 | , , , | 0

The famous US aircraft carrier, the "John F. Kennedy" (CV-67), has embarked on its final journey to be scrapped. Plans to turn the veteran into a floating museum have failed for cost reasons, but the story will continue. From 16 January, three tugs towed the "Big John" from her anchorage off Philadelphia down the east coast of the USA to the Gulf of Mexico in Brownsville, Texas. The cutting torches have been waiting for the Hulk there since 28 January 2025. The carrier, like the original namesake of the class USS "Kitty Hawk", was sold to the recycling company International Shipbreaking Limited for the symbolic sum of one US cent...

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Guided missile system for submarines (IDAS) needs staying power

Guided missile system for submarines (IDAS) needs staying power

Gepostet von | 28 Jan 2025 | , , , | 0

As a result of Bundeswehr-related budget decisions made on 18 December last year, the IDAS project now appears to be picking up speed again. "Development of Guided Missiles Sea/Air (IDAS)" was one of the 38 proposals, each with a volume of more than 25 million euros, approved by the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag in the last session of the year. As a result, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) concluded a contract with thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) and Diehl Defence at the end of the year to develop and qualify a guided missile system for the active self-defence of submarines - as detailed in a press release issued by tkMS on 22 January 2025. IDAS (Interactive...

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