Royal Navy Type 45 destroyers cannot take the heat

The UK then joined France and Italy in the Horizon-class class of air-defence destroyers frigate program; however, differing national requirements, workshare arguments and delays led to the UK withdrawing on 26 April 1999 and starting its own national project Type 45 destroyer. The class is primarily designed for anti-aircraft and anti-missile warfare and is built…

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ThyssenKrupp sales his submarine shipyard Kockums to Saab

The German naval shipbuilding industry is comprised of numerous yards; however, only Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW) and Thyssen-Nordseewerke (TNSW) have experience in the construction of submarines. Before its merger with ThyssenKrupp, HDW had already created partnerships with international shipbuilding companies. In 1999, HDW acquired Kockums, the leading Swedish naval shipyard, which pioneered the development of stealth…

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Anti-Drone Fight: New Innovations

00:28 ERBC & PROTEUS01:32 Skyranger / Rheinmetall (DE)03:53 Korkut / Aselsan (TR)04:30 Gokberk / Aselsan (TR)05:53 Alka / Rokestan (TR)06:18 HELMA-P de CILAS (FR)06:56 AT-625 (PRC)07:32 Chimera 200 de Cerbair  (FR) /Select “English” on Youtube Video if needed/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDo7TtVmeyI&ab_channel=LeTh%C3%A9%C3%A2treDesOp%C3%A9rations

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Book on Security Issues in North Africa

Terrorism and Political Contention New Perspectives on North Africa and the Sahel Region > Editors: János Besenyő, Leonid Issaev, & Andrey Korotayev > Publisher: Springer International Publishing (Verlag)     978-3-031-53428-7 (ISBN) > Newly Published  (April 2024) The book analyzes factors of political contention in North Africa and the Sahel after the Arab Spring. The…

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