Maximilian Reinold

Aviation magazine Flug Revue with Rafale Fighter Jet Cover

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1988 aviation magazine asking whether the French Rafale fighter jet is 'better than its competitors' and discussing its export potential

Jedes dritte Schiff könnte gestoppt werden Jedes dritte Schiff der Schattenflotte ist ohne korrekte Flagge unterwegs.

Jedes dritte Schiff könnte gestoppt werden #Russland #Schattenflotte #Öl

Iranian ships deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta Iranian ships falsifying their journeys deliver jet fuel, urea to Myanmar junta, circumventing sanctions in both countries.

"The shift toward Iranian supplies underscores a broader realignment in relations between Iran and Myanmar’s military, known as the Tatmadaw." Great deep dive on #Iran's jet fuel shipments to #Myanmar's military @reuters.com: www.reuters.com/graphics/IRA...

Die chinesische Marine im Jahresrückblick 2025 – Teil 2: U-Boot-Flotte, Logistik, Forschung & Entwicklung Im ersten Teil dieses Überblicks hat hartpunkt wichtige Entwicklungen für die chinesische Überwasserflotte im vergangenen Jahr beleuchtet. Der zweite Teil bietet eine Zusammenfassung der bedeutendsten...

Teil 2 der deutschen Fassung meines Jahresrueckblicks ueber die chinesische Marine (PLAN) im vergangenen Jahr, fuer @hartpunkt.bsky.social:

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China to enhance strategic coordination with Russia, military spokesperson says – Xinhua: ‘and support each other on issues involving their respective core interests and major concerns’

Happy to have contributed to this edited volume. My chapter examines Germany’s approach to the South China Sea by analyzing naval deployments, exercises, arms transfers, official discourse, and the growing defense cooperation with regional middle powers. @apln.network

Why the U.S. Navy Doesn’t Build Battleships Anymore On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato.

Battleships once defined naval power. Today, they mostly define nostalgia.

Almost a third of Russian seaborne oil export potential stuck in tankers, JPMorgan says Around 1.4 million barrels per day of Russian oil, or almost a third of the country's seaborne exporting potential, remain in tankers as unloading slows due to U.S. sanctions against Rosneft and Lukoil , JPMorgan said on Thursday.

Almost a third of Russian seaborne oil export potential stuck in tankers, JPMorgan says reut.rs/3LyVc5j

The Philippine Marine Corps has revealed its first BrahMos missile battery during a presentation at the force’s 75th anniversary ceremony today. Located in Zambales, Manila’s first BrahMos base can reach Scarborough Shoal. Note the battery comp and facilities shown.

📸 RTVM

UK, Philippines to start talks on visiting forces agreement  - Naval News The United Kingdom and the Philippines have agreed to start negotiations for a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), paving the way for military exercises between the two countries

The United Kingdom and the Philippines have agreed to start negotiations for a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), paving the way for military exercises between the two countries 🇬🇧 🇵🇭

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US, Indonesia Kick Off ‘Largest Ever’ Super Garuda Shield Exercise This year’s drills will involve more than 6,000 military personnel from the U.S., Indonesia and 12 other nations.

US, Indonesia Kick Off ‘Largest Ever’ Super Garuda Shield Exercise
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I am old enough to remember that today is the day Trump wanted to impose secondary sanctions on all those who buy Russian oil if Russia does not agree to an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine.

📍Australie | L’exercice multimilieux TALISMAN SABRE 25 se poursuit aux côtés des partenaires 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦🇰🇷🇯🇵🇳🇱🇹🇴🇬🇧🇩🇪🇵🇬🇮🇳🇮🇩🇳🇴🇹🇭🇫🇯🇵🇭🇸🇬🇫🇷

➡️ Opérations aéroportées et maritimes complexes.

🎯 La 🇫🇷 s’engage pour promouvoir un espace indopacifique libre, ouvert et stable.

Preliminary Network Visualization of Submarine Transfers to the Indo-Pacific Region (1990–2022). Data Source: SIPRI's Arms Transfer Data Base. www.sipri.org/databases/ar...

"In the long term, multinational cooperation with the naval forces of allies and partners must be intensified. To safeguard maritime interests worldwide, partnerships and logistics cooperation outside the NATO alliance area are also being considered, with particular focus on the Indo-Pacific."

"For the navy, these developments mean it is increasingly called upon, within the European framework, to defend Europe’s security at sea and along its coasts. At the same time, it will continue to protect German interests worldwide alongside regional partners.”

"This is one of the reasons why the United States has focused its defense policy on the Pacific region. At the same time, they expect Europe to take on more military responsibility on its own continent."

"From a German perspective, the Arctic and the Indo-Pacific are of particular strategic importance. In these regions, the expansion of Chinese naval capabilities and operations against partner states are cause for concern."

"In addition to responding to the threat posed by Russia, European navies must continue to be able to monitor and secure the freedom of navigation worldwide. The actions of the adversary are not arbitrary but follow a destructive strategy with global reach."

It emphasizes the need for naval deterrence, innovation a.a in AI and automation, and operations in near-coastal areas, declaring defense and deterrence as the German Navy's primary mission with a focus on its neighborhood. But it also outlines the future of maritime operations and cooperation:

The German Navy published a new strategic document with the title"Kurs Marine: Den Gegner abschrecken. Die Freiheit auf See verteidigen." (Something like "Charting the Navy’s Future: Deter the Adversary. Defend Freedom at Sea." media.licdn.com/dms/document...

Identifying Pathways for U.S. Shipbuilding Cooperation with Northeast Asian Allies U.S. naval shipbuilding faces production and capacity constraints that undermine fleet readiness. Closer cooperation with allies like Japan and South Korea on ship construction and repair could help…

U.S. shipbuilding faces production and capacity constraints that undermine fleet readiness. Cooperation with allies like Japan and South Korea on ship construction and repair could help counter China’s maritime threat and bolster U.S. resilience.

Indonesia’s parliament will soon ratify a landmark agreement with Vietnam on the demarcation of their EEZs in the South China Sea. buff.ly/xk2ozRs

Inside the U.S. battle with China over an island paradise deep in the Pacific Palau, where brutal World War Two clashes once unfolded, is again on the frontline as China and the United States and its allies prepare their forces in an intensifying contest for control over the Asia-Pacific region.

Inside the U.S. battle with China over an island paradise deep in the Pacific reut.rs/3RFzCM8

Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict Abstract. While the democratic peace literature finds that pairs of democracies face lower risks for interstate conflict than other regime pairings, the ma

Testing the Waters: Exploring Why Democracies Have More Maritime Conflict
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Canberra scrambling to confirm reports of Putin's new Indo-Pacific play A US report says Russia has put in a request to station long-range aircraft on an Indonesian air force base relatively close to the Australian mainland.

Prabowo being Prabowo. Sheesh. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

Democratic lawmakers slam Trump admin after Reuters reports US Navy admiral firing Reuters first reported on Monday that Shoshana Chatfield, the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee and one of only a handful of female Navy three-star officers, had been fired.

Democratic lawmakers sharply criticized President Trump's administration and said it was harming national security, after Reuters reported the firing of US Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who held a senior position in NATO reut.rs/4cvAWLk

There's no rulebook for deep-sea mining. One company wants to push forward anyway Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in plac...

Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, a Canadian startup says it will move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.

Study: Bottom Trawling in European Waters Costs Society up to €11 Billion Annually New research shows that bottom trawling — a damaging fishing practice subsidized by European taxpayers — costs billions, largely due to massive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Forbidding the practice ...

#Marineprotectedarea #MPA

IMHO, you're not doing much protection if you allow the area to be trawled

"Currently, sixty percent of European MPAs are bottom trawled, and 13% of the bottom trawling effort in Europe happens inside MPAs (20% for the EU)."

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By your capabilities, may your intentions be known. Not leaving much to the imagination here.