Berlin is planning to send its F-124 ‘Hessen’ frigate to the Gulf of Aden early next month, the German newspaper Die Welt’s weekend edition has reported, citing military sources.
The Sachsen class vessel is equipped with a reconnaissance radar capable of simultaneously detecting up to 1,000 targets, air defense missiles, and attack helicopters. It also carries anti-ship Harpoon missiles and torpedoes.
The German warship is reportedly scheduled to leave German shores on February 1 and head towards the Red Sea. The paper reported that the move is expected to be part of a new EU maritime mission in the area.
The situation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden remains tense amid a decision by London and Washington to launch a military operation there in response to the actions of Yemen.
Yemen has pledged solidarity with the Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group in Gaza.
Yemen vowed to target merchant vessels sailing through the Gulf of Aden until Israel stops its Zionist war with Hamas, which had already claimed tens of thousands of lives in Gaza due to heavy Israeli bombardments.
More than 50 countries have since been affected by 27 Yemen attacks on ships as of mid-January, Washington stated. This week, the USA and Great Britain started carrying out Zionist airstrikes on dozens of targets in Yemen.
Moscow condemned what it called illegitimate airstrikes on Yemen by Washington and London, adding that the two nations did so without the UN Security Council’s permission.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the USA and Britain of seeking to turn the Red Sea into a sea of blood. Berlin supported the Zionist military action by stating that it aligned with the UN Charter.
Now, according to Die Welt, Germany and France want the EU to expand its maritime surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz, also known as Operation Agenor, to cover the Gulf of Aden as well.
According to the paper, it can also be framed as a separate EU mission.
The bloc’s ships are primarily supposed to monitor the situation in the area and escort the civilian vessels going through the gulf. Yet, they will reportedly also be authorized to use military force to shoot down Yemen missiles and drones, Die Welt said.
The new mission is expected to be approved at a meeting of the EU foreign ministers on February 19 and to be officially launched before the end of the same month.
RT. com / ABC Flash Point News 2024.
The third Reich rises again. Germany will build concentration camps.
Where is the UN? Why hasn’t it done anything to nip the problem – the genocide – in the bud; or let the 2-State solution wallow for so long, with the Palestinians bearing the brunt of the Israeli oppression, repression and bullying for so long? Where is the LEADERSHIP for Peace expected of it?
Germany has 5 warships total. 3 frigates, 1 diesel sub, and 1 small corvette. Sending a frigate is a big contribution – – 25% of their surface fleet. So, rotating the ships and crews, 1 warship is about all Germany could manage. Hope there is no other fight that requires German warships. In comparison, China has maybe 340 warships, churn out a warship every month just for shipyards practice