Germany controls shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea
Since 1 July 2025, German authorities have also been questioning eastbound ships off Fehmarn that belong to the Russian shadow fleet about their ...
Olpenitz home port - a place of remembrance
Home harbour: Memories of Olpenitz. Stele opened in memory of another time.
USA Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield surprisingly dismissed
Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, U.S. Military Representative (USMILREP) on the NATO Military Committee, was also fired without notice in April. The Military Council is ...
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German Navy and GDWS secure maritime traffic
On 30 June 2025, an agreement was signed between the German Navy and the Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping (GDWS) regarding the ...
German Navy goes Arctica - this year!
On 30 June 2025, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced that the Bundeswehr will carry out a presence mission in 2025 with the "Berlin" task force supply ...
Thank you, corvette "Magdeburg" and tender "Elbe"!
For one week, the units of Flotilla 1 represented the Bundeswehr at Kiel Week and the Day of the Bundeswehr in Stralsund.
Naval divers: responsibility under pressure
Naval divers combine in-depth expertise with creative adaptability to act effectively in unpredictable situations at depth. The marine ...
A complete success: Review of Armed Forces Day
Bright sunshine, a maritime ambience and a varied programme made the Bundeswehr Day on 28 June 2025 at the Stralsund ...
China's rise as a maritime world power
Largely unnoticed by the European media, the Chinese navy has experienced almost breathtaking growth in recent years, which ...
Successful Kiel Week
Commander of Operational Flotilla 1 takes positive stock The Commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Christian Walter Meyer, had numerous guests from ...
Link-22 for F124 - "Course Marine 2025"
A BAAINBw tender, which expired on 23 June, provides for all three Sachsen-class frigates to be equipped with external ...
LCS of the US Navy as "migrant hunters" - find lots of coke
The US Navy finally seems to have found an operational niche for the unloved LCS (Littoral Combat Ships) of the Freedom and Independence classes.