After a delay in the 75 India project, the central government in New Delhi has now authorised negotiations on the construction of submarines in cooperation with Germany. The Indo-German submarine deal is worth around €7 billion, comprises six modern submarines based on the Class 214 (72 metres long) and will be built in...
The world's oceans are the lifelines of trade in goods. Over 90 per cent of global trade takes place by sea. The world and not least Germany are dependent on maritime trade. This dependence encompasses both the economic side, such as imports and exports, as well as security policy aspects that are crucial for the stability of supply chains and international trade.
Rohde & Schwarz Spain has supplied communication systems to the Spanish Navy and Navantia for the first of the Navy's new F110 frigates. The F110 frigates of the Bonifaz class will replace the Santa Maria class and are intended for a variety of maritime security and defence tasks. Rohde & Schwarz Spain has developed a comprehensive external communication system for...
Russia is continuing its war of aggression against Ukraine unabated, while trust in its ally, the USA, is dwindling. How is the German population reacting to this dual challenge? The annual population survey conducted by the Centre for Military History and Social Sciences provides answers to questions on threat perception, transatlantic relations and the willingness to defend Germany...
Seen several times: the colour of the fleet service boat Oker is not right. In the picture that has been circulating in some northern German newspapers, you can see how the paint is peeling off. No, it's not camouflage, it's not a Photoshop gag, and no: nobody has tried to paint the silhouette of Eckernförde on the hull. The current...
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and several other elements have been separated from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and officially integrated into Canada's national defence structure. This transition is intended to incorporate the Coast Guard's maritime expertise into Canada's overall defence planning, the Canadian government said in a statement. The integration...
A national magazine described them as the "queens of the seas", the last two of the eight Maestrale-class frigates (123 metres, 3,000 tonnes) from the 1980s that the Argentinian Ministry of Defence is negotiating with Rome to purchase. Predominantly equipped with underwater weapons, the frigates built by Fincantieri were in service for a good 40 years.
Ammunition, ammunition, ammunition! The company Rheinmetall must have heard this call from the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Jan C. Kaack. Rheinmetall has opened the largest ammunition plant in Europe in Unterlüß, Lower Saxony. The aim? To supply the Bundeswehr and European partners with ammunition. Not much for the navy yet,...
Change of command during major tasks On 5 September, Captain Carsten Holtgreve handed over command of Naval Air Wing 5 to Frigate Captain Thorsten Werning. The mechanical engineer, who once began his career as a technical officer for the Tornado, had been in charge for four years in turbulent times, not only due to the Russian invasion...
Open Monument Day on 14 September 2025 at the Mürwik Naval School in Flensburg On Sunday, 14 September 2025, the Mürwik Naval School will once again open its doors under the motto of this year's Open Monument Day "Valuable-full: priceless or irreplaceable?" from 10:00 to 16:45. The attractions in this...
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