Factual information and a clear stance - the Schutzgemeinschaft Deutsche Nordseeküste e.V. (SDN) will meet with its members on 29 August in Büsum at 1 p.m. and will also address the real effects and prospects of German coastal and shrimp fishing. German North Sea coast "It is a truism and may sound...
The task force supply ship "Berlin" has moored in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The German ship had previously crossed the Arctic Circle and supplied SNMG1 combat ships, including the German frigate "Hamburg", with fuel. Find out what the German Navy and NATO are doing in the North Atlantic in the Bundeswehr report. Video...
After three decades, the tried and tested Class 404 tenders are coming to the end of their useful life. In a dramatically changed environment, the planned successors should be as versatile as possible. The future of tenders has begun with the Medium Support Unit. The future units will fulfil the current requirements of the German Navy for a needs-oriented...
Shortly after nine, the doors close. Discretion, no sound bites for the record - Chatham House Rules. What remains is the impression of a scene that wants to pick up speed: the second Bremen dialogue focuses on a topic that is likely to shape tactics, logistics and procurement in equal measure in the future: "AI and autonomy -...
During the NATO exercise "Air Defender 23" in June 2023, member states and armed forces from a total of 25 nations tested their response capabilities in European airspace. In the alliance's largest air manoeuvre to date, the operational capability and interoperability of the various air forces were practised in various manoeuvres. Each operation with up to 10,000 exercise participants...
Of the 27 Ticonderoga-class cruisers, the first five (Flight I) were decommissioned in 2004, as conversion to Mk 41 vertical silos would have been too costly. The "Ticos" of Flight II (2nd batch) have 122 launch cells (VLS), in which all missiles from the Standard Missile 2, Evolved...
Since the Bundeswehr was founded in 1956, the weapons used by the troops have improved enormously. Today, soldiers have access to state-of-the-art firearms. From small arms and grenade launchers to bazookas and large guns, this documentary provides an overview of the arsenal of the German armed forces. The look into...
Breaking tradition with consequences: US Navy and the Constellation debacle When the US Navy decided to rely on the Italian FREMM frigate design by Fincantieri for its new FFG-62 Constellation class, this represented a break with 200 years of naval tradition: until then, all major surface combatants had been in-house developments by American shipyards. One reason for this...
The number of recruits in the German armed forces rose by 28 per cent between January and the end of July 2025 compared to the same period last year. According to the Ministry of Defence (BMVg), this is a consequence of NATO plans to strengthen defence and a reaction to the increasing threat from Russia. This means that in this...
All eleven units of the US Navy's John L. Lewis-class fuel supply ships - including those still under construction - bear the names of famous civil rights activists. Not everyone likes that. Now a particularly controversial case is causing a stir: The ship "Harvey Milk", currently in the shipyard, is to be renamed quickly....
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