The sub-exercise "Role2Sea 2025" will take place in the western Baltic Sea until 25 August 2025. The German Navy and the Bundeswehr Medical Service are involved in this exercise. The aim of the manoeuvre is to ensure medical care at sea as part of the overarching "Quadriga 2025" series of exercises, as well as to improve the...
On 25 August 2025 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt" will set sail for the mandated foreign deployment UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast. The crew, under the command of frigate captain Daniel Läzer, will carry out maritime surveillance and training of Lebanese naval forces off the Lebanese coast until the end of January next year.
With the Quadriga 2025 exercise series, the Bundeswehr is training together with armed forces from 13 other nations to protect the Baltic Sea region under conditions of crisis and war. During the core exercise period from August to September 2025, around 8,000 German servicewomen and men from the navy, army, air force, cyber defence and security...
They look like spaceships from a science fiction film: jets with stealth technology. Their design makes stealth aircraft almost invisible to enemy detection systems, giving them a decisive advantage. Modern warships such as the USS "Zumwalt" also camouflage themselves in this way - their unusual shape and a special paint job scatter enemy fire...
The Israeli defence companies Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Elbit Systems are offering an integrated solution to protect surface units against attacks by armed drones. The German Navy's combat ships could also benefit from this, as Germany is endeavouring to improve its navy's own protection against drones. Against the background of...
The Russian shipbuilding industry is now feeling the effects of Western sanctions more clearly. According to the latest reports, a major order for urgently needed icebreakers has been cancelled. Russian media report that the state-owned port operator Rosmorport has cancelled an order to a Russian shipyard for two icebreakers worth over 171 million euros....
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 -...
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