No strategic German-Norwegian partnership as with the submarines It has been a topic of conversation on the coast for some time: Will the German Navy's goals of planning a successor to the Class 124's air defence capability with the Class 127 be compatible with the Norwegians' plans for a new frigate class? The positive...
On Thursday, 28 August 2025, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the German Navy for the first time. In a varied programme, the Chancellor was shown some of the Navy's range of capabilities. After a confidential round of talks at the naval command with the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, the Federal Chancellor...
The defence research vessel ALLIANCE (A 5345), which belongs to the NATO research centre Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), was used to experimentally investigate methods for protecting underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. To this end, scientists deployed state-of-the-art acoustic sensors off the Danish island of Bornholm and, for the first time since joining NATO, in Finnish and Swedish waters.
Open Ship: free for the sail training ship "Gorch Fock" at Bontekai On Saturday, 30 August 2025 and Sunday, 31 August 2025 from 1 pm to 6 pm, you can visit the sail training ship of the German Navy, the "Gorch Fock", at Bontekai in Wilhelmshaven. This is not just a gift...
The fuel tanker "Rhön" returns to Wilhelmshaven On Sunday, 31 August 2025 at 10:00 a.m., the fuel tanker "Rhön" will enter its home port of Wilhelmshaven. As a floating refuelling station in the NATO Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1), the "Rhön" has ensured the supply of fuel for the participating NATO partners. "The...
Anchor run of the naval base command Wilhelmshaven takes place today for the 7th time! Already €6,684.59 in donations! "The Anchor Run has established itself as a firm favourite in recent years. But this time the event will be topped. With the live performance of the "Detonators & Friends" and the band "Sarah feat. dad" we are trying to...
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine at the latest, cases of suspected sabotage against critical infrastructure (KRITIS) have attracted worldwide attention. In the Baltic Sea in particular, pipelines have been destroyed and underwater cables severed on several occasions. Now, for the first time, a captain and two of his officers from the oil tanker "Eagle S" are on trial in Helsinki. The Finnish public prosecutor's office is accusing the...
On 30 July 2025, the Indian frigate "Tamal" (F 71) passed through the Kiel Canal on her way home. She was on a delivery voyage from Russia to the west coast of India, coming from St. Petersburg. After being christened "Tamal" in Kaliningrad at the beginning of July, India is preparing to welcome the eighth and...
Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL) establishes a joint venture with the British tech company Kraken Technology Group The merger of the two highly specialised maritime companies aims to meet the increased global demand for autonomous platforms for military and civilian applications as quickly as possible. The monitoring of critical infrastructure, in particular, has become a timely and...
Germany is rearming and is desperately looking for soldiers, especially in the navy. Reporter Lukas Wiehler has the exclusive privilege of sailing on board the "Gorch Fock" as editor of the first TV team in 15 years. He gets an insight into everyday training on the German Navy's sail training ship and experiences at first hand what it's like to...
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