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DLR and Federal Police strengthen cooperation in maritime security

DLR and Federal Police strengthen cooperation in maritime security

Gepostet von | 2 Dec 2024 | , , , | 0

The German Aerospace Centre (DLR in Cologne) and the German Federal Police (BPol) are working more closely together in the field of maritime security. The Chairwoman of the DLR Executive Board and the President of the Federal Police Headquarters (Potsdam) signed a cooperation agreement in Neustadt/Holstein on 21 November 2024. The agreement concerns the joint testing and further development of capabilities for the protection of maritime critical infrastructures (KRITIS). For DLR, security is one of the basic needs of a globalised society. As a cross-cutting topic, access brings marineforum digital+ You are already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? You do not yet have a...

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Vietnam: Strategic airfield on an atoll of the Spratly Islands

Vietnam: Strategic airfield on an atoll of the Spratly Islands

Gepostet von | 30 Nov 2024 | , , , | 0

Vietnam has been adding more artificial islands since 2021. According to Radio Free Asia, the country has added more than 600 hectares of dry land around the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in the last year alone. The largest activity took place on 'Barque Canada Reef', an atoll about 400 kilometres southwest of Spratly Island and about 630 kilometres southeast of Vietnam. The Philippine island of Palawan lies around 430 kilometres to the west. This new island is almost five kilometres long and offers enough space for expansion, including for a strategic runway with a currently completed length of around 1,000 metres out of a planned 3000 metres...

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Change of leadership at the largest Bundeswehr base

Change of leadership at the largest Bundeswehr base

Gepostet von | 29 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

Operational Flotilla 2 receives new commander. On Friday, 29 November 2024 at 10 a.m., the Commander of Operational Forces and Head of Operations at Naval Command, Rear Admiral Stephan Haisch, once again made a change of command in his area. Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz has handed over command of Operational Flotilla 2 to Captain Sven Beck. The outgoing commander had been at the helm of the unit since September 2021. In an exclusive press conference on 27 November, Axel Schulz answered questions about his time in command, the leadership of the Indo-Pacific Association and his assessment of the situation in terms of availability and personnel. "I can look back on a very fulfilling...

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Film tip: "Turning point up close - A year with soldiers"

Film tip: "Turning point up close - A year with soldiers"

Gepostet von | 29 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

The Bundeswehr documentary accompanies three male and one female soldier who have to face the current challenges of the Bundeswehr; too few personnel, too little material and many years of not being geared towards this type of war. It offers authentic insights, reporting from the perspective of those who have to shoulder the demanding tasks of national and alliance defence on a daily basis. These exciting 60 minutes can be found under the link in the ARD media centre. Film...

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Naval aviators exchange information in New Zealand

Naval aviators exchange information in New Zealand

Gepostet von | 28 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

Recently, a delegation led by the Commodore of MFG3 "Graf Zeppelin", Captain Oliver Ottmüller, visited Squadron Number 5 of the New Zealand Air Force in Ohakea. As part of the exchange on the introduction and especially the operation of the new P-8A Poseidon aircraft, the naval aviators from Nordholz are establishing contacts with the various operating nations. For example, there is an intensive exchange with the American Navy, as well as with Norway and Great Britain. A year ago, a delegation from New Zealand travelled a long way to Germany to provide the naval aviators with information and assistance for their first steps with the Poseidon.

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