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Covid-19: Lessons Identified - Conclusion after one year of the pandemic

Covid-19: Lessons Identified - Conclusion after one year of the pandemic

Posted by | 31 Dec 2020 | , | 0

When the first reports of the emergence of a new virus in Wuhan, China, appeared in the media at the turn of 2019/2020, hardly anyone could have imagined the drastic changes that the resulting pandemic would bring for society and therefore also for the armed forces. Today, almost a year after the first reports, it is time to draw an interim conclusion and lessons for the future. To say one thing straight away: The Navy has so far successfully overcome the challenges posed by the unprecedented events of the pandemic. In addition to the relief, support and protection measures that have often been the focus of attention,...

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Helicopter of the Navy

Helicopter of the Navy

Posted by | 28 Dec 2020 | , , | 0

A far-reaching system change is currently taking place in the German Navy's helicopter sector. Over the next few years, the tried-and-tested Sea King Mk 41 and Sea Lynx Mk 88A helicopters will be replaced by the NH90 NGEN (company name of the German naval variant) in the NTH (Naval Transport Helicopter, Sea Lion) and MRFH (Multi-Role Frigate Helicopter, Sea Tiger) variants. At the same time, this requires a change in previous ways of thinking and working as well as "established" operational procedures, as the NH90 NGEN offers extensive new, modern capabilities. In order to be able to utilise these optimally, the crews and superiors on land and on board must rethink - away from...

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For efficient maintenance!

For efficient maintenance!

Posted by | 21 Dec 2020 | , | 0

The topic of material maintenance has caused a great deal of dissatisfaction in recent years: in the Federal Ministry of Defence, in the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), in industry, in politics and among soldiers. The players are quite irreconcilable in their respective perspectives and the debates about planning, operational readiness, adherence to deadlines and budgets, bureaucracy and procurement law are never-ending. However, there is a common interest: a well-equipped navy with many units at sea! That is why it is important that the key aspects underlying this issue are now comprehensively rethought: the actual planning and deployment...

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Safe navigation through sea mine detection

Safe navigation through sea mine detection

Posted by | 9 Dec 2020 | , , | 0

Professor Andreas Karcher and his team at the Institute of Applied Computer Science at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich are researching a system in cooperation with the Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime Technologie und Forschung (WTD 71) that helps to detect sea mines under water more effectively than previously possible. Sea mines are a danger to shipping. They have a serious impact on the feasibility of operations and on operational procedures. The more automatically they can be rendered harmless, the less manpower is required. Automatic detection of this hazard plays a key role here. This must be analysed in the operational system context. With the same systemic...

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