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More power, please!

More power, please!

Gepostet von | 20 Jun 2023 | , , , , , | 0

The American armed forces are lagging behind the Russians in the development of hypersonic weapons. A development programme has now been initiated for the Navy's fighter-bombers. On 27 March, the US Navy commissioned rival companies Raytheon and Lockheed Martin to develop an aircraft carrier-capable hypersonic cruise missile to combat sea targets. The development programme is called Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Weapon, or Halo for short. Halo is not to be deployed directly from ships, but from carrier-based fighter aircraft, in particular the F/A-18E/F. The Navy expects Halo to be too large to be carried in the internal armoury of the F-35C fighter-bomber. Although this...

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When a virus takes over

When a virus takes over

Gepostet von | 19 Jun 2023 | , , , | 0

The coronavirus pandemic has also hit the German Navy hard. However, close cooperation with the naval medical service meant that it was still able to fulfil its orders. Global crises such as Sars in 2003, the Ebola epidemic in 2014-2016 and the Zika outbreak in 2016 have already shown the need to link measures in the areas of prevention, warning and response more closely. However, by the end of 2019, most countries, including Germany, had failed to do this adequately. On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak an international public health emergency. This was followed by the declaration of a pandemic on 11 March. This came as a surprise to the civilian population, government institutions and the naval medical service alike....

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Of endings and beginnings

Of endings and beginnings

Gepostet von | 16 Jun 2023 | , , , | 0

The German Navy is celebrating its 175th birthday. But the road to peace and freedom was long and full of upheavals. On 14 June, the German Navy celebrates its 175th birthday. Well, you might ask yourself. Historically, the end of the Second World War and the subsequent new beginning meant that the Bundeswehr - and therefore also the navy - only celebrated its 65th birthday a few years ago. So where did 170 years come from? The answer is quite complex and requires a reading of German history books over the past two centuries. At the beginning of the 19th century, the political situation...

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From 50 to 66

From 50 to 66

Gepostet von | 15 Jun 2023 | , , , , | 0

To mark its 175th birthday, the German Navy is giving itself a new target image. However, many good ideas stand in the way of just as many problems. In the 175th anniversary year of the German Navy, the inspector of the navy is looking ahead with the publication of its future structure. Vice Admiral Jan C. Kaack said in an interview with the Kieler Nachrichten newspaper: "We want to open up a big bouquet in the 2035+ vision." He is not talking about flagpoles. Rather, he wants the navy to remain fit for the future. All of this is being done in view of the dramatic changes since the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. The focus is on returning to the national...

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Happy birthday

Happy birthday

Gepostet von | 14 Jun 2023 | , , , | 0

On 14 June 1848, the National Assembly in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt am Main decided to establish an all-German navy. This was done to protect the German merchant fleet and was justified by the Schleswig-Holstein War against Denmark. This makes the German Navy the oldest branch of the German Armed Forces. It will be celebrated in Berlin, Rostock and Hamburg, but this time not in the venerable St Paul's Church in Frankfurt as in 2008. The protection of the sea lanes and the associated national defence, which was the focus back then, is strikingly topical again today. Armaments planning with the USA in 1849 is also a remarkable analogy. And with a grin...

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