As in many areas, the pandemic has mercilessly exposed weaknesses in maritime security. But old problems do not simply disappear. As in many other areas of life, the impact of Covid-19 is also making vulnerabilities in maritime security more apparent than ever before. And many are realising that there is no...
What happened when a party conference of the Left Party is mentioned in marineforum, and in the month of a federal election? Well, they took up a maritime topic and showed humour in connection with a military-historical event. The fact that the facts suffered a little proves once again that the party of military opponents has a lot to do with the same...
Small boats are booming again - the flourishing market for coastguard and combat boats known as offshore patrol vessels is the best proof. But it is precisely with OPVs, which are usually stationed and operated individually, that coastal and shallow-water operations must be practised if these boats are to function together on an ad hoc basis when required and a...
After the British Carrier Strike Group in August, another inconspicuous formation of carrier group and LCS frigate is sailing the sea area to show its colours and presence! The USS TULSA (LCS 16, Littoral Combat Ship) of the INDEPENDENCE class with her characteristic trimaran design complements the carrier group around the USS CARL VINSON Carrier...
After the First Iraq War in 1991, the Persian Gulf was to be cleared of more than a thousand mines as soon as possible. Despite many adversities, Germany made an important contribution with the South Flank Mine Defence Force. The Iraq crisis began on 2 August 1990 with the invasion of Iraqi troops in Kuwait. While George H. W....
While a ship sinks on our doorstep, the latest units of the Iranian navy pass the Cape of Good Hope westwards and move into the Atlantic, where no Iranian unit has ever travelled before. The cargo ship Makran, with military deck cargo (seven small FK combat boats) and presumably an ample arsenal of weapons below deck, is...
HMS DIAMOND is actually an integral part of the British Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21), which, under the leadership of the aircraft carrier HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, is on a post-Brexit demonstration tour halfway around the globe with HMS DEFENDER, a second Type 45 destroyer, two Type 23 frigates, two supply vessels and initially also an ASTUTE nuclear submarine...
Ceremonial presentation of the flag ribbon to the sponsored ship of the city of Berlin On 20 August 2021, the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, presented a flag ribbon to the task force supply ship BERLIN in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, the highest honour a country can bestow on a military unit: "Our Bundeswehr risks a great deal in the name of Germany to protect...
There has been irritation in Canberra for some time regarding the defence cooperation with France for the procurement of twelve conventionally powered submarines. Australia has now decided to discontinue its cooperation with the French Naval Group as part of the "Future Submarine Programme". Instead, an agreement has been reached to work with London and Washington to build...
After visiting the new aircraft carrier and flagship HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH in Yokosuka, Japan, the British Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) of the Royal Navy has passed the zenith of its strategically assessed 26,000-mile journey halfway around the globe. Because Japan will be replacing its two helicopter carriers with the Joint Strike Fighter F-35B (JSF, STOVL...
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