Category: Security policy

Career in the navy: Fresh cell cure 25s

Career in the navy: Fresh cell cure 25s

Posted by | 30 Aug 2021 | , , , | 1

Since the early 1990s, the Bundeswehr has been aligned with the changing security policy challenges. As part of this process, the number of naval posts has been reduced from around 30,000 to currently around 15,000, while the number of floating and airborne weapons systems has fallen from around 380 to around 110. At the same time, the intensity of naval operations has increased. It is currently involved in six international missions and mission-equivalent obligations and is supporting the national fight against the pandemic. The navy is also continuing its modernisation process. In order to do justice to this, the smallest navy of all time is therefore dependent on ensuring the operational readiness of its forces....

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Maiden voyage of the Iranian Navy

Maiden voyage of the Iranian Navy

Posted by | 25 Jul 2021 | , , | 2

If the passage of Russian nuclear submarines caused a furore, the entry of the largest ship of the Iranian navy into the Baltic Sea accompanied by an Iranian frigate is no less so. For weeks, ship spotters had been following the course of two Iranian naval units with different interpretations of their destination. On the morning of 22 July, the supply ship "Makran" passed the bridge over the Great Belt. Her escort ship, the frigate "Sahand", was already several nautical miles ahead of her. The two units will represent Iran at the parade to mark the 325th anniversary of the Russian Navy. Also on 22 July, the Iranian news agency IRNA announced a statement to this effect by the commander of the Iranian Navy, Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi. He himself will be travelling to St. Petersburg. Tasnim News reports the arrival of the Iranian naval vessels in St. Petersburg on the afternoon of 24 July 2021.

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Focus on the Mediterranean

Focus on the Mediterranean

Posted by | 3 Jul 2021 | , , , , , | 0

Even in turbulent times, Spain relies on a strong military alliance to meet maritime challenges. An interview with the inspector of the Spanish Navy, Admiral Antonio Martorell Lacave. Mr Admiral, first of all, congratulations on your new position! It is a great honour for us to interview you. The German Navy also has a new chief, when will you see Admiral Schönbach? We have both just taken office and we have countless commitments ahead of us. However, I hope to have the opportunity to meet him soon, as Germany is an important ally in NATO and the EU. Our...

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Partnership with potential

Partnership with potential

Posted by | 2 Jul 2021 | , | 0

There is meaningful cooperation between the navies of Germany and France on many levels. However, cooperation is not always easy. The roots of Franco-German naval cooperation lie in the political establishment of friendship between the two nations after the Second World War. This can now look back on more than 58 years of successful history. On 22 January 1963, French President Charles de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer signed the Elysée Treaty in Paris. This turned the former enemies of two world wars into the most important partners in and for Europe. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV...

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Reflection, troubleshooting and strengthening

Reflection, troubleshooting and strengthening

Posted by | 1 Jul 2021 | , , | 0

Key points for the future of the Bundeswehr Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and Inspector General Eberhard Zorn have jointly drawn up a key points paper on the restructuring of the Bundeswehr. The aim is to streamline the organisation and structures of the armed forces, eliminate top-heaviness and diffusion of responsibility and make the Bundeswehr better equipped for national and alliance defence tasks. In particular, however, the overall availability of deployable forces is to be increased, because access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription:...

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