Category: Security policy

Inland sea with significance

Inland sea with significance

Posted by | 13 Apr 2023 | , , , | 1

In troubled times, the German Navy has all the necessary capabilities to assume a leading role in the Baltic Sea area. The Baltic Sea has never really been a "sea of peace"! Even the Hanseatic League fought here for the freedom of the seas and safe sea routes. During the world wars, the Baltic Sea was both a battlefield and an escape route, and during the Cold War it was both a deployment zone and the front line of the power blocs. To this day, it is an involuntary repository for the legacy of the world wars and at the same time an important trade route for the neighbouring countries and international shipping. The extent and quality of the critical infrastructure on the seabed there has steadily increased. In terms of energy supply and communication, the...

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Show the flag

Show the flag

Posted by | 12 Apr 2023 | , , , | 0

Whether in the North Pacific or at the North Pole, the rivalry between the superpowers and political and ecological climate change influence each other. Imagine a scene in the coming years: The story of the self-proclaimed "People's Republics" of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine would end in misadventure. Before the separatist strongholds would finally become the property of the Ukrainian state, the flag of the Russian protecting power was to be ceremoniously lowered one last time. But instead of slowly gliding down, the white, blue and red tricolour would get caught on the mast. Several sailors would have to climb up to release the cloth. In the process, the symbol of imperial...

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On the shopping list

On the shopping list

Posted by | 11 Apr 2023 | , , , | 0

New weapons, autonomous systems and global availability - navies that want to be successful in the international arena are facing major challenges. The second part of "Turning Point at Sea" identifies the most important areas of action. When looking at different types of ships, the focus is on aircraft and helicopter carriers, large amphibious landing ships, drone carriers and submarines. Their size is increasing noticeably. Cruisers with a massive arsenal of guided missiles make a comeback. Destroyers, frigates and corvettes are being procured as standard, also with more tonnage and increased armament. Frigates are the standard surface combatant for extended missions with complex tasks and weapons. The fleet lists currently show 575 units. Until...

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Rethinking naval ship management

Rethinking naval ship management

Posted by | 10 Apr 2023 | , , , | 0

Over the past decades, Germany has believed itself to be at perpetual peace. Russia's war against Ukraine now requires us to take an honest look at ensuring secure maritime transport connections. There have been wars in human history, like seasons that describe the course of time. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain and the resulting rapprochement between former enemies, the European population in particular has been lulled into a sense of security. In the Federal Republic of Germany in particular, a feeling of freedom, but also of carefreeness, spread. The certainty that Germany was surrounded by friends contributed to this. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Now...

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Not a cent spent yet

Not a cent spent yet

Posted by | 7 Apr 2023 | , , , | 0

The Defence Commissioner's 2022 annual report demonstrates the inability to promptly remedy the shortcomings in the armed forces. Despite ample funding. Just over a year after Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the modernisation of the Bundeswehr in his "turnaround" speech, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, draws a sobering balance in her 171-page Annual Report 2022. The turnaround has not yet reached the troops. The Bundeswehr has been stuck in a personnel, equipment and procurement crisis for decades and is struggling with the fundamental problems that have been known for years and remain unchanged: a serious shortage of material and dilapidated infrastructure, a lack of equipment and personnel, excessive bureaucracy and...

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