Category: Security policy

Back to national and alliance defence

Back to national and alliance defence

Gepostet von | 29 Dec 2022 | , , , , | 0

After 124 comes 127: In defence against threats from the air, the next generation of frigates is slowly taking shape. After the planned end of service life of the Class 124 frigate in the years 2034 to 2036, the Next Generation Frigate - Air Defence (NGFrig-AD) project, hereinafter referred to as Class 127 frigate (F 127), will ensure that air defence capabilities are maintained in a timely and threat-appropriate manner, that sea-based ballistic missile defence (BMD) capabilities are added and that hypersonic threats are countered. The platform is also intended to fulfil the Naval Maritime Precision Strike - Long Range (NATO Capability Code NMS-LR) capability described in the NATO Capability Targets 2021...

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Hardly won, already lost

Hardly won, already lost

Gepostet von | 27 Dec 2022 | , , , , | 0

Once upon a time there was a special fund of 100 billion euros. So began a beautiful dream for the Bundeswehr in March, which is now being overtaken by reality. While the turnaround proclaimed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz was seen as an opportunity to strengthen the operational capability and combat strength of the naval and air forces, nine months later disillusionment is setting in. It was clear to naval personnel anyway that the Bundeswehr special fund would not significantly increase the number of flagstaffs. The option of two more Class 126 frigates and the multi-purpose combat boats (naval battalion) would have slightly expanded the fleet's fleet....

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Political advisor to the inspector

Political advisor to the inspector

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2022 | , , | 1

Since October 2022, Dr habil. Patricia Schneider has been Political Advisor (POLAD) to the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jan Christian Kaack. She joined the Bundeswehr as a civilian civil servant (Oberregierungsrätin). She advises, supports and networks for the concerns of the Navy. She acts as a mediator to promote understanding of maritime security issues among other stakeholders. Its tasks include the development of internal and external lines of communication. To this end, it will convene a working group in 2023, which will draw up an "umbrella document for the Navy" to present the Navy's self-image and challenges to the outside world. It will analyse security policy developments, conferences and research findings for...

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Sea sick

Sea sick

Gepostet von | 12 Dec 2022 | , , , , | 0

Only a few countries have hospital ships, despite the great advantages. A possibility for Germany? The Helgoland's deployment in Vietnam ended 50 years ago. From 1966 to 1972, as a hospital ship in the Vietnam War, it was the German response to the American request for military assistance. The German government had the seaside resort ship converted into a hospital ship with 150 hospital beds. The German Red Cross took over the sponsorship. The Helgoland's first mission took it to Saigon, after which it was transferred to Da Nang in the north. At that time, the important US Army base with its 350,000 inhabitants had just 500 hospital beds...

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Moscow's gateway to the Pacific

Moscow's gateway to the Pacific

Gepostet von | 8 Dec 2022 | , , , , | 0

Russia and Japan have been at odds over the Kuril Islands for decades. After the latest developments, is the archipelago a strategic challenge for Moscow? Located between the Russian peninsula of Kamchatka and the Japanese island of Hokkaidō, the Kuril island chain forms a gateway out into the Pacific and into the Sea of Okhotsk, the backyard of the Russian Pacific Fleet. Shortly before the end of the Second World War in the Pacific, the Soviet Union completely occupied the island chain in September 1945. While Russia's claim to sovereignty over the northern islands of the Kuril Islands is undisputed, Japan claims the four southernmost islands for itself and justifies this with historical...

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