Category: Armed Forces

Left and right of the Rhine

Left and right of the Rhine

Posted by | 27 Jun 2023 | , , , , | 0

For 30 years now, selected German and French naval officer candidates have been receiving full training in the partner country. The experience they gain serves as the basis for unique careers. It all began in 1993, which feels like an eternity ago. 30 years earlier, the Elysée Treaty was signed between France and Germany, whereby cooperation between the two countries in many areas, including the armed forces, was agreed as a political goal. In the same year, this cooperation was further advanced with a new exchange programme between the two navies. Every year for the past 30 years, the German Navy and the Marine Nationale have entrusted their partner with young officer candidates for...

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Integrated Marine Rescue Centre for the EGV BERLIN

Integrated Marine Rescue Centre for the EGV BERLIN

Posted by | 22 Jun 2023 | , , , , | 0

The BERLIN task force provider (EGV) will be equipped with an integrated Marine Rescue Centre (i-Merz). The day after the budget committee gave its approval at the end of March, the Vice President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), Annette Lehnigk-Emden, and the Managing Director of German Naval Yards Kiel, Rino Brugge, signed the contract for the construction and integration of the i-Merz. According to the Ministry of Defence, the contract is worth around 42 million euros. Construction of the i-Merz is to begin shortly and integration is to be completed by mid-2024. The i-Merz is an emergency medical facility...

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More power, please!

More power, please!

Posted by | 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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Of endings and beginnings

Of endings and beginnings

Posted by | 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

Posted by | 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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