Differences and disputes are a major problem in everyday working life. This makes it all the more important to find a swift, amicable solution - with the help of conflict mediators. From superiors to confidential counsellors, equal opportunities officers and military chaplains to family members and friends - aren't there already enough instances that help to resolve conflicts between members of the Bundeswehr?
Boeing has received an order to build three more Poseidons. The future fleet of new maritime patrol aircraft for the German Navy will thus grow to eight units. The German Navy is replacing its P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft with P-8A Poseidon aircraft. As the manufacturer Boeing announced on 29 February, the...
Every submariner in the navy knows Neustadt in Holstein. For decades, the submariners have been training here for emergencies. The men wear swimming trunks and blue bathrobes. They walk across the tiled floor in slippers. The air in the building is warm and the water is around 30 degrees. But they want to leave around eight...
National and alliance defence is once again becoming the focus of attention at NATO. The ability to fend off approaching missiles in an international network is central to this. The Maritime Theater Missile Defence Forum (MTMD Forum) was founded in 1999 on the initiative of the Netherlands, the USA and Germany. In 2004, the forum was joined by...
From 11 to 21 March, the German Navy conducted the Baltic Mine Countermeasures Exercise (BMX I/24) minehunting manoeuvre in the German part of the Baltic Sea with the Estonian minelayer WAMBOLA and the Dutch minehunting vessel WILLEMSTAD. According to a navy spokesperson, sea areas in the Bay of Kiel and the Pomeranian Bay were used for the...
The Rhön-class fuel supply ships made history for almost half a century. The successor ships will bring the latest technology to the navy in future. Firing began at the end of June 2023 and a few weeks later the keel was laid for the first naval fuel supply ship, the German Navy's new Class 707. With the successors, the naval armaments...
In addition to supporting the land, air, space and sea dimensions, the cyber and information domain dimension also conducts its own operations. The planning and management of these CIR operations are the main task of the Operations Division in the CIR Command with the Cyber and Information Domain Component Command. In the 2010s, the increasing frequency of cyber and information...
The 2023 Annual Report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces identifies major deficits, particularly in the area of personnel. In contrast, a positive trend continues in the area of equipment. In her 175-page Annual Report 2023 on the state of the Bundeswehr, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, also draws a sobering conclusion: "The force is ageing and shrinking. Several units...
Another American guided missile destroyer is stationed in Rota, Spain. This further increases the importance of the location. The US Navy is increasing its permanent stationing presence in Europe from the current four to six Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. Washington and Madrid already agreed in the summer of 2022 on the fundamental reinforcement of the...
"Personnel shortage in the Bundeswehr!", "Things are looking bleak!" That's what you read everywhere. A reason to visit the head of the Wilhelmshaven career centre. Frigate Captain Christian Clausing can be found at Rheinstraße 47, an old naval address in Wilhelmshaven. Wide corridors, typical Bundeswehr notice boards, well-known naval pictures and a friendly atmosphere. Good humour is also...
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