Category: Technology

Germany's modest contribution

Germany's modest contribution

Posted by | 27 Apr 2021 | , | 0

BMD test firing in the USA, stagnation in Germany Andreas Uhl On 16 November 2020, the US Missile Defense Agency reported a spectacular success in a test firing in the sea area off Hawaii: "We have demonstrated that an Aegis BMD system - equipped with SM-3 Block IIA missiles - can defeat an ICBM [Intercontinental Ballistic Missile] target. This is one step in the process of investigating feasibility as part of an architecture for a layered defence of the homeland," said Vice Admiral Jon Hill, director of the agency. "This was an incredible achievement and a critical milestone for the Aegis BMD SM-3 Block IIA programme." Access marineforum...

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Tight schedule for the Sea Falcon

Tight schedule for the Sea Falcon

Posted by | 27 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Unmanned systems will become increasingly important in the German Navy in the future. The MovMUAS project is currently taking centre stage for the corvettes. Fabian Henning The idea of unmanned aviation is as old as aviation itself. The military has always been the driving force behind the development of such unmanned systems due to the wide range of possible applications. With the rapidly advancing technologies of our dawning information age, there are new outstanding opportunities for unmanned aerial vehicles, which are revitalising applications in the military sector. In the German Navy, this development is taking place against the backdrop of a fundamental, future-orientated change in naval aviation. We are currently experiencing...

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Charting a new course together

Charting a new course together

Posted by | 27 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

European cooperation has proven its worth in many areas of the defence industry. Can German-Dutch cooperation become the nucleus for European naval shipbuilding? Christian Freiherr von Oldershausen and Marcel Hendriks Last summer, the Federal Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Damen Schelde Naval Shipyards and Thales for the construction of four frigates 126, the former multi-purpose combat ship 180 (MKS 180). The fact that the new naval combat ship, which was put out to tender across Europe, is to be built by Blohm+Voss in Hamburg under Dutch leadership, caused a great deal of controversy in politics and industry. Understandably so, because in addition to a possible wound to national pride, there were concerns that...

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Tight schedule for the Sea Falcon

Tight schedule for the Sea Falcon

Posted by | 12 Apr 2021 | , | 0

Unmanned systems will become increasingly important in the German Navy in the future. The VorMUAS project is currently taking centre stage for the corvettes. The idea of unmanned aviation is as old as aviation itself. The military has always been the driving force behind the development of such unmanned systems due to the wide range of possible applications. The rapidly advancing technologies of our dawning information age offer new, outstanding opportunities for unmanned aerial vehicles, which are revitalising applications in the military sector. In the German Navy, this development is taking place against the background of a fundamental, future-orientated change in naval aviation. We are currently experiencing the changeover to...

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The commander stays at home

The commander stays at home

Posted by | 12 Apr 2021 | , | 0

Modern communication and information technology is making unmanned or autonomous weapon systems possible at sea. However, many questions still need to be answered before they can be deployed. Since 1984 at the latest, perceptions and expectations of technical systems that are capable of acting autonomously have been characterised by the "Terminator" and the technical intelligence behind it, "Skynet". A machine state with almost unlimited capabilities that are only surpassed by its will to power, boundless amorality and hostility towards humanity. When we talk about autonomous systems, images and stories of the Terminator are almost automatically conjured up. The technological reality is very different. Flying...

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