Category: Technology

Safe navigation through sea mine detection

Safe navigation through sea mine detection

Posted by | 9 Dec 2020 | , , | 0

Professor Andreas Karcher and his team at the Institute of Applied Computer Science at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich are researching a system in cooperation with the Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime Technologie und Forschung (WTD 71) that helps to detect sea mines under water more effectively than previously possible. Sea mines are a danger to shipping. They have a serious impact on the feasibility of operations and on operational procedures. The more automatically they can be rendered harmless, the less manpower is required. Automatic detection of this hazard plays a key role here. This must be analysed in the operational system context. With the same systemic...

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The state of the German Navy's armaments

The state of the German Navy's armaments

Posted by | 9 Dec 2020 | , , , | 0

The poet and writer Eugen Roth once wrote: Man piously and silently hopes that he will one day get what he wants; until he succumbs to delusion and ends up wanting what he gets. One cannot help but get the impression that Eugen Roth had an inner inkling of how armaments are sometimes carried out in today's armed forces. This article deals with the question of what the navy wants and what it actually gets. It is in the nature of things that naval armaments must be designed for the long term. The planning, procurement and...

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Offensive mine warfare systems of the US Navy

Offensive mine warfare systems of the US Navy

Posted by | 7 Dec 2020 | , , | 1

The reassessment of the Russian and Chinese naval threat - after three decades of neglect - has reawakened the US Navy's interest in offensive mine warfare. The Navy is now seeking new, more effective methods to dislodge sea mines. This includes the introduction of new mine technology to combat enemy surface ships and submarines. Offensive mine warfare capability The current US naval mine inventory consists of the Quickstrike system and the SLMM (Submarine Launched Mobile Mine) Mk 67 system, all of which are designed for use in shallow waters only. All types are remotely detonated mines that react to the acoustic or magnetic signature of enemy ships or to the presence of...

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Multipurpose combat ship class 180

Multipurpose combat ship class 180

Posted by | 26 Nov 2020 | , , | 1

News from 10.06.2021: The German Navy's new multi-purpose combat ship class 180 (MKS 180) officially becomes the frigate class 126 (F 126). This rightly spreads a feeling of "Now it's really starting" everywhere. Read now --- --- --- Realisation can begin - With the submission of three proposed solutions by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) and the selection of one of the proposed solutions by the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, the MKS 180 project has reached the next milestone. On this basis, the realisation phase can now begin with the design and construction of the ships. The selection decision The...

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Requirements of the Navy for the multi-purpose combat ship class 180

Requirements of the Navy for the multi-purpose combat ship class 180

Posted by | 26 Nov 2020 | , , | 0

News from 10.06.2021: The German Navy's new multi-purpose combat ship class 180 (MKS 180) officially becomes the frigate class 126 (F 126). This rightly spreads a feeling of "Now it's really starting" everywhere. Read now --- --- --- --- Modular maritime capability carrier - The Bundeswehr's mission and tasks require a broad spectrum of military capabilities that can be flexibly adapted to specific operational requirements. The diversity and unpredictability of current and future deployment scenarios has led to an increase in the number of capabilities required. In addition, policymakers expect to be provided with the greatest possible number of differentiated, scalable options for action. Against this background...

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