Small anniversary on the Hohe Düne
The 1st Corvette Squadron celebrates its 15th anniversary on 26 June 2021. It is still the youngest seagoing unit in the German Navy.
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Billion-euro investment for BWI
Bundeswehr orders IT capacities and service for 192,000 users The last few days have been filled with parliamentary discussions on the so-called "25 million bills". Almost unnoticed, there has been another very important investment in the future of the armed forces, as the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) recently concluded a contract with the IT in-house company BWI GmbH for the expansion of existing IT services worth around 2.2 billion euros. This contract runs until 31 December 2027 and is intended to ensure the further development of non-military information and communication technology. In addition to uninterrupted operation and 24/7 availability, the services include...
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Summer visit to the polar bears
While the thermometers in Central Europe are showing summer heat, the British research vessel Protector has set an icy record. Never before has a Royal Navy ship travelled further north than 80° 41.5' N. To be fair, this does not include submarines, which pass under the perpetual ice and then break through the ice cover when they surface at a suitable point. The Protector has now come within 1050 kilometres of the North Pole to collect data on the ocean and the environment. It was a long way to get there, as the research vessel had not travelled to the...
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Keynote speech by the Inspector of the Navy
"100 days in office - what matters to me" On Friday 25 June, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach gave his first keynote speech. He began by explaining his choice of venue - the Naval NCO School in Plön - by pointing out that the MUS is an important institution in the navy. The petty officers and boatswains "have always been the backbone of the German Navy". Without beating around the bush, he clearly stated that the primary goal must be to "continue to offer the navy to politicians as a reliable and versatile instrument". The necessity of actively shaping security policy His assessment: "I often have the impression that our naval...
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Boeing relies on ESG and Lufthansa Technik for P-8A
The Bundeswehr's decision to procure the P-8A from Boeing has been a long time coming. Now the first co-operations are already forming. Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) and Lufthansa Technik have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Americans to examine opportunities for co-operation in the areas of system integration, training, maintenance and overhaul. "Together with ESG and Lufthansa Technik, we will provide local and cost-effective support, training, maintenance and overhaul solutions that will enable the German Navy to achieve the highest operational availability to fulfil its missions," said Dr Michael Haidinger, President of Boeing Germany. ESG has been a partner to the German Armed Forces and naval aviators for...
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