Category: Security policy

Impulses for defence policy 2022 - Symposium on 7 March 2022

Impulses for defence policy 2022 - Symposium on 7 March 2022

Gepostet von | 14 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

The DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR WEHRTECHNIK e.V. is holding the symposium "Prospects for the defence industry 2022" on 7 March 2022. Offline. For more than 10 years, the Defence Industry Perspectives Symposium has been the kick-off event of DWT and SGW for the respective event year. It has proved extremely successful in this function. Statements made by the Federal Ministry of Defence (BMVg) and senior representatives of the security and defence industry at the beginning of the year always provide important points of reference for the further development of defence policy, but above all for equipping the Bundeswehr in the current year. This applies in particular to the Symposium 2022, which is now being held a few months after the formation of the...

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New Federal Government Coordinator for Maritime Economy and Tourism

New Federal Government Coordinator for Maritime Economy and Tourism

Gepostet von | 10 Jan 2022 | , , | 1

Claudia Müller succeeds Norbert Brackmann The coordinator is based at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, where her predecessor had been in office since 2018. Claudia Müller also comes from the coast. Born in Rostock, she worked as a freelancer in the culture and tourism sector from 2004. She studied international business administration in Stralsund and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2017. Not only has the Ministry of Economic Affairs been renamed the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, but the role of coordinator has also been given a different name: it is now called "Economy and Tourism". Norbert Brackmann was known for not only successfully representing the interests of...

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Inspector Navy: Regular German presence in the Indo-Pacific

Inspector Navy: Regular German presence in the Indo-Pacific

Gepostet von | 22. dec 2021 | , , , , | 0

At a lecture in front of an international audience in Singapore, the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach, announced that the navy will continue to be present in the Indo-Pacific in the future. He wants to enable regular deployment there as early as 2023. He is thinking even further ahead and referred to the F 125 class frigates, which allow deployments of up to two years. Talks are being held with partners in the region and in Singapore about setting up a temporary logistical support hub, which would simplify logistical support. If Vice Admiral Schönbach has his way, the future logistics centre...

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Glasgow - Climate protection and shipbuilding

Glasgow - Climate protection and shipbuilding

Gepostet von | 22. dec 2021 | , , , | 0

If you're going to sit together, you might as well kill two birds with one stone! The die-hard and flawless climate protector is likely to be annoyed by this announcement on the sidelines of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow at the beginning of November. at the beginning of November: Following a bilateral meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Abdul Momen announced at a virtual press conference that the state on the Ganges Delta would be buying five British-built ships over the next few years in order to rejuvenate its own fleet (Forces Goal 2030). Three of these are to be built in the UK and the remaining two in Bangladesh. These...

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New recruits for Ukrainian coast guard

New recruits for Ukrainian coast guard

Gepostet von | 18 Dec 2021 | , , , | 0

In the presence of the Ukrainian ambassador, Vadym Omelchenko, BG 201 was launched in Sables d'Olonne on 9 December. This is the first of twenty patrol boats for the Ukrainian coastguard. The FPB 98 MKI aluminium vessels can reach 35 knots, have a range of 12 knots and can be in operation for up to two weeks. With a crew of 13, an additional six officers can be embarked. An optoelectronic monitoring system and a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) are part of the standard equipment. The shipyard delivers the boats unarmed. However, they are prepared for arming at a later date. This could...

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