Category: Security policy

Sail Bremerhaven: Open Ship on the "Gorch Fock" and "Bayern"

Sail Bremerhaven: Open Ship on the "Gorch Fock" and "Bayern"

Gepostet von | 8 Aug 2025 | , , | 0

Wilhelmshaven - Under the motto: "The world is coming to Bremerhaven - and you are right in the middle of it", the city of Bremerhaven is celebrating Sail 2025 from 13 August 2025 to 17 August 2025, with the frigate "Bayern" and the sail training ship "Gorch Fock" taking part. The "Gorch Fock" will lead the entry parade on 13 August 2025 together with the Sail's patron, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. You can watch the spectacle on the Weser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. from the Seebäderkaje or the Havenwelten promenade, for example. In addition to the "Gorch Fock", the frigate "Bayern" will also be at the Sail in Bremerhaven....

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Russian naval operations in summer 2025

Russian naval operations in summer 2025

Gepostet von | 6 Aug 2025 | , , , | 0

In the summer of 2025, the Russian Navy deployed surface units and a conventional submarine between the Baltic Sea, the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The deployments were visibly and operationally closely interlinked. What can be seen as a reaction to NATO activities is also an expression of strategic adaptation and political signalling at sea.

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Denmark procures IRIS-T SLM

Denmark procures IRIS-T SLM

Gepostet von | 1 Aug 2025 | , , | 0

Cooperation between the BAAINBw and the Danish Ministry of Defence In its procurement process for an interim solution in the area of ground-based air and missile defence (SBAMD), the Danish Ministry of Defence has opted for the IRIS-T SLM system from Diehl Defence. Helmut Rauch, CEO of Diehl Defence, and Ralph Herzog, Vice President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), signed the contracts for the procurement of a fire unit of the IRIS-T SLM ground-based air defence system for Denmark on 29 July. The Danish Defence Procurement and Logistics Organisation (DALO) had previously authorised the BAAINBw to do so. The IRIS-T SLM system will protect the civilian population, the armed forces and...

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Submarine for Israel undergoing trials

Submarine for Israel undergoing trials

Gepostet von | 31 Jul 2025 | , , | 0

Currently undergoing deep sea trials north of Skagen After a long construction phase and subsequent harbour trials, the third submarine of the Dolphin II class, the INS Drakon, finally began its sea trials in the Bay of Kiel on Wednesday afternoon. The eight-hour maiden voyage started in the morning when the 73-metre-long submarine left its berth at the TKMS shipyard in Kiel. Accompanied by the shipyard's own security vessel HDW "Herkules" and secured by the coastal patrol boat "Staberhuk" and the two patrol boats "Sprotte" and "Warder" of the Schleswig-Holstein water police, the latest submarine for the Israeli Navy left the Kiel Fjord for the Bay of Kiel. The first system tests were carried out north-west of Kiel Lighthouse. By default...

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