Category: Security policy

Tender "Werra" to the NATO organisation

Tender "Werra" to the NATO organisation

Gepostet von | 30 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

Tender "Werra" has left its home port of Kiel. Over the next six months, the tender, which is part of the support squadron, will provide the German contribution to one of NATO's permanent formations, the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1), for the North and Baltic Seas. The "Werra" will thus replace the tender "Donau", which returned home at the beginning of July, by the end of the year. For Corvette Captain Marina Diebelt (34), it is the first major voyage in her role as commander of the "Werra": "It is always a great pleasure to be able to sail in a convoy. The international co-operation is in many respects...

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Chinese task force in the Baltic Sea

Chinese task force in the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 26 Jul 2024 | , , , | 3

On 20 July 2024, two units of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the destroyer "Jiaozuo" (type 052D, hull number 163) and the battle group supply ship "Honghu" (type 093A, hull number 906), entered the Baltic Sea on their way to Saint Petersburg and passed through the Danish Straits. Destroyer The 7,500-tonne destroyer "Jiaozuo", which was built at the Jiangnan shipyard in Changxingdao and will not enter service until 2022, is - together with its sister ship "Lushui" - the youngest ship in the Luyang class, according to the Janes Fighting Ships fleet manual. The PLAN already operates 25 units of this type in three variants, while a further seven ships of the latest...

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KRITIS - Argusauge from north.io for protection

KRITIS - Argusauge from north.io for protection

Gepostet von | 26 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The central data management platform plays a key role in the monitoring of critical maritime infrastructure. The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport Affairs (BMDV) has now awarded Kiel-based north.io GmbH the contract to further develop its Automated Recognition of Ghost ships and Underwater Surveillance (Argus). 2.7 million euros have been made available for this purpose. north.io is carrying out the project in collaboration with the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Subsea Europe Services GmbH. In efforts to protect critical underwater infrastructure (KRITIS), there is a lack of detection of ship movements in the vicinity of critical infrastructure. This is where...

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Netherlands: Innovative and pragmatic

Netherlands: Innovative and pragmatic

Gepostet von | 23 Jul 2024 | , , , | 0

The Dutch Ministry of Defence wants to strengthen and protect its own defence industry and is working together with the Ministry of Economic Affairs on a corresponding law consisting of three parts: + A sectoral investment test to prevent mergers, takeovers and investments in suppliers from becoming a risk for the deployment of the armed forces. + A declaration of suitability for Dutch companies bidding for contracts abroad: among other things, companies are scrutinised for undesirable interference by other countries in their management structure. Access marineforum digital+ Already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your...

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60 years of mine divers

60 years of mine divers

Gepostet von | 22 Jul 2024 | , , | 2

The family of mine divers celebrated a whole weekend - in the truest sense of the word... People don't like to hear that the mine divers are an elite little squad. That they are one big family is more likely. And the fact that mine divers have a strong bond with each other across generations and ranks was really lived out on the occasion of their 60th birthday. On 19 July, the company, which has been the home of all mine divers for many years, was the venue for a rendezvous between the active members and the numerous former members. Many had travelled there with their camper vans and relatives. On Saturday, 20 July, it was family day in Eckernförde....

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