Category: Security policy

Netherlands: Frigate TROMP has sailed

Netherlands: Frigate TROMP has sailed

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2024 | , , , , | 0

The Dutch government has informed the House of Representatives and the public that HNLMS "Tromp" (De Zeven Provinciën class, 144 metres) will also be transiting the Red Sea on its way to the Indo-Pacific. The anti-aircraft frigate left Den Helder on 9 March and will support the US-led maritime operation Prosperity Guardian for around 25 days at the end of March and will also exchange information with the EU operation Aspides (Shield), to which the German anti-aircraft frigate HESSEN also belongs, and provide support on request. The aim of both operations is to fend off attacks by the Houthis on civilian shipping in the Red Sea. In addition, the government is examining...

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Frigate "Brandenburg" departs for the Mediterranean

Frigate "Brandenburg" departs for the Mediterranean

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2024 | , , | 2

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command: On Thursday, 21 March 2024 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Brandenburg" will leave its home port of Wilhelmshaven to take part in the mandated foreign deployment UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast. Under the command of frigate captain Andreas Scheiba (45), the crew will assist with maritime surveillance and training for the Lebanese navy off the Lebanese coast until mid-July 2024. "In recent months, the ship and the crew have prepared intensively for the operational obligation ahead of us and we have impressively demonstrated the operational capability of the frigate 'Brandenburg'," says...

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MTG: Personnel

MTG: Personnel

Gepostet von | 18 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

Philip Lüdecke joins MTG Philip Lüdecke joins the MTG team and works on concepts for maritime command and weapon deployment systems and will also be active in customer consulting. Lüdecke moves from Thyssen Krupp Marine systems (tkMs), where he was Head of Procurement Platform Systems and Head of Command Systems General. The graduate mechanical engineer will strengthen the Operations division. More...

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Kiel loses out

Kiel loses out

Gepostet von | 18 Mar 2024 | , , , , | 0

Successor to the Walrus class - procurement decision in the Netherlands in favour of France It seemed to be on the cards: the French Naval Group's design has prevailed for the successor to the Walrus submarines. The decision to award the contract is provisional, as the current decision in the Council of Ministers still requires parliamentary approval. An initial briefing of the House of Representatives on the decision is planned for 27 March. The review report on the selection decision should be available in May, which will form the basis for the parliamentary debate and the final award decision. The Ministry of Defence would like to sign the contract before July, as the deadlines for the preparation of tenders will expire after that. In addition...

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German Federal Council President visits general contractor for the F126 naval armaments project

German Federal Council President visits general contractor for the F126 naval armaments project

Gepostet von | 13 Mar 2024 | , , , , | 0

Manuela Schwesig, Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, visited the Dutch naval shipyard Damen Naval in Vlissingen on 11 March 2024 as part of a delegation trip by the German Federal Council. She was informed about the maritime industry in the Netherlands and German-Dutch cooperation in the field of shipbuilding and defence technology. She paid particular attention to the F 126 project. The Peene shipyard in Wolgast, one of the three shipyards where the future German Navy frigates will be built, is located in her federal state. According to Damen Naval's press release, Mrs Schwesig was very interested in everything she got to see in Vlissingen. "We are delighted...

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