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 aluminium FPB 98 MKI type vessels can reach 35 knots and are expected to have a range of 12 knots...
On 7/8 October 2021, a high-level international naval power and strategy symposium was held in Lima, the capital of Peru, to mark the 200th anniversary of the Marine de Guerra del Perú. More than 250 participants gathered in the metropolis on the Pacific to discuss current aspects of naval forces and maritime security in times...
Over the past three weeks, the participating naval personnel on the 18th General/Admiral Staff Service National (LGAN) course have been able to experience in theory and practice that history can not only be an interpreted past, but also a basis for the future. As part of the "Thucydides" seminar at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, they focussed intensively on understanding strategy and...
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From the press release: Deutscher Marinebund/DMB, Deutsche Maritime Akademie/DMA and Deutsches Maritimes Institut/DMI agree on close cooperation Laboe. The maritime idea and the maritime message are to be better disseminated and anchored in the public and in the media. This is the aim of a co-operation agreement between the DMB, DMA and DMI. The contract was...
The exercise in the Gulf of Guinea from Senegal to Angola involves 19 local nations and ten international partners. The exercise began on 2 November and was completed on 7 November. Participants in the exercise in the Gulf of Guinea and the region included Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde,...
The countries bordering the Baltic Sea have agreed to step up measures to improve the devastating state of one of the world's most polluted marine areas. The aim of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) and the European Commission is to protect 30% of the Baltic Sea by 2030. The new measures were announced at a ministerial meeting on...
On Thursday, 28 October 2021, the German Navy will take over the new construction of the future naval command centre (FüZ M) at the Hanse Barracks in Rostock. The new multifunctional building on Kopernikusstraße will house the Navy's most important command levels. Construction of the new building began in April 2017 and will provide space for around 460...
US President Joe Biden has nominated Ann C. Phillips as Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration. Phillips served in the US Navy from 1983 to 2014, most recently with the rank of flotilla admiral. At the end of her active service, she commanded Expeditionary Strike Group Two, which included all amphibious expeditionary forces on...
On 14 October, Major General Gert Nultsch, Vice President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), presented the Military History and Military Technology History Award at a colloquium for young military historians at the University of Potsdam, accompanied by the Bundeswehr Music Corps. With this award, the BAAINBw recognises outstanding...
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