The Indian frigate Tabar set off on a four-month voyage to Europe in mid-June. After crossing the Mediterranean, the Tabar will enter the Atlantic via the Strait of Gibraltar and then head north. It will sail across the North and Baltic Seas to Russia, where...
The Royal Navy has extended a contract with Airbus for satellite-based maritime surveillance by one year. This was preceded by a proof-of-concept phase. Under the agreement, the Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) will be provided with images from optical and radar sources and reports generated from them. This will continue to ensure the seamless observation of...
While the thermometers in Central Europe are showing summer heat, the British research vessel Protector has set an icy record. Never before has a Royal Navy ship travelled further north than 80° 41.5' N. To be fair, this does not include submarines travelling under the perpetual ice in order to reach the...
"100 days in office - what matters to me" On Friday 25 June, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach gave his first keynote speech. He began by explaining his choice of venue - the Naval NCO School in Plön - by emphasising that the MUS is an important institution in the Navy. The mates...
The Bundeswehr's decision to procure the P-8A from Boeing has been a long time coming. Now the first co-operations are already forming. Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) and Lufthansa Technik have signed a letter of intent with the Americans to examine opportunities for co-operation in the areas of system integration, training, maintenance and overhaul. "Together...
Since Monday, 21 June 2021, the Federal Police have been practising the deployment and international cooperation of special forces in maritime emergencies. As in previous years, they were supported by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The challenge this year was a very special cooperation: in addition to the forces of the BSH, the...
According to the Russian Ministry of Defence, the British destroyer HMS Defender penetrated three kilometres into the country's territorial waters on 23 June. A border guard ship then fired warning shots and a Su-24M fighter plane dropped bombs in front of the British warship. The ship then turned away and attacked the Russian...
Earlier this afternoon, marineforum.online reported the Defence Committee's decision to procure a number of new ships and aircraft. Now the Defence Committee has also approved the project in its last meeting before the summer break. Eckhard Rehberg, budget policy spokesman for the CDU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, was delighted: "The Budget Committee today approved 27 proposals with a...
The next major maritime exercise this year will be Sea Breeze 2021 from 28 June to 10 July. As in previous years, the manoeuvre will be jointly led by the Ukrainian and American navies. After many nations cancelled their participation last year due to the coronavirus, this time units from...
The Center for Maritime Strategy & Security (CMSS) has been under new management since yesterday (21 June). From now on, Johannes Peters will be in charge of the academic institution. Peters will also be responsible for the organisation of the Kiel Seapower Series with immediate effect. The CMSS is an institution of the...
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