Category: Armed Forces

Clothing for the troops

Clothing for the troops

Posted by | 23 Dec 2024 | , , | 0

Modernisations and subsequent procurements commissioned In a press release dated 19 December 2024, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) somewhat awkwardly announces that it intends to procure new clothing and is "already procuring modern and high-quality clothing and personal equipment for the performance of their duties while providing the best possible protection" for soldiers and civilian employees. It goes on to say: "The implementation of the follow-up solution in the Bundeswehr's clothing management, which began in 2023, has been continuously developed since then. To this end, the existing framework agreement with Bundeswehr Clothing Management (BwBM) GmbH must be regularly amended. The fifth amendment agreement signed today includes both new...

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Swearing in and ceremonial pledge on the harbour island in Stralsund

Swearing in and ceremonial pledge on the harbour island in Stralsund

Posted by | 13 Dec 2024 | , , | 0

On 12 December 2024, the public swearing-in and ceremonial pledge of 238 recruits of the Naval Technology School (MTS) took place on the harbour island of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund. The ceremony was led by frigate captain Thorsten Goertz, the deputy commander of the MTS. In addition to a speech by Lord Mayor Dr Alexander Badrow, Klaus Jürgen Strupp, President of the Rostock Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK), addressed moving words to the recruits and their families. He emphasised the importance of commitment and responsibility for the common good. Traditionally, the parent with the longest journey was honoured. In this case, the mother travelled...

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German-Norwegian submarine co-operation

German-Norwegian submarine co-operation

Posted by | 9 Dec 2024 | , , , | 0

Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his Norwegian counterpart Bjørn Arild Gram have laid the symbolic foundation stone for the construction of a submarine maintenance centre at the Haakonsvern naval base. In future, the new 212CD (Common Design) submarines, which the Norwegian and German navies are jointly procuring, can also be maintained here. The shipyard will also house the joint life cycle management office, which will be staffed by personnel from both countries. The first of the new submarines is scheduled to be delivered to Norway in 2029, while the German Navy is expected to receive the first boat of this class in 2032. The Haakonsvern base is located a few kilometres southwest of Bergen and is the most important...

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Aircraft carrier on a harbour visit in Hamburg - one more thing!

Aircraft carrier on a harbour visit in Hamburg - one more thing!

Posted by | 26 Nov 2024 | , , , | 2

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier "HMS Queen Elizabeth" left the port of Hamburg again on Saturday, 23 November 2024, without any significant incidents - except for one minor blemish. As confirmed by the Territorial Command of the German Armed Forces in Berlin, a drone with a diameter of over 2 metres was spotted above the aircraft carrier moored at the Steinwerder cruise terminal on Friday. Such aircraft are launched from the DronePort of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) not far from the harbour museum, but this drone was not one of them. In addition to the harbour facilities, which were guarded by the Homeland Security Company, and the water-side security provided by the water police, the airspace around the "HMS Queen" was of course also...

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IPD Association commemorates 1997 aircraft collision

IPD Association commemorates 1997 aircraft collision

Posted by | 21 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

The IPD24 Association of the German Navy commemorated the 1997 aircraft collision off Namibia. When a BMVg aircraft collided with a US Air Force aircraft, 33 people lost their lives, including twelve comrades from the German Navy. With a short stopover and a commemoration of the dead at sea on the Indo-Pacific convoy's return journey from Cape Town to the Mediterranean, the Navy commemorated the shocking incident when two aircraft collided in the vastness of uncontrolled airspace off the African continent. Background The collision occurred on 13 September 1997 over the Atlantic Ocean about 120 kilometres off the coast of the southwest African state of Namibia at 35,000...

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