Category: Armed Forces

A sea cat to hunt

A sea cat to hunt

Gepostet von | 24 Oct 2023 | , | 0

ATLAS manufactures four drones for the minehunting boats The German Navy is receiving "SeaCat" underwater reconnaissance drones for its Class 332 minehunting boats, financed by the special fund for the Bundeswehr. The President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, Annette Lehnigk-Emden (centre), the Managing Director of ATLAS Elektronik GmbH (left) and Gunnar Jürgensen (Head of Vessel Systems) today jointly signed the contract for the procurement of new underwater reconnaissance drones that meet the criterion of market availability. The contract partner, ATLAS Elektronik GmbH, will supply a total of four autonomous underwater reconnaissance drones and ensure their integration on the minehunting vessels. The contract also provides for the adaptation of the existing training...

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South Korean Navy in Hamburg

South Korean Navy in Hamburg

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2023 | , , , | 0

Visit by two South Korean naval vessels to the Hanseatic city The training ship ROKS HANSANDO and the supply vessel ROKS HWACHEON are visiting the Hanseatic city for the first time and will be offering Open Ship from 29 to 31 October 2023. Arriving from Halifax/Canada, both South Korean navy ships will moor at the Überseebrücke at around 10.00 a.m. on Sunday, 29 October 2023. The ROKS HANSANDO is a training ship that was commissioned in 2021, is 142 metres long and 25 metres wide and has hybrid propulsion. In addition to a regular crew of around 120, there can be up to 300 student officers on board. All cadets are in their third...

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Naval association calls for more appreciation for veterans

Naval association calls for more appreciation for veterans

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2023 | , , | 0

At the 112th Congress of Representatives of the German Naval Association in Hamelin, around 200 delegates called on the German government to establish a Veterans' Day. In the years 2000 -2009 alone, around 112 soldiers died and 72,381 were injured in the line of duty. Soldiers serve the Federal Republic of Germany faithfully. They bravely defend the law and freedom of the German people and, as the figures quoted show, often at the cost of their physical integrity or even their lives. Soldiers have a special relationship of loyalty to our state and are exposed to increasing burdens and dangers. For this reason, service in the...

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Benefit concert in Bremen Cathedral

Benefit concert in Bremen Cathedral

Gepostet von | 20 Oct 2023 | , , | 0

The Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps plays for the campaign "Sorgenkinder in Bundeswehrfamilien" The Bremen State Command is delighted to be able to organise a very special concert event. Together with the Bundeswehr-Sozialwerk e.V., there will be a charity concert on 2 November 2023 in St. Peter's Cathedral in Bremen. The Wilhelmshaven Naval Music Corps will be performing under the direction of Frigate Captain Matthias Prock. The proceeds from the evening will be donated to the Bundeswehr Social Organisation's "Sorgenkinder in Bundeswehrfamilien" campaign. The patron of the event is Bremen's mayor Dr Andreas Bovenschulte. Orchestra conductor Matthias Prock promises friends of church music an incomparable evening: with his orchestra, he wants to capture the special magic of the cathedral...

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The "LI" of U 96 - now Friedrich Grade has disembarked after all!

The "LI" of U 96 - now Friedrich Grade has disembarked after all!

Gepostet von | 18 Oct 2023 | , , | 6

The longest-lived member of the Naval Officers' Association, retired Captain Friedrich Grade (Crew 35), passed away on Friday, 13 October 2023 in Bornheim am Rhein, just north of Bonn, in the Beethoven retirement home at the age of 107. The cult film "Das Boot" made U 96 and its naval officer - or chief engineer, as it was known at the time - famous. Friedrich Grade was the last survivor of the submarine U 96, which sank 29 ships and damaged four on eleven voyages during the Second World War. As an LI, he took part in seven voyages up until 1941 and recorded his experiences in a secret...

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