Category: Armed Forces

Minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" back in the SNMCMG 1 on 21. 01.22

Minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" back in the SNMCMG 1 on 21. 01.22

Gepostet von | 20 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

On Friday, 21 January 2021 at 10 a.m., the minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" will leave its home port of Kiel. After a break due to the coronavirus, the Kiel-based boat is now heading for Bornholm to join other boats from the NATO Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1). All crew members who contracted the coronavirus before Christmas have recovered and can go to sea with their mates as planned. In February, the "Bad Bevensen" will also take part in the so-called HOD operations in the German Bight. HOD stands for Historic Ordnance Disposal and is regularly carried out in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

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Inspector Navy: Regular German presence in the Indo-Pacific

Inspector Navy: Regular German presence in the Indo-Pacific

Gepostet von | 22. dec 2021 | , , , , | 0

At a lecture in front of an international audience in Singapore, the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach, announced that the navy will continue to be present in the Indo-Pacific in the future. He wants to enable regular deployment there as early as 2023. He is thinking even further ahead and referred to the F 125 class frigates, which allow deployments of up to two years. Talks are being held with partners in the region and in Singapore about setting up a temporary logistical support hub, which would simplify logistical support. If Vice Admiral Schönbach has his way, the future logistics centre...

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