Category: Armed Forces

A journey with many question marks

A journey with many question marks

Posted by | 2 Aug 2021 | , , , | 0

After 19 years, a German Navy ship set sail for Southeast Asia again today. The Hamburg was supposed to set this course at the beginning of May 2020, but the voyage had to be cancelled due to coronavirus. Despite the long preparation time, not all questions have been answered, partly due to the ongoing pandemic. The ports of call have now been officially announced, but whether the crew will be able to go ashore there despite being fully vaccinated will in some cases only be decided in the coming days and weeks. The corona situation in some parts of the travel area is deteriorating noticeably, with some countries making their...

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Modernisation of the Brandenburg class

Modernisation of the Brandenburg class

Posted by | 30 Jul 2021 | , , , | 1

Saab today signed a contract with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) for the modernisation of the 123 class frigates. The Swedish defence contractor will supply new radar equipment, fire control systems as well as command and weapon deployment systems and integrate them on the ships. Work is scheduled to begin this year and is expected to continue until 2030 for the four units. The order is worth around 450 million euros. Saab is acting as the general contractor. The shipbuilding work will be carried out by the Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard, while Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) is responsible for the logistics part....

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Charity run for the flood victims

Charity run for the flood victims

Posted by | 25 Jul 2021 | , | 0

In view of the great destruction caused by the floods and the needs of the people in the affected regions, the Bundeswehr and Reservists running team, with technical support from Fairever Events and Artiva, has organised a charity run from 30.07. to 01.08.2021 at short notice. Registrations are possible at
https://www.v-run.de/spendenlauf-fuer-die-hochwasseropfer.html
Information about the Bundeswehr and reservists running team can be found at
https://bundeswehrundreservisten.de/

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Flood aid 2021

Flood aid 2021

Posted by | 19 Jul 2021 | , | 0

Dear users of marineforum online, dear members of the Marine-Offizier-Vereinigung e.V., the Marine-Offizier-Hilfe e.V. and the Deutsches Maritimen Institut e.V., the dramatic events of the last few days in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bavaria and Saxony have also deeply shaken us. Help is urgently needed in the affected areas and has been announced and provided by many parties. Naturally, the Naval Officers' Relief Organisation is ready to help in individual cases within the scope of its possibilities in order to alleviate distress and suffering quickly and unbureaucratically. We cannot provide general aid for the victims of the 2021 flood disaster directly, but we would be very pleased if you could help...

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