Category: Armed Forces

Gorch Fock back!

Gorch Fock back!

Gepostet von | 8 Jun 2021 | , , | 0

As Lürssen Werft has just announced, the handover date for the GORCH FOCK will be 30 September 2021!

Following a final review and consultation with all parties involved in the project, this decision was agreed. The sail training ship will move to the Wilhelmshaven naval arsenal at the beginning of September as part of a shipyard trial run. In Wilhelmshaven, further internal trials and acceptance tests will be carried out in addition to the final outfitting. During this phase, the German Navy will also place its equipment on board.

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Why the decision in favour of the P-8A Poseidon is the right one

Why the decision in favour of the P-8A Poseidon is the right one

Gepostet von | 7 Jun 2021 | , , , , | 3

The die is cast. The BMVg has decided in favour of the P-8A Poseidon from Boeing to replace the German Navy's ageing P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. A parliamentary referral is to take place before the summer break in order to avoid a looming capability gap at the last minute. The replacement procurement had become necessary after the ongoing extensive modernisation of the P-3C fleet was halted last year due to escalating costs. The aim of these measures was to extend the service life of the P-3C until the French-German Maritime Airborne Warfare System (MAWS, scheduled for 2035) comes on stream. With the right decision against modernisation, it was clear that...

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Werra is coming back!

Werra is coming back!

Gepostet von | 29 May 2021 | , , , | 0

It was a cold Friday with temperatures around zero degrees when the Werra left Kiel at the beginning of January. Under her commander, Corvette Captain Robert Lehmann, 61 male and 10 female soldiers took their leave on board the tender and set course for the Mediterranean. As part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2), they took on a variety of tasks in the Aegean over the following four months. The focus was on gathering information to build up a picture of the situation and cooperating with the Greek and Turkish coastguards and the European border protection agency Frontex. In order to establish a direct link to the partners on land...

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The third in the group

The third in the group

Gepostet von | 18 May 2021 | , , | 0

The F125 frigate armaments programme is the sad frontrunner in the current armaments report from the Ministry of Defence in terms of systems that have run out of control compared to the financial planning. Compared to the 25-billion-euro bill approved by the Bundestag, the project has become 1.117 billion euros more expensive. This corresponds to an increase of 51 per cent.

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Sharp shooting

Sharp shooting

Gepostet von | 16 May 2021 | , , | 0

The German Navy can look back on a successful missile firing exercise. Between 3 and 12 May, the crew of the frigate Hamburg successfully fired 20 guided missiles during the Missile Firing Exercise 2021 off the Norwegian coast. Drones were used as targets to test the air defence systems and weapon systems and to give the crew the opportunity to train the procedures under realistic conditions. Other missiles were used against simulated sea targets. The fact that the Type 124 frigate also has an artillery component was demonstrated by the soldiers with 150 shots from the 76-millimetre onboard cannon. The Hamburg was accompanied during the Andøya exercise...

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