Category: Armed Forces

Ladies commission HSVA for tests

Ladies commission HSVA for tests

Posted by | 26 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Damen Naval and the Hamburgische Schiffbau-Versuchsanstalt (HSVA) have signed a contract for comprehensive cooperation in the field of hydrodynamic optimisation and the implementation of an extensive model test campaign for the new Class 126 frigates. The optimisation and tests are part of the early development phase during the ship design. The properties of the planned ship will be tested realistically. A scale model of the F 126, several metres long, will be on display for the first time. Damen, together with its partners Blohm+Voss and Thales, will build a total of four Class 126 frigate ships on behalf of the German Navy, after the partners signed a contract last year with...

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Navy cancels the name Tirpitz

Navy cancels the name Tirpitz

Posted by | 21 Apr 2021 | , , | 4

Until now, the German Navy base in Kiel has also been known as Tirpitzhafen. Now this name is to disappear and the site will officially be known as the Kiel-Wik naval base. Other incriminating names are also to be replaced by names that commemorate neutral persons or persons associated with the German resistance. The Scheermole will thus become the Oskar Kusch Mole. This is to honour First Lieutenant Oskar Kusch, a submarine commander during the Second World War, who attracted attention in the navy because of statements critical of the regime and was executed on the firing range in Kiel-Holtenau in 1944. The Tirpitzmole also loses its name and is to be named after the poet Gorch Fock.

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Kiel minehunting boats replace each other in the NATO task force

Kiel minehunting boats replace each other in the NATO task force

Posted by | 14 Apr 2021 | , | 0

Minehunting boat "Datteln" returns to its home port of Kiel after three months of NATO deployment. The boat was part of one of NATO's two standing mine countermeasures groups, the "Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1", or SNMCMG 1 for short. The crew will hand over the baton to its sister boat "Sulzbach-Rosenberg", which will leave Kiel one day later on Thursday, 15 April 2021 and rejoin the NATO group as a new German contribution. For the 42 men and women on the crew of the "Datteln", including a US Navy soldier, the past deployment was strenuous but very successful. Under the leadership of Corvette Captain Tanja Merkl (35), the...

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Mission for the boarding team of the Berlin

Mission for the boarding team of the Berlin

Posted by | 3 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

A freighter flying the flag of Sierra Leone was inspected by the Berlin boarding team in recent days. The ship was on its way from Turkey to a Libyan harbour. During the search, the crew of the freighter was co-operative and no weapons or other prohibited items were found on board. This was the first boarding mission for the German task force provider as part of Operation Irini. The operation was carried out by the soldiers from Lithuania who had embarked on board the Berlin. This was the tenth boarding as part of Irini. The EU-led operation involves 24 members...

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Soon more Poseidons over the sea

Soon more Poseidons over the sea

Posted by | 3 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

The US Navy has placed another order with Boeing for the construction of P-8As. The American aircraft manufacturer will produce a total of 11 of the ASW aircraft. With nine of these, the US Navy will increase its existing arsenal to 128. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will receive a further two of the aircraft, also known as Poseidons, via the Foreign Military Sales process. It has been a partner in the joint procurement programme since 2009 and currently has twelve of the maritime patrol aircraft. The P-8 is a version of the classic civilian Boeing 737 NG adapted to military specifications. Thanks to its civilian basis, which has been tried and tested over decades, the aircraft is characterised by...

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