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Photo: Henning Otte has been the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces since 2025German Bundestag
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digital+ contribution Doubts about voluntary military service - Annual Report 2025 of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces

Doubts about voluntary military service - Bundeswehr fails to meet personnel targets, focus shifts back to compulsory military service....
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Photo: Moelner 2026 multinational exercise, Bundeswehr/Julia Kelm
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Mjølner 2026 manoeuvre in northern Norway - practice on the northern flank

Mjølner 2026 manoeuvre: On 1 May 2026, the ships involved in the Mjølner 2026 exercise arrived in Harstad, Norway, for the first time. Their arrival marks the start of the visible preparatory phase of a multinational maritime exercise under German leadership....
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Photo: Flotilla Admiral Sven Beck congratulates the recruits, Rodewald

Public pledge in Wilhelmshaven

Public swearing-in ceremony in Wilhelmshaven: On 30 April 2026, the swearing-in ceremony and ceremonial swearing-in of the recruits of the Wilhelmshaven Protection Company took place on the town hall square in Wilhelmshaven....
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Photo: Warm North Sea water, only fun for children. kdk

North Sea warmer than ever before in 2025

North Sea warmer than ever before in 2025: North Sea reaches record temperature of 11.6 degrees in 2025 Baltic Sea also significantly warmer - with heatwave and possible cold extremes at the same time....
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Photo: Liberty class, Blue Water Autonomy
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Liberty Ships are coming back - this time autonomously

Liberty Ships - US Navy relies on autonomous Liberty-class logistics ships. Platform to transport 150 tonnes over 10,000 nautical miles without a crew....
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Photo: La Rojigualda (Juan Sébastián de Elcano), Armada
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Spanish Navy - Recruiting young talent with cartoons

Spanish navy relies on animated film to attract new recruits. History, flag and identity to appeal to the younger generation....
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Photo: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the National Maritime Conference in Emden 2026, hsc

National Maritime Conference in Emden

National Maritime Conference in Emden - It is the 14th National Maritime Conference in Germany and it is being held at its founding venue. Emden. Maritime security takes centre stage. Politics, navy and industry discuss strategy and implementation....
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Photo: Flight safety exercise at Nordholz Naval Air Base, Bw/Krone

Naval aviator - collision of two aircraft, a flight safety exercise

Naval aviators: In a simulated scenario, a Sea Lynx helicopter and a P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft collided on the taxiway. Both aircraft were on fire....
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Photo: Minehunting boat Fulda in Kiel, MFO
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Mine hunting in the Strait of Hormuz: The German contribution

Minehunting in the Strait of Hormuz: On Monday, 4 May 2026, the minehunting boat "Fulda" will set sail for the Mediterranean at 2 p.m. as part of an advance deployment for a possible operation in the Strait of Hormuz....
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(Photo: @ Hamburg Messe und Congress/ Rene Zieger)
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MS&D Conference & Expo 2026: Central platform for maritime security and defence

MS&D Conference & Expo 2026 in Hamburg brings navy, industry and politics together. Focus on maritime security, technologies and procurement....
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Photo: @ Hamburg Messe und Congress/ Rene Zieger

MS&D Conference 2026 Hamburg

The MS&D Conference & Expo 2026 will take place from 1 to 4 September 2026 in Hamburg as part of SMM.

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