The Victory, the first of six Multi-Role Combat Vessels (MRCV), was launched at Singapore Technology Engineering in the second half of October. The 150-metre-long vessel will operate as a drone carrier in future and will be able to deploy its remotely or autonomously controlled weapons on all three levels. The commissioning of the Victory...
The catastrophic situation in Sudan and the associated lack of any progress in harbour construction have probably led Russia to abandon its plans for an "East of Suez" presence. In any case, Moscow has declared that it is cancelling its plans to expand a Russian naval base in Port Sudan.
At the beginning of 2026, the Bundestag decided to take the first step towards reactivating compulsory military service. Once again, buzzwords were more important than arguments in the political debate. It was cannon fodder versus war fitness. It wasn't just the opponents of compulsory military service who were using manslaughter arguments, the other side didn't argue much more differentiated either. After the student demonstrations, all sweeping judgements were...
In the event of water ingress on board, the time factor often determines the further course of damage. If water enters an operating room on board unhindered, seconds can determine whether a leakage remains manageable or escalates. With this in mind, an inventor from the Münsterland region of Germany has developed a system that replaces the classic leak defence...
Nils Theinert explores the history of German Navy submarines - with a focus on the people who worked on them. In cramped, noisy and cold conditions, they perform outstandingly. Living and working in cramped conditions, without daylight or fresh air: this is what everyday life is like for submariners. Add to that the cold, mould and...
The unmanned surface drone (USV) Seagull is to receive significantly enhanced capabilities in the future. This was announced by Elbit Systems during a press trip with German journalists in Israel. The Seagull is a twelve-metre-long, highly mobile and air-transportable system that can be deployed either independently or from a mother ship. It reaches the deployment site...
Another cancelled defence project: At the beginning of November, Norway finally cancelled the procurement contract from 2001 for fourteen NH90s, which had already been terminated in 2022 due to delivery deviations and maintenance problems, by mutual agreement and by resolving all disputes with the French-dominated NHIndustries (Airbus Helicopters, Leonardo, Fokker). NHI will take back the eight NH90s delivered to date, including spare parts,...
Update on 03/02/2026 The German aircraft carrier - a floating fantasy It's back. At least in the media. The German aircraft carrier doesn't sail, doesn't cost anything and isn't moored anywhere, but it is discussed with astonishing reliability. That's obviously enough. While Greenland is being talked about as if it only needs to be moored there for a short time, the...
Now that was quick! The "intentions" announced just a fortnight ago are being realised. No additional words are needed - read today's press release from TKMS: Project start for MEKO A-200 frigates: TKMS and BAAINBw sign preliminary contract The preliminary contract between TKMS and the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and In...
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