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Oil monitoring aircraft DO228NG Photo: Vennemann
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Havariekommando - One in three oil spill offenders is caught

Havariekommando registered 130 pollution incidents in the North and Baltic Seas during 472 missions in 2025. Do-228 sensor flights identified 48 polluters....
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Underwater vehicle BlueWhale Photo: Deutsche Marine Kroencke
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Marine takes over BlueWhale

Navy takes delivery of BlueWhale: Today the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, took delivery of the first BlueWhale from the Executive Vice President of TKMS ATLAS ELEKTRONIK, Michael Ozegowski and the CEO IAI, Boaz Levy. Also on site for this unusual event was State Secretary Jens Plötner....
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P-8A Poseidon. Photo: Bundeswehr/Julia Kelm.
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P-8A Poseidon German maritime patrol aircraft in India

The German Navy is taking part in the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2026 with a P-8A Poseidon. Deployed on Monday 16 February 2026....
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(from left) Nico Lange, moderator; Surgeon General Dr Hans-Ulrich Holtherm, Commander of the Bundeswehr Medical Academy; Kristi Raik, Director of the International Centre for Defence and Security; Gabrielius Landsbergis, former Foreign Minister of Lithuania. PM FüAkBw
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Munich Security Conference: Bundeswehr Command and Staff College as a partner

The Bundeswehr Command and Staff College cooperates with the Munich Security Conference. Agreement on 15 February 2026 at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof....
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European Combat Vessel ECV - Photo: EDA
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European Combat Vessel - Europe's naval project takes shape

EDA defines high-level requirements for the European Combat Vessel: modular frigate family, multi-domain capability, UxV mothership and distributed C2....
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Why does the bear want to get on the iceberg? Photo: US Coast Guard / C. Mendenhhall
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Greenland's geopolitical significance: Where will Europe's future be decided?

Between the Arctic, raw materials and NATO strategy or Greenland's geopolitical significance: Why the island is becoming increasingly important for the USA and Europe in terms of security policy....
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The Seagull unmanned surface drone. Photo: Elbit
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Elbit further develops USV Seagull

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...

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Jan C Kaack
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Inspector of the Navy: My intention for 2026

Shaping the future! Focussing our navy on its core mission! Invest in innovative capabilities! Put the fleet to sea!...
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US soldiers abseiling from the helicopter onto the "Skipper". Image: US Department of Justice (DOJ)
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digital+ contribution US actions hinder crude oil shipments in Venezuela

Venezuela's crude oil exports are coming under pressure after the USA seized the crude oil tanker SKIPPER on 10 December. The seizure netted the United States 1.85 million barrels of oil and a 20-year-old supertanker that has been under arrest since 2022 for alleged involvement in a shadow oil trafficking fleet involving the Islamic State.

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the first NH-90 MRFH "Sea Tiger" on-board helicopter

Naval aviators receive the first Sea Tiger

The first NH-90 MRFH "Sea Tiger" helicopter was ceremoniously handed over to the German Navy in Berlin today. The handover was performed by the Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius and the Deputy Inspector of the Navy and Commander of the Fleet Axel Deertz. The crew then flew the brand-new helicopter to Nordholz, where it was already...
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