To mark its 175th birthday, the German Navy is giving itself a new target image. However, many good ideas stand in the way of just as many problems. In the 175th anniversary year of the German Navy, the inspector of the navy is looking ahead with the publication of its future structure. Vice Admiral Jan C. Kaack said in an interview with the...

On 14 June 1848, the National Assembly in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt am Main decided to establish an all-German navy. This was done to protect the German merchant fleet and was justified by the Schleswig-Holstein War against Denmark. This makes the German Navy the oldest branch of the German Armed Forces. It will be celebrated...

From a press release by Saab Deutschland GmbH Saab Deutschland will open a new site for its Naval Systems product unit in autumn 2023 in the SPURWERK work environment in Bremen, which is currently under construction. The 1,680 m2 site will provide space for more than 100 employees. The new location in Bremen will...

In the face of multiple threats, Japan is massively arming its navy. The stealth frigates of the Mogami class are of central importance. With over 6800 islands and a coastline of 29,751 kilometres, Japan is one of the largest maritime nations. In addition to the four main islands, smaller island groups in particular ensure that Japan is...

Hading Bay-538 is an old Frosch I-class landing ship of the NVA People's Navy, commissioned in 1978 and operated under the name "Cottbus" until reunification. The decommissioned "Cottbus" was then sold to Indonesia in 1993 and was given the name "Hading Bay" and the hull number 538. She made headlines in the first days of June when...

From a press release by the Rostock Naval Command On Saturday, 17 June 2023, the "Day of the Bundeswehr" will offer a varied programme of information, talks and presentations at ten locations nationwide from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the eighth time in a row. This year, Wilhelmshaven is the only naval location to invite...

From a press release by the naval command: The last multi-purpose landing craft in the fleet is on its last inland voyage after 57 years of service. It is the only grey-painted boat in the German Navy that can navigate the Rhine. The crew of the "Lachs" uses its shallow draught to show all interested parties the last landing craft of the German Navy.

The first ships for military use were built back in ancient times. Today, naval shipbuilding accounts for around a third of German shipbuilding sales. In maritime history, the trireme, which was widely used in the Mediterranean in ancient times, is regarded as the first type of ship to be designed specifically for war. Evidence of this...

The Norwegian energy company Equinor has cancelled plans for a large floating offshore wind farm in the Norwegian North Sea near Bergen and postponed them indefinitely. Trollvind The project, known as Trollvind, envisaged a wind farm with a capacity of 1 gigawatt that would connect the offshore fields of Troll and Oseberg (oil...

From a press release by Rostock Naval Command On Tuesday, 13 June 2023 at 5 p.m., Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit the German Navy in Eckernförde. Among other things, a ride on a submarine of the 1st submarine squadron is planned. The naval battalion and the Navy's Special Forces Command will also be presenting the President with...

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