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Film tip: "Turning point up close - A year with soldiers"

Film tip: "Turning point up close - A year with soldiers"

Gepostet von | 29 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

The Bundeswehr documentary accompanies three male and one female soldier who have to face the current challenges of the Bundeswehr; too few personnel, too little material and many years of not being geared towards this type of war. It offers authentic insights, reporting from the perspective of those who have to shoulder the demanding tasks of national and alliance defence on a daily basis. These exciting 60 minutes can be found under the link in the ARD media centre. Film...

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Naval aviators exchange information in New Zealand

Naval aviators exchange information in New Zealand

Gepostet von | 28 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

Recently, a delegation led by the Commodore of MFG3 "Graf Zeppelin", Captain Oliver Ottmüller, visited Squadron Number 5 of the New Zealand Air Force in Ohakea. As part of the exchange on the introduction and especially the operation of the new P-8A Poseidon aircraft, the naval aviators from Nordholz are establishing contacts with the various operating nations. For example, there is an intensive exchange with the American Navy, as well as with Norway and Great Britain. A year ago, a delegation from New Zealand travelled a long way to Germany to provide the naval aviators with information and assistance for their first steps with the Poseidon.

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MTG with new top

MTG with new top

Gepostet von | 28 Nov 2024 | , , , | 0

Dr Björn Weidemann will succeed graduate engineer Guido Gerdemann As the Hamburg-based think tank MTG Marinetechnik GmbH announced today in a press release, the industrial engineer will become the new Managing Director of MTG from February. Weidemann was most recently Chief Operating Officer at the Brazilian shipbuilding consortium Águas Azuis, a joint venture between thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Embraer. There he led the strategic organisation and programme management for the production of four Tamandaré-class frigates for the Brazilian Navy. Previously, he held senior positions at thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, where he was involved in the development of new technologies in submarine construction. The 48...

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Five demands from the navy to the industry

Five demands from the navy to the industry

Gepostet von | 28 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

The war in Ukraine continues to dominate the agenda of the German armed forces and navy. At the 26th Naval Workshop in Linstow, procurement times took centre stage as a decisive factor. From 23 to 25 September, experts from the navy, industry and research met at the German Society for Defence Technology's naval workshop under the motto "War capability - what does that mean for us?" You can tell how times are changing by the headlines. In 2022, the title "Thinking about the future of utilisation: material operational readiness and future viability of the fleet" did not yet reflect Chancellor Olaf Scholz's turnaround government declaration. Not so at the 2023 anniversary conference, when the...

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Icebreaker on dry land

Icebreaker on dry land

Gepostet von | 27 Nov 2024 | , , | 0

In more than 40 years, the research vessel "Polarstern" has travelled almost two million nautical miles. In the dock, the icebreaker shows off its dents and its inner workings. Temperatures in double figures below zero, metre-thick ice, thousands of nautical miles from home: the federally owned research vessel "Polarstern" is built for extremes. Time and again, it sets course for the Arctic and Antarctic so that scientists can conduct research there. Between two expeditions, the "Polarstern" had to go to the shipyard in Bremerhaven in the spring. There she showed her dents, but also what she is made of. Four engines with a total of around 20,000 hp, a helicopter hangar, underfloor heating for outside and a swimming pool...

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