NATO ship on Russia's doorstep
Not at home in the north: the NRV "Alliance" is a ship that you rarely see and hardly anyone knows. Even experienced naval personnel have never or rarely seen this ship. And now it's in the Baltic Sea!
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Day of the Bundeswehr in Stralsund
On 28 June, the German Armed Forces Day will take place at ten locations across Germany under the motto "We are here". A special venue is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund - known as the cradle of the navy, where the Bundeswehr opens its doors. This year, the Parow Naval Technology School is in charge of organising the event, which takes place centrally on the harbour island in the heart of the city of Stralsund. Visitors will gain a comprehensive insight into the tasks and capabilities of the navy and other areas of the Bundeswehr. The event offers a varied programme with informative demonstrations, modern technology and the opportunity for personal exchange with the...
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Manoeuvres in the Baltic Sea - NATO with a large presence
Major maritime manoeuvre BALTOPS starts for the first time in Rostock Baltic Operations, or BALTOPS for short, has been around for decades. It is NATO's most important US-led naval manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea. The multinational exercise usually lasts two weeks and ends in Kiel at the start of Kiel Week. Having gone unnoticed for years, BALTOPS has gained new attention in view of the security tensions in the Baltic Sea region. Not only because new NATO partners, Finland and Sweden, have joined the organisation, but also because the Americans have so far remained a reliable partner despite all the political statements made within NATO. At the working level, there are - so they say -...
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Arctic operating theatre
The Arctic has become a geostrategic region in which the major powers of the USA, Russia, China and the neighbouring states of Canada, Denmark and Norway are vying for influence, possession and new borders - geopolitically, economically and, above all, as a military theatre of operations. The Arctic stretches from 66°33' north latitude to the North Pole and covers around 20 million square kilometres. Half of this huge area is covered by the Arctic Ocean. Climate change is causing the ice in the Arctic to melt ever faster. This particularly affects Greenland, which is still largely covered in ice and is the largest island in the world, over six times larger than Germany. As early as 2040, the Arctic could...
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Setting the strategic course: Announcement of contract for German participation in the US AN/SPY-6 radar
According to an announcement by the US Department of Defense on 30 May 2025, Raytheon Missiles and Defense was awarded a contract (N00024-25-C-5501) for an initial USD 536.75 million for integration and production support services for the AN/SPY-6(V) multifunction long-range radar. The announcement states that if all options are exercised, the cumulative value of the contract could increase to over USD 2.88 billion. Of particular relevance is that this contract explicitly combines purchases for the US government (71.4 %) and the German government (28.4 %) under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme. This indicates a substantial German investment in production support for this radar system. Accordingly, it is reasonable to conclude that the German...
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