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Young talent concerns in the UK

Young talent concerns in the UK

Posted by | 1 Oct 2021 | , , | 0

Retired frigate captain James Bond back in active service Who doesn't know it these days, whether fire brigade, police or armed forces: the competition for bright minds and nimble hands is in full swing. The German Armed Forces have been recruiting in many different ways, including here in Germany, e.g. with the digital careers fair in September: marineforum.online/mission-marine Our friends in the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Airforce, regardless of Brexit, are also facing a recruitment crisis. The number of British soldiers has fallen for the tenth year in a row. In the Army alone, there is a shortfall of 7,000 soldiers, while in the Royal Navy, according to unofficial...

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Lürssen repositions itself

Lürssen repositions itself

Posted by | 1 Oct 2021 | , , , , , | 0

Separation of the naval shipbuilding division - job cuts in Hamburg Naval shipbuilding and all repair activities for naval vessels and coast guard boats will operate in an independent company under the NVL Group brand. As the future holding company of the NVL Group, the independent company NVL B.V. & Co. KG was spun off from Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG. In future, the company will be headed by Lürssen managers Klaus Borgschulte and Tim Wagner as management spokespersons as well as Lena Ströbele and Dirk Malgowski. The family-run company Fr. Lürssen, which has been managed by cousins Friedrich (72) and Peter Lürssen (62) in the fourth generation since 1983, will thus unite all...

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Follow-up to the 2021 Bundestag election - constituencies with a naval location

Follow-up to the 2021 Bundestag election - constituencies with a naval location

Posted by | 30 Sep 2021 | , , | 1

While the question of whether the green-yellow lime wants to don the red or black coat is being investigated in Berlin, we would like to present without comment the results of those constituencies that are home to one or more naval bases: Constituency (federal state) - MdB 19th electoral term -> MdB 20. Wahlperiode - Standort 01 Flensburg-Schleswig (SH) - Petra Nicolaisen (CDU) -> Robert Habeck (Grüne) - MSM 04 Rendsburg-Eckernförde (SH) - Johann Wadephul (CDU) -> Sönke Rix (SPD) - KSM, SeeBtl, 1.UG, MstPkt 05 Kiel (SH) - Matthias Stein (SPD) -> Matthias Stein (SPD) - EF1 06 Plön-Neumünster (SH) - Melanie Bernstein (CDU) -> Kristian Klinck (SPD) -...

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Change of commander in the 2nd Frigate Squadron

Change of commander in the 2nd Frigate Squadron

Posted by | 30 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

On Friday 1 October, the commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, Kapitän zur See Christian Scherrer, will hand over command of the 2nd Frigate Squadron on board the frigate "Hessen" to Frigate Captain Torben Jürgensen, whom Captain Scherrer took over exactly two years ago. "It has been a pleasure and an honour to lead the 2nd frigate squadron as commander for the last two years. It has been a privilege to lead the great men and women of the 2nd Frigate Squadron," said the outgoing commander. His path takes him to Berlin, where he becomes Head of Division in the Political Department of the Federal Ministry of Defence. His successor,...

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Israeli navy - test drives despite lockdown

Israeli navy - test drives despite lockdown

Posted by | 30 Sep 2021 | , , | 0

A strict hygiene concept enabled the last of four corvettes to be handed over to the Israeli navy on time The German shipyard industry has successfully defied the coronavirus pandemic and the lockdown. Although the measures of the Infection Protection Act have presented the entire economy with enormous challenges, the consortium of the Kiel shipyards Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and German Naval Yards was able to finalise a major project on time: The completion and acceptance of the fourth SA'AR-6 class corvette for the Israeli Navy. And in record time! What is particularly remarkable about this is that shipbuilding is an industry in which certain protective measures against the spread of the virus are, by their very nature, not or only slightly...

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