The main theme of the conference is "Maritime combat - drivers for research, armaments and utilisation". Under the proven patronage of Rear Admiral Christoph Müller-Meinhard, the event will take place on 23 and 24 September 2025 at the Van der Valk Resort in Linstow. Focussing on maritime research, naval armaments and utilisation, the...
The Romanian Navy has commissioned the former British minehunter HMS Pembroke (Sandown class) at an official ceremony in Rosyth, Scotland, under the name "Capitan Constantin Dumitrescu" (M 271). Together with their sister ship Ex HMS Blyth, both mine defence vessels were refurbished in cooperation with the industry (Babcock) before they were taken into service by...
Russian drone attack on Ukrainian naval unit For the first time in the chronology of the Ukrainian war, the Kiev Navy was attacked and heavily hit by a Russian surface drone (similar to the Ukrainian Magura V) on 28 August 2025. The incident occurred at night in the delta of the Danube estuary. An evaluation identifies this location around 30...
No strategic German-Norwegian partnership as with the submarines It has been a topic of conversation on the coast for some time: Will the German Navy's goals of planning a successor to the Class 124's air defence capability with the Class 127 be compatible with the Norwegians' plans for a new frigate class? The positive...
On Thursday, 28 August 2025, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the German Navy for the first time. In a varied programme, the Chancellor was shown some of the Navy's range of capabilities. After a confidential round of talks at the naval command with the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, the Federal Chancellor...
The defence research vessel ALLIANCE (A 5345), which belongs to the NATO research centre Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), was used to experimentally investigate methods for protecting underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. To this end, scientists deployed state-of-the-art acoustic sensors off the Danish island of Bornholm and, for the first time since joining NATO, in Finnish and Swedish waters.
Open Ship: free for the sail training ship "Gorch Fock" at Bontekai On Saturday, 30 August 2025 and Sunday, 31 August 2025 from 1 pm to 6 pm, you can visit the sail training ship of the German Navy, the "Gorch Fock", at Bontekai in Wilhelmshaven. This is not just a gift...
The fuel tanker "Rhön" returns to Wilhelmshaven On Sunday, 31 August 2025 at 10:00 a.m., the fuel tanker "Rhön" will enter its home port of Wilhelmshaven. As a floating refuelling station in the NATO Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1), the "Rhön" has ensured the supply of fuel for the participating NATO partners. "The...
Anchor run of the naval base command Wilhelmshaven takes place today for the 7th time! Already €6,684.59 in donations! "The Anchor Run has established itself as a firm favourite in recent years. But this time the event will be topped. With the live performance of the "Detonators & Friends" and the band "Sarah feat. dad" we are trying to...
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine at the latest, cases of suspected sabotage against critical infrastructure (KRITIS) have attracted worldwide attention. In the Baltic Sea in particular, pipelines have been destroyed and underwater cables severed on several occasions. Now, for the first time, a captain and two of his officers from the oil tanker "Eagle S" are on trial in Helsinki. The Finnish public prosecutor's office is accusing the...
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