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Weilheim joins the NATO organisation

Weilheim joins the NATO organisation

Gepostet von | 16 Sep 2024 | , , , | 0

On Monday, 16 September 2024, the minehunting vessel "Weilheim", which is part of the 3rd Minehunting Squadron, will leave its home port of Kiel. Together with the tender "Werra", the "Weilheim" will provide the German contribution to the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) for the North Sea and Baltic Sea area over the next six months. For Corvette Captain Maximilian Hirnstein, this is the first major voyage in his role as commander of the "Weilheim". Until now, unfortunately, little has been known about the activities of the permanent mine defence unit SNMMCMG 1. It is important to remember that this is one of the four permanent maritime task forces of the German Navy.

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Baltic Sea manoeuvres under German leadership

Baltic Sea manoeuvres under German leadership

Gepostet von | 16 Sep 2024 | , , , | 0

Northern Coasts 24 is the most important multinational exercise for Germany and its partners in the Baltic Sea region This year's Northern Coasts (NOCO) maritime manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea will take place from 16 to 22 September 2024. Protecting the northern flank is an elementary focus of the German Navy in national and alliance defence as well as demonstrating the capabilities of NATO naval forces in the Baltic Sea region. The aim of NOCO 2024 is to practise tactical procedures in coastal waters in a national and alliance defence scenario - this time on Germany's own doorstep. It is essential to optimise the interoperability between the participating naval, land and air forces and to improve...

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Regulatory zeal

Regulatory zeal

Gepostet von | 16 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

Over the past few years, the mountain of regulations in the Bundeswehr has continued to swell. It is the soldiers on board the ships and boats who suffer. A submarine driver needs a certain training course in order to maintain his professional usability. On arrival, it is discovered that one of the required company medical certificates is no longer valid. The soldier nevertheless agrees to take part voluntarily, despite the supposed risks involved. However, the person responsible for the course does not want to make himself vulnerable and refers to the applicable regulations. In the end, the soldier loses his fitness to serve because he misses a briefing lasting just a few minutes. Examples like this make it clear that access...

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Senegal: New patrol boats for Dakar at last

Senegal: New patrol boats for Dakar at last

Gepostet von | 13 Sep 2024 | , , | 0

Walo, Niani and Cayor are Senegal's three newly built OPV 58S for Maritime Defence and State Action at Sea missions along its 300 kilometres of coastline. Piriou Group, a privately owned shipyard group based on the south coast of French Brittany, has delivered these three 62-metre multi-purpose vessels to the West African coastal state fully equipped and has once again proven itself to be a competent manufacturer of small but well-equipped guard boats. Just over four years have passed since the contract was signed until all three boats and their trained crews were transferred to Dakar within the last nine months. Equipped with Marte sea target FK, Simbad/Mistral air defence and...

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German warships navigate the Taiwan Strait

German warships navigate the Taiwan Strait

Gepostet von | 13 Sep 2024 | , , , | 2

No cause for excitement - not even for the Chinese When a German unit, consisting of the then brand new frigate F 217 "Bayern", the frigate F 207 "Bremen" as well as a supply ship and a tanker, showed a German presence in the waters around China in 1997, the public in Germany took no notice. They were on friendly terms, and the harbour visit in Shanghai deepened the impression. In 2002, it was the frigates F 209 "Rheinland-Pfalz" and F 218 "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" that visited the Chinese port of Qingdao, among others, and crossed the Taiwan Strait on their course. This had no significance whatsoever, which was still in the...

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