Underwater cables are one of the lifelines of the global economy. Time and again, dubious incidents occur on the seabed. Pipelines on the seabed have recently been in the news. But what about the other underwater infrastructure, the telecommunications, supply and energy cables, here and in the hot spots of the earth? In 1858...
From 15 to 18 October, the two ships of the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 association moored in the Malaysian port city of Port Klang. A highlight of the stay in Malaysia was the reception on board the frigate "Baden-Württemberg". More than 250 guests, including the German Ambassador Dr Peter Blomeyer, the Malaysian Minister of Defence, Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin,...
Today, the commander of Operational Flotilla 2, Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz, handed over command of the Trossgeschwader from Frigate Captain Thorsten Geldmacher to the squadron's new commander, Captain Andreas Schmekel. The handover ceremony took place on the task force supply ship "Berlin" at the Heppenser Groden naval base in Wilhelmshaven. For five years, the outgoing commander,...
thyssenkrupp CEO expresses disappointment. Oliver Burkhard, member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG and CEO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, announced on 22 October with regret that Carlyle will not pursue the valuation process for a possible partial sale of the marine business. For reasons of confidentiality, no further details will be provided....
It was a long time coming and issue 09 recognised it in detail: the last missions of the SeaKing are now history. On 31 August, the time had finally come: the Commodore of MFG 5, Captain Carsten Holtgreve, reported to the Commander of the Naval Aviation Command, Captain Broder Nielsen. Prior to this, the...
Numerous training ships were built at the beginning of the 20th century to ensure the qualified training of young seamen in Germany. Even today, the German Training Ship Association is responsible for maintaining one such full-rigged ship. The founding of the Deutscher Schulschiff-Verein on 12 January 1900 in the Hotel Continental in Berlin reflects the great economic, social and...
New "KORA" electronic warfare system commissioned The Bundeswehr Procurement Office has commissioned the delivery and integration of new electronic warfare systems (EloKa) on the Sachsen-class frigates (F124). After a total service life of more than 40 years, the German Navy's previous standard EloKa system "FL 1800S-II" will be replaced on some units...
If you want to survive in battle today, you have to be able to exchange information in real time - even with units from other nations. A disruptive approach is now being developed for a continuously updated command and control capability for the navy. With the German Mission Network (GMN) programme, the existing command and control information systems of the armed forces are being harmonised, aligned in a service-oriented manner and...
At the end of June, the South China Morning Post reported that China claimed to have the world's largest conventional aircraft carrier, the "Fujian". The privately owned (Alibaba), but in China recognised for its narrow degree of freedom to publish factually, referred in particular to the electromagnetic catapult: it was reported that the...
English 
German