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India's great power ambitions

India's great power ambitions

Gepostet von | 14 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

With 1.4 billion people, India is the most populous country in the world and is home to the fifth largest economy in the world. Now New Delhi wants to join the global leadership club at a political and military level. As a nuclear power and with extensive investments in modern conventional weapons, India is emphasising its global ambitions and its claim to a stronger role on the international stage. The government is pursuing a dual strategy aimed at consolidating its global role through increased international recognition while protecting and expanding its geopolitical and economic interests. A targeted expansion and diversification of bilateral and multilateral partnerships...

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The "Brandenburg" replaces the "Baden-Württemberg"

The "Brandenburg" replaces the "Baden-Württemberg"

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On Sunday, 16 March 2025 at 3 p.m., the frigate "Brandenburg" will leave its home port of Wilhelmshaven to take part in the mandated foreign mission UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast. Under the command of frigate captain Robert Meyer-Brenkhof, the crew will spend around six months off the Lebanese coast carrying out maritime surveillance and training for the Lebanese navy as part of the mission. The Red Eagle will leave Wilhelmshaven with around 216 men and women. An eleven-strong team from the shipboard company from Eckernförde and a medical team will also be on board. The "Brandenburg" will replace the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" (F 222), which will then be sent to...

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The Bundeswehr must be better equipped more quickly

The Bundeswehr must be better equipped more quickly

Gepostet von | 13 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

The Annual Report 2024 of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces has been published In the Annual Report 2024, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Dr Eva Högl, demands in view of the acute global threats and wars (Ukraine): "The Bundeswehr's personnel, material and infra-structural equipment must improve more quickly." Despite investments, including the 100 billion special fund, the structural reform of the Bundeswehr is progressing far too slowly. However, the Territorial Command and the Operational Command have been transferred to a joint Operational Command of the Bundeswehr, and CIR (Cyber and Information Space) has been established as the fourth branch of the armed forces. In 2024, the Bundeswehr was also equipped for international crisis management missions up to...

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MASS from Rheinmetall for the Australian Navy

MASS from Rheinmetall for the Australian Navy

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Rheinmetall's MASS decoy system: assembly for the Australian Navy begins The Royal Australian Navy will in future be equipped with Rheinmetall's MASS (Multi Ammunition Soft Kill System) decoy system. Initially, six ships are to receive the modern protection system. Assembly has begun at the Australian subsidiary Rheinmetall Defence Australia, as the company announced on 11 March. Production will take place at the Military Vehicle Center of Excellence (MILVEHCOE), Rheinmetall Defence Australia's centre of excellence for military vehicles. "This is Rheinmetall's largest single order to date in the field of ship protection technology and could potentially be extended to the entire Australian fleet."- Nathan Poyner, Managing Director of Rheinmetall Defence...

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First Virginia-class submarine stationed on Guam

First Virginia-class submarine stationed on Guam

Gepostet von | 13 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

The transfer of the Minnesota to the Pacific island places high demands on the logistics of the US Navy. The US armed forces are describing the arrival of the USS Minnesota on Guam on 26 November 2024 as a significant milestone for their navy and their strategic planning in the Indo-Pacific region. As the first Virginia-class submarine to be permanently stationed on Guam, the Minnesota symbolises the increased presence and readiness of US forces in this geopolitically tense region, the Indo-Pacific Command said in a press release. The stationing of the Minnesota on Guam is part of a broader Pentagon plan to strengthen the force structure in the Indo-Pacific and to increase...

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