In mid-June, the time had finally come: the first National Veterans Day in Germany was celebrated. This was preceded by years of hard work to make "the politicians" realise why we need such a day. Since 2010, there has been a struggle, especially over who is a veteran. The term was defined in 2018 by the then Federal Minister of Defence,...
Small museums offer an authentic look at the maritime history of a region. It is not only in Germany that those interested in maritime history will quickly find what they are looking for off the beaten track. Institutions such as the International Maritime Museum Hamburg or the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven attract attention far beyond the circle of people interested in the subject. But there are also...
Japan's armed forces are being equipped with the F-35B. Tests with the jet on board a helicopter destroyer were intended to prove its maritime operational capability. Last autumn, the Japanese helicopter destroyer KAGA moved off the Californian coast not far from San Diego for operational tests with the Lockheed Martin F-35B. On 20....
After an evacuation operation in the 1990s, the idea of building multifunctional support ships was raised. An idea that is finding supporters again today. A gloss. And once again a report on a famous Bavarian who wanted to improve the navy. Retired General Dr hc Klaus Dieter Naumann (*25 May 1939) served as...
In warfare, the importance of drones is growing in parallel with their capabilities. The 3rd Minehunter Wing is following the trend by setting up an Unmanned Systems Task Force. In March, the annual "Sperrbörse" event in Kiel welcomed its guests. Ever since its beginnings, this event has stood for discussion, progress and further training in the...
No naval vessel today is likely to be travelling without a gyrocompass. The navigation aid was developed by Herrmann Anschütz-Kaempfe, who gave his name to the Kiel-based company. The red logo of the Anschütz company is familiar to all seafarers and those with professional or private ties to the sea. It immediately brings to mind the gyrocompass, of course. This company invented it, but...
Even 80 years after the end of the war, German waters still harbour masses of old munitions. But there is still no master plan for disposal. Over 1.6 million tonnes of conventional and chemical munitions are rusting at the bottom of the North and Baltic Seas - a legacy of two world wars and a time bomb in terms of both ecology and security policy. While Europe is...
It took almost a year for the Defence Committee in Washington to learn of the results of a series of tests conducted by the Navy in the middle of the year in which four different systems for defence against small UAS drones, known as counter-UAS (C-UAS), were evaluated. Back in August...
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