By using innovative technologies, the German Navy was able to digitalise its mine countermeasure chain during the RepMus 2025 manoeuvre. Autonomous systems played a key role in this. In Sesimbra, Portugal, a US team from San Diego deploys an autonomous Remus drone (Remote Environmental Monitoring Unit System) from an inflatable boat into the turquoise waters. The autonomously operating underwater vehicle...
Every year, experts from associations, authorities, the German armed forces, industry and procurement come together in the secluded town of Linstow. This time, there was a particularly large influx from industry. The motto "The Maritime Battle: Drivers for Research, Armaments and Utilisation" attracted representatives from politics, business, science and the armed forces to this year's 27th Naval Workshop on 23rd and...
China's aircraft carriers are growing sea legs - during a manoeuvre on Japan's doorstep. The navy is increasingly flying the flag in its own country. China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) now has three aircraft carriers: the Liaoning is a modernised ex-Varyag from the Soviet era, the Shandong is a Chinese replica - both with a characteristic ski-jump deck, and the...
The Indian navy is at the beginning of a far-reaching expansion and modernisation of its fleet. If all projects are realised, India could be among the leading naval powers by the middle of the century. The Indian Navy currently has around 280 units, including about 70 ocean-going warships, including submarines and corvettes. New Delhi...
The advance in armaments is seen as an opportunity for the economy. However, it could prove to be a crushing burden on the manufacturing SME sector. Money is there - or rather, it has been made available. The new law on accelerated planning and procurement for the Bundeswehr has optimised the framework....
The design of modern learning spaces at the MSM enables a critical examination of the historical heritage and strengthens the understanding of maritime tradition for the future. Two years ago, Marineforum reported on the planned remodelling of the Mürwik Naval School auditorium. Now all of the remodelling work has been completed and a new permanent exhibition has been installed in the...
Status and developments in the Baltic states The Baltic Sea remains a troubled sea and is the focus of security and defence policy issues. Since the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in autumn 2022, the damage to Maritime Critical Infrastructure (MarKRITIS) in particular has brought the Baltic Sea into the public eye. Primarily submarine cables laid on the...
German shipping companies are concerned about the geopolitical and trade situation in the world. The President of the German Shipowners' Association (VDR), Gabi Bornheim, said at the beginning of the year that around 62 per cent of German exports and 60 per cent of imports are handled by sea and emphasised that without a strong, independent merchant shipping industry,...
Friedrich Merz has made his inaugural visit to the navy. On board, he was impressed by their capabilities and warned against Russia. Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz first visited the naval command in Rostock on 28 August. Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack received him in the Hanseatic city on the Warnow estuary. Then flew...
In view of the growing Chinese threat, the Japanese armed forces have been developing their own amphibious capabilities for several years. A naval infantry brigade has now reached full operational readiness in spring 2024. In view of Japan's role in the Second World War, the constitution that came into force on 3 May 1947 obliges the country to promote an international...
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