With the return to national and alliance defence, it is not only the main area of operation that is changing for the German Navy. It is also necessary to adapt operational officer training. NATO's strategic concept adopted at the Lisbon Summit in 2010 stated that "peace prevails in the Euro-Atlantic area". Relations with Russia were...
More and more unmanned surface vehicles are being developed for naval use. A British company promises particular flexibility with its new model. The British Kraken Technology Group presented the K3 Scout unmanned surface vehicle (USV) during Special Operations Forces Week in Florida at the beginning of May. The ultra-modern vehicle is characterised...
After Singapore presented its autonomous MARSEC platform for controlling the waterways off the coast of the city state at the beginning of the year, the island state of Taiwan, which is threatened by mainland China, has now also made its unmanned combat system for the defence of the Taiwan Strait and national waters public. Similar to the system successfully used by Ukraine, the...
Can you imagine going to work every day, on Saturdays and Sundays, seven days a week, for nine years in a row without a break and without pay? It's hard to imagine that this is exactly what happened to Syrian ship engineer Abdul Nasser Saleh against his will. Since 2012, the man had been permanently...
Recently, it has become fashionable to criticise European navies, especially the German Navy. Critics argue, among other things, that European NATO members are completely dependent on the United States for their maritime security and naval leadership in the alliance. The German Navy is criticised as a "Green Water Navy"...
On 28 June, the German Armed Forces Day will take place at ten locations across Germany under the motto "We are here". A special venue will be the Hanseatic city of Stralsund - known as the cradle of the navy - where the Bundeswehr will be opening its doors. This year, the Parow Naval Technology School is in charge of organising the event...
The Arctic has become a geostrategic region in which the superpowers USA, Russia, China and the neighbouring states of Canada, Denmark and Norway are vying for influence, possession and new borders - geopolitically, economically and, above all, as a military theatre of operations. The Arctic stretches from 66°33'north latitude to the North Pole and encompasses ca....
Thousands of military wrecks with remnants of ammunition on board lie at the bottom of our seas. Each one has its own special features, as an exciting example from the Adriatic shows. The Adriatic - a fascinating holiday destination on the Mediterranean. Every travel guide extols its turquoise waters, unspoilt landscapes, historic cities and first-class Mediterranean cuisine.
For a long time, there was no photo to show the Gorch Fock in the right light again after almost six years in the shipyard. Now the crew and photographers have managed to take some impressive pictures. Operation White Swan: The Gorch Fock in all its glory On 25 March, the Gorch Fock became the scene of a special mission: Operation White Swan....
Despite their high level of technical development, the futuristic-looking ZUMWALT-class destroyers have been criticised in the American media for years. Now the U.S. Navy is daring to make a new start. The end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union heralded a time of unrivalled dominance for the U.S. Navy in the naval...
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