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digital+ contribution Turning point in the German Navy - more rhetoric than reality?

Turnaround in the German Navy falls short of expectations: Delays in corvettes and frigates reveal structural problems in procurement and industry....
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digital+ contribution German Maritime Centre in new premises

German Maritime Centre in new premises - The DMZ moves to Hamburg city centre. The new location is intended to strengthen dialogue between politics, business and science....
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Graphic: The Class 126 frigates are to displace a massive 10,000 tonnes, DAMEN
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digital+ contribution Frigate planning in Germany - go-ahead given

Frigate planning in Germany - Starting signal given. Germany's frigate planning is picking up speed. In addition to the F126 and F127, a MEKO-A200 alternative is being added - and raises questions about size, costs and strategy....
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Photo: The AN/SPY-7 radar system, shown here on a Japanese ASEV-class warship (concept image). Lockheed Martin
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digital+ contribution Taiwan builds 6,000 tonne frigate

Taiwan builds 6,000-tonne frigate: Taiwan is developing a new 6,000-tonne frigate for deep-sea and long-range missions. Modern sensor technology and far-reaching armament mark a technological leap....
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digital+ contribution NORTHERN QUADRIGA Marine exercise

NORTHERN QUADRIGA naval exercise is part of the QUADRIGA 2026 exercise cluster. In the North Sea and Baltic Sea, the German Navy supports NATO forces of the Allied Reaction Force....
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Commissioning of new Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft, photo: Bw/Kelm
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digital+ contribution Interview with a naval aviator - Only team performance counts

Interview with naval aviators: between P-8A, Sea Tiger and drones - challenges of the next decade...
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Large number of NATO units exercising in the Baltic Sea, photo: A 514 Werra, Michael Nitz
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NATO Baltic Sea - Large number of units exercise

NATO Baltic Sea: Once the speciality of the former German Navy, mine defence in the Baltic Sea is being significantly revived....
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German security policy, a commentary by Holger Schlüter. Photo: HCS
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German security policy - Happy old year

German security policy: Russia's war against Ukraine, hybrid attacks in the Baltic Sea and the need for reform in Germany characterise the security policy situation. A look at the navy, deterrence and political decisions....
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Fishing boats on the beach in Tanzania, photo: Wikimedia/Sarvesh Lutchmun

digital+ contribution Networks without laws

Illegal fishing threatens the livelihoods of many countries in Africa and South America. International cooperation and regional solutions form the basis for an effective fight against it. Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is increasingly jeopardising the marine resources of coastal states in developing countries. While global attention is often focussed...

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NOWOROSSIJSK during the passage of the Great Belt, photo: Michael Nitz
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digital+ contribution Between technical glitch and propaganda

The transit of a Russian submarine from the Mediterranean took an unusually long time. It turned into a communications drama for no good reason. The redeployment of the Russian submarine NOWOROSSIJSK from the Mediterranean in October 2025 attracted unusual attention in the media, security policy circles and political commentary. According to everything that optical reconnaissance, Russian shipyard signals and movement data...

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