Category: Armed Forces

Frigate F124 - a turning point

Frigate F124 - a turning point

Gepostet von | 8 Aug 2025 | , , | 0

Class 124 frigates were once ahead of their time. However, the rapidly advancing development of their main sensor in particular has required an upgrade for years. Only recently, the Marineforum asked the question "Quo Vadis F124?" at the end of the article congratulating the frigate Sachsen on its 20th anniversary of commissioning. In the meantime, the Inspector of the Navy has provided an answer to this question. For him, the availability of the units at sea has priority. Instead of the extensive obsolescence elimination of the long-range sensor and air defence capabilities, which has been planned for years and is now associated with a high project risk, the three Sachsen-class units are to remain in service until they are replaced in the middle of the coming...

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I'm not sending anyone away!

I'm not sending anyone away!

Gepostet von | 6 Aug 2025 | , , | 0

What is the situation regarding the recruitment of new recruits for the navy? An interview update with the head of the Bundeswehr's career centre in Wilhelmshaven Captain Christian Clausing has one of those jobs that makes you think of "Mission Impossible". Nevertheless, the 52-year-old, with whom marineforum spoke for the first time last year, has retained his optimism. What has changed in recent months, especially in terms of bureaucracy? He laughs: "A little bit," he says, pointing to a small gap between his thumb and index finger. And there is also reason for optimism, as the number of applicants is developing well. What is he responsible for? As a...

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Naval aviators provide administrative assistance off the British coast

Naval aviators provide administrative assistance off the British coast

Gepostet von | 10 Jul 2025 | , , | 0

In connection with the collision of a freighter and a tanker off the British coast on 10 March, the naval aviators of Naval Air Wing 3 "Graf Zeppelin" provided valuable administrative assistance with a Dornier DO 228 LM. The mission was carried out on behalf of the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies, which had offered rapid assistance to the UK Coastguard immediately after the ship collision became known on the morning of 10 March. The container ship SOLONG and the tanker STENA IMMACULATE collided off the British North Sea coast. Both ships caught fire and there was a risk that leaking oil and containers falling into the water could lead to further hazards and access marineforum digital+...

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Cross Domain Command

Cross Domain Command

Gepostet von | 2 Jul 2025 | , , | 0

At its core, modern warfare results in an increasingly complex interplay of domains. With its Cross-Domain Command Concept, NATO is pioneering this development. When the Third Reich declared war on the USA on 11 December 1941, four days after the Japanese navy attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, this came as no surprise to the US armed forces. More than six months earlier, leading officers in the US Navy had already realised that war with the Third Reich was imminent. The question was not whether, but rather...

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Naval divers: responsibility under pressure

Naval divers: responsibility under pressure

Gepostet von | 1 Jul 2025 | , , | 0

Naval divers combine in-depth expertise with creative adaptability to act effectively even in unpredictable situations at depth. The Navy fulfils the high level of responsibility for these people and their equipment with the little-known Navy Diving Service Officer. On 27 June 2006, a tragic diving accident occurred which led to a comprehensive review of the Bundeswehr's diving service. The Diving Accident Investigation Board, headed by Captain Michael Brühn (then the Navy's Commissioner for Accident Investigations), carried out a detailed investigation to identify the causes and risks and develop measures to improve diving safety. These...

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