With the US Foreign Military Sales programme, it took less than five years from order to delivery of the first P-8A. A concept with potential for Germany? The procurement of large defence equipment for the Bundeswehr is usually a lengthy and usually expensive process. For the replacement procurement of a maritime patrol aircraft, the...
The Littoral Combat Ships were once planned as an all-purpose weapon. Following the failure of the concept and a reorganisation, the last units will be commissioned this year. On 15 November 2025, the nineteenth and last ship of the INDEPENDENCE class, the PIERRE, was ceremoniously commissioned. The fifteenth and penultimate...
Nils Theinert explores the history of German Navy submarines - with a focus on the people who worked on them. In cramped, noisy and cold conditions, they perform outstandingly. Living and working in cramped conditions, without daylight or fresh air: this is what everyday life is like for submariners. Add to that the cold, mould and...
After three decades, the remaining FRANKENTHAL-class mine countermeasure units are nearing the end of their intended service life. Updates are now to enable further operation. Over the course of the 20th century, underwater explosives for combating surface vessels and submarines have been continuously developed. Along with this, the development of effective countermeasures also continued to progress. The...
For the first time in 25 years, the US Coast Guard has put a new icebreaker into service. The ship is urgently needed to monitor the Arctic sea areas. The US Coast Guard ceremonially commissioned the new icebreaker Storis on 10 August. The ceremony took place in Juneau, the ship's future home port...
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