Category: Armed Forces

Quo vadis, Navy?

Quo vadis, Navy?

Gepostet von | 17 May 2023 | , , , | 0

How should the German Navy develop in the long term in the face of changing times, demographic trends and bureaucratic restrictions? Eight experts share their views on the current concept paper Marine 2035+. Published on 28 March 2023, the Marine 2035+ target vision is a concise paper that deals with naval tasks and fleet structure in a clear and concise manner without lingering in the cloudy style of many other strategy documents. The implied goal-means-route relationship is remarkably illuminating. The clear underlining that the navy is a capital-intensive project, while at the same time pushing unmanned systems - in poker jargon: all in - stands out positively. The future fleet structure...

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Always at the height of the war picture

Always at the height of the war picture

Gepostet von | 16 May 2023 | , , , , | 0

Today, as a hundred years ago, it is crucial that the naval armament is appropriate to the threat. But this is precisely what the German navy lacked. "If you want peace, arm for war". When, if ever, in 175 years of naval history was the fleet equipped to meet the threat, and are we today? The image of war is the basic idea of the nature of a possible future war, its manifestations, means, intensity and the effects on military warfare. It is the backdrop for a general strategy with strategic objectives and the resulting consequences for the orientation of military means at operational and tactical level. If naval warfare assets effectively support an overall strategy, the fleet is positioned in line with the threat....

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Transport at low altitude

Transport at low altitude

Gepostet von | 9 May 2023 | , , , , | 0

The Pentagon is planning to introduce a type of aircraft that combines the advantages of a transport aircraft and a ship. However, the idea is not entirely new. The Liberty Lifter concept aims to combine the advantages of ground effect vehicles and flying boats to create a high-performance system. Ground effect vehicles are aircraft that fly exclusively just above the surface of the sea, utilising the increased lift and reduced drag created by the interaction between the wings and the water surface. Flying boats, on the other hand, have the same flight behaviour as conventional aircraft, but use a hydrodynamically shaped hull or floating pontoons for water landings. The Liberty Lifter could be used for a range of applications between...

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Ten months of use

Ten months of use

Gepostet von | 5 May 2023 | , , , , | 0

"Not during our watch!" was the decisive reaction of the inspector of the navy to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in violation of international law. What does this mean in concrete terms for those on watch on board? Just a few days after the turn of the year, the frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern sailed to take part in Task Group 441.01, the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (Maritime), or VJTF (M) for short, for the third time. Strictly speaking, this is only an operationally equivalent commitment, but against the backdrop of the current security situation in Europe, it is nevertheless tantamount to a deployment. The permanent combat unit of the NATO Response Force is intended to...

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Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov - visiting strategic partners with a new long-range weapon

Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov - visiting strategic partners with a new long-range weapon

Gepostet von | 25 Apr 2023 | , , , , | 0

On the afternoon of 13 April 2023, the Russian frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" left the Suez Canal northwards with its support ship, the tanker "Kama". According to earlier Russian media reports, Tartus, Syria, is the next port of destination. Both units have been on a long-distance voyage since 4 January. From 17 to 26 February, they took part in the trilateral exercise "Mosi II". This was followed in mid-March by "Maritime Security Belt 23", a naval exercise organised by the Russian Federation, China and Iran in the sea area off the Iranian Chahbahar. After a stopover in Djibouti, the Russian unit headed for the Saudi city of Jeddah. It was the first port visit by Russian units...

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