Category: Armed Forces

Dare to practice more

Dare to practice more

Gepostet von | 12 Jul 2021 | , | 2

In the 21st century, the relevance of practical on-board training is perhaps more important than ever. With the right mix of different approaches, officer candidates should be inspired for their future work. "If you want to build a ship, don't start by collecting wood, cutting planks and organising the work. Instead, awaken in people a longing for the vast, endless sea." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Working in the information space, cyberwarfare, the use of armed drones, digital natives, distance leadership - buzzwords that influence our current military thinking and the people in the navy to a large extent and dominate our perception. Is...

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Shaping and inspiring

Shaping and inspiring

Gepostet von | 5 Jul 2021 | , | 1

Leadership is at the centre of training at the Mürwik Naval Academy. The aim is to inspire officers and officer cadets for their future work by focussing largely on practical experience. The manoeuvre whistle blows loudly through the harbour shortly after the departure and safety briefing has been held at the manoeuvre stations. The ship sets sail in accordance with the departure order. After passing the pier heads, the division commander signals the first change of formation for the keel line with 14 units. At the same time, young naval officers are sweating on the bridges of their units, holding their navigator's notebooks in their hands and applying their knowledge of blind piloting in dense fog. Other young officers...

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Reflection, troubleshooting and strengthening

Reflection, troubleshooting and strengthening

Gepostet von | 1 Jul 2021 | , , | 0

Key points for the future of the Bundeswehr Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and Inspector General Eberhard Zorn have jointly drawn up a key points paper on the restructuring of the Bundeswehr. The aim is to streamline the organisation and structures of the armed forces, eliminate top-heaviness and diffusion of responsibility and make the Bundeswehr better equipped for national and alliance defence tasks. In particular, however, the overall availability of deployable forces is to be increased, because access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription:...

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Three all-rounders

Three all-rounders

Gepostet von | 1 Jul 2021 | , , | 0

All core mine defence capabilities are combined on the 332CL class boats. The refit is a good example of successful co-operation between the navy and industry. Following the introduction of ten Frankenthal-class (332A) minehunting boats and the conversion of ten Hameln-class boats into five Ensdorf-class (352) and five Kulmbach-class (333) boats, the German Navy has had three different systems for naval mine warfare since 2001. A fourth variant was introduced with the conversion of two Class 332A minehunting boats into pure Class 332B minehunter patrol boats. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also...

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Fast boats, slow procurement

Fast boats, slow procurement

Gepostet von | 1 Jul 2021 | , | 0

The soldiers of the sea battalion and KSM are still waiting for a decision from politicians on the purchase of new combat boats. Yet their value is undisputed. Hans-Uwe Mergener Multi-dimensional naval warfare includes amphibious operations. An indispensable prerequisite for this is the availability of suitable means of transport for the soldiers. Operational vehicles for the naval battalion and the naval special forces command (KSM) have therefore been on the naval command's wish list for a long time. However, as with other current Bundeswehr procurement projects, little is currently happening here. Reason enough for the marineforum to take a look at the current state of affairs. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Here now...

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