Category: Armed Forces

Tight schedule until commissioning

Tight schedule until commissioning

Gepostet von | 9 May 2024 | , , , | 0

The Rhön-class fuel supply ships made history for almost half a century. The successor ships will bring the latest technology to the navy in future. Firing began at the end of June 2023 and a few weeks later the keel was laid for the first naval fuel supply ship, the German Navy's new Class 707. Naval armaments is pursuing an ambitious schedule with the successors to the two fuel supply vessels Rhön and Spessart. Delivery of the first ship is scheduled for 2025, with the second to follow a year later. With the Class 704, which is currently still in service, the navy has the capability to supply entire task forces with supplies at sea...

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CIR operations from a single source

CIR operations from a single source

Gepostet von | 8 May 2024 | , , | 0

In addition to supporting the land, air, space and sea dimensions, the cyber and information domain dimension also conducts its own operations. The planning and management of these CIR operations are the main task of the Operations Division in the CIR Command with the Cyber and Information Domain Component Command. In the 2010s, with the increasing frequency of hacker attacks, society became more aware that in an increasingly networked world, the economy, society and even the state are vulnerable in a completely different way to the traditional threats of the past. Even back then, operators of so-called critical infrastructures (Kritis) were victims of cyber attacks and access marineforum digital+ You are already a registered...

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Annual Report 2023: The force continues to age and shrink

Annual Report 2023: The force continues to age and shrink

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

The 2023 Annual Report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces identifies major deficits, particularly in the area of personnel. In contrast, a positive trend continues in the area of equipment. In her 175-page Annual Report 2023 on the state of the Bundeswehr, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, also draws a sobering conclusion: "The force is ageing and shrinking. Several units have large personnel vacancies. There is a lack of material, from large equipment to spare parts. The shortage has become even worse as a result of the transfer to Ukraine. The infrastructure is disastrous in many places". The armed forces are therefore "not yet fully operational, there is an enormous need for action," concludes Högl. Access marineforum digital+ You...

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US Navy expands European presence

US Navy expands European presence

Gepostet von | 18 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

Another American guided missile destroyer is stationed in Rota, Spain. This further increases the importance of the location. The US Navy is increasing its permanent stationing presence in Europe from the current four to six Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers. Washington and Madrid already agreed in summer 2022 on the basic reinforcement of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces - Europe (FDNF-E) stationed in Rota, Spain, since 2014. The formal initialling of the extended deployment agreement took place in May 2023. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? You do not yet have a...

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We are not playing the cards right

We are not playing the cards right

Gepostet von | 17 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

"Personnel shortage in the Bundeswehr!", "Things are looking bleak!" That's what you read everywhere. A reason to visit the head of the Wilhelmshaven career centre. Frigate Captain Christian Clausing can be found at Rheinstraße 47, an old naval address in Wilhelmshaven. Wide corridors, typical Bundeswehr notice boards, well-known navy pictures and a friendly atmosphere. The interviewer is also in a good mood, although terms such as a shortage of applicants and a shortage of skilled labour should actually make you expect a serious face. But Clausing has long been familiar with the field, having been a personnel officer in Operational Flotilla 2 before his time as Commander of Karlsruhe, and he thinks of solutions and speaks plainly. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user?...

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