Category: Marines from all over the world

Wake-up call for the navy

Poland's new naval strategy A maritime strategy is a comprehensive orientation of all aspects of national power to achieve specific political goals in a given situation through a certain degree of control at sea (John Hattendorf). National naval strategies provide important guidance for the concrete planning of naval procurement. At the same time, published naval strategies are important instruments of deterrence, as they inform friend and foe of the intentions involved. During the Cold War, the Baltic Sea could be seen as an important battlefield in a future confrontation between NATO and the Warsaw Pact. Since the 1990s, the Baltic NATO members and their partners have viewed the Baltic Sea as a...

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Buster - Multi-reel organic boats for F125

With the acceptance of the first two operational boats and the functional verification runs of the first two Class 125 frigates "Baden-Württemberg" and "Rheinland-Pfalz", sufficient experience has been gained with the new buster boat type to make an assessment of its performance on the basis of practical experience - even if a final statement on this can only be made on the basis of proper driving and operational reports from the busters. Buster 19, the training boat for the naval battalion, has been in use since December 2015, while Buster 20 for the naval technology school (MTS) was accepted by ARGE F125 in April. Buster 1 to 8 have now completed a number of hours of sea service with the first two vessels...

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