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Science fiction weapons are just around the corner

Science fiction weapons are just around the corner

Posted by | 8 May 2021 | , | 0

The development of high-energy laser weapons has made enormous progress in recent years. The final step still lacks, above all, the consistent will to introduce them. The increasing complexity of modern conflict scenarios, combined with new technologies, has resulted in a large number of new weapon systems in recent years. Multi-layered trends and technological innovations have emerged, particularly in the field of weapons, which are increasingly rendering the development of established defence systems obsolete. Hypersonic missiles and hypersonic aircraft as well as small and micro aircraft (small Unmanned Aircraft System, sUAS) will expand the known threat spectrum in air defence in the future. New technologies are always accompanied by...

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Corona is changing the global strategic map

Corona is changing the global strategic map

Posted by | 8 May 2021 | , | 2

The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the shift in the geopolitical balance of power. Russia is capitalising on the situation in Ukraine, Syria and Libya. Turkey is countering this in these countries and feeding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by equipping the armed forces of Azerbaijan with masses of armed UAVs. In the midst of the pandemic, China is further expanding its security policy positioning in Asia and globally. Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Singapore are countering this. Since 2000, the USA has increasingly focussed its security policy activities on Asia - and this will accelerate in the future. It is high time for the EU and its member states to make security policy the focus of their allocation of resources, despite the...

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Naval aviators on course for the future

Naval aviators on course for the future

Posted by | 8 May 2021 | , | 0

Capability gaps must be closed soon The naval aviators are currently in a comprehensive renewal and modernisation phase of their airborne naval warfare assets. In doing so, they are maintaining and strengthening the navy's indispensable ability to conduct naval warfare from the air. This applies in particular to the renewal of the helicopter fleet. However, with the planned decommissioning of its eight P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft by 2025, the naval aviators and thus the navy are threatened with a serious loss of capability in the areas of maritime reconnaissance, maritime surveillance and airborne submarine hunting. It is therefore important for the Navy to avoid this loss and to decide on a successor for the P-3C Orion as quickly as possible. Helicopter fleet...

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Allow me: Fridolin, Oberseewebel

Allow me: Fridolin, Oberseewebel

Posted by | 8 May 2021 | , | 0

To this day, a memorial stone on the railings of the MUS commemorates Fridolin. Who is behind it? 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: Access to all articles from the marineforum magazine Easy payment via PayPal, direct debit or credit card The subscription can be cancelled at any time free of charge For MOV members free of charge To the subscription options...

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What is the purpose of the armed forces?

What is the purpose of the armed forces?

Posted by | 7 May 2021 | , | 0

Now, after the presidential election in the USA and before the German parliamentary elections, there are more and more voices calling for a new direction for the Bundeswehr in view of recognised deficits. This has happened more than once over the past three decades. Much has been discussed about the mission and tasks of the Bundeswehr. But one question has never been put on the agenda: what is its actual political purpose? This question is not about what the armed forces are supposed to do, but what politicians want to achieve with their existence. What political effect does Germany actually want to achieve by spending over €40 billion a year on the Bundeswehr?

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