Category: Security policy

Abeking & Rasmussen: Vital diversity

Abeking & Rasmussen: Vital diversity

Posted by | 19 Apr 2024 | , , , | 0

For a coffee at Abeking & Rasmussen: On the occasion of 50 years of marineforum, the focus was more on the present and the future. The traditional shipyard on the Weser - motto: The art of shipbuilding - is an advertising customer, readership and companion. All the columns and articles that dealt with mine countermeasures units in 500 issues were somehow also about Abeking & Rasmussen. And when the editorial team needed specialist support, every piece of research was handled here in Lemwerder. Time to visit our friends on the Weser again. A warm welcome from CEO Matthias Hellmann, born in 1970, former bank manager and strategy consultant. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Now...

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Hand in hand across the North and Baltic Seas

Hand in hand across the North and Baltic Seas

Posted by | 15 Apr 2024 | , , | 0

The Central Command for Maritime Emergencies and the German Navy work closely together. The aim is to save people and protect the maritime environment. When the freighter VERITY sank in the German Bight on 24 October 2023, the largest rescue operation that the North Sea has seen in recent years began. The VERITY collided with the much larger POLESIE at around five in the morning. Seven seamen were on board. In an operation of this magnitude in German waters, the Central Command for Maritime Emergencies assumes overall command of the operation. In the meantime, more than 20 ships, six helicopters and two aircraft were deployed, coordinated by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)...

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet on the defensive

Russia's Black Sea Fleet on the defensive

Posted by | 21 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

Compared to Russia, Ukraine is a military dwarf. Nevertheless, the country managed to paralyse a once powerful fleet without warships. While Russia's offensive in the Ukrainian war on land continues unabated and is fought there in fierce attacks and counterattacks, the Ukrainian naval forces have only been able to thwart the offensive of the Russian Black Sea Fleet by deploying mobile missile batteries, drones and surface drones, keeping them away from the Ukrainian coasts and forcing them onto the defensive. Since 2023, the Ukrainian naval forces have even gone on the offensive. This indicates fundamental changes and new conceptual approaches to naval warfare in a new era.

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Marine Singapore: Welcome to engage in the region

Marine Singapore: Welcome to engage in the region

Posted by | 15 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

Singapore's navy is an important guarantor of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Malacca and beyond. On the sidelines of the Maritime Convention, its commander, Rear Admiral Sean Wat, answered questions from marineforum about tensions in the region and the German Navy's involvement. Singapore has taken on an important role in maritime security. Can you say something about the Southeast Asian Cooperation and Training (Seacat) and its maritime centre from your perspective? Seacat is an example of how countries have come together to improve information sharing to respond to maritime security threats regionally. The information centre...

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The future of the German Navy: The sum of the whole

The future of the German Navy: The sum of the whole

Posted by | 7 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

Kommentar … ist mehr als das Aufziehen einzelner Perlen auf eine Schnur. Dies ging uns durch den Kopf beim Versuch, die Dinge mit Blick auf die Deutsche Marine und die anstehenden Herausforderungen (internationale Lage, Entwicklung des Verteidigungshaushalts und der Personalgewinnung) zu ordnen. Zum einen findet man oftmals neue Gedanken in alten Akten, zum anderen muss der Kurs langfristig abgesteckt werden ­– unabhängig von plötzlichen und jähen Wetterumschlägen. Kühne Anregungen – auch auf diesen Seiten – scheitern oftmals an der Realität. „Ein jedes hat seine Zeit!“, so steht es geschrieben. Heute würde man eine „Stabilisierungsfregatte“ nicht mehr auflegen; ob in...

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