Category: Security policy

Navy protects global sea routes

Navy protects global sea routes

Posted by | 16 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

For the 45th time, the Naval Command's annual report details Germany's maritime dependency. In his foreword to the 2022 annual report "Facts and Figures on Germany's Maritime Dependence", Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, Inspector of the Navy, writes with regard to the Ukraine war: "To ensure the freedom and security of global sea routes, our navy is deployed day and night around the world. At the same time, we are also ready to defend our country and our allies against all aggressors." For the first time, this 45th annual report is also being compiled by naval experts, scientists and economists. They expertly illustrate the global maritime connections and dependencies...

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Germany's door opener in the Indo-Pacific

Germany's door opener in the Indo-Pacific

Posted by | 13 Jan 2023 | , , , , | 0

After the end of the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021 of the frigate Bayern almost a year ago, the announced German involvement in the region has gone quiet. How can it continue? Our problem is not a lack of rules, our problem is a lack of will to comply with and implement them. Chancellor Olaf Scholz attested to this in his speech to the United Nations in New York on 20 September. Even if the Chancellor's statement primarily refers to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, it is also likely to apply implicitly to other autocratic regimes. Because not only since the...

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Supermarkets and petrol stations

Supermarkets and petrol stations

Posted by | 4 Jan 2023 | , , , , , | 0

A navy that not only operates in its own coastal waters needs modern supply ships. Many older classes around the world are currently being replaced by modern units. The provision of effective logistical support remains a fundamental prerequisite for the effective conduct of naval operations at sea. After a period of sluggish procurement in the post-Cold War era, the North American and European navies are currently undertaking extensive programmes to increase their supply ship inventories. The expansion of fleets in the Asia-Pacific region is another important driver for new investments in this segment. North America The United States Navy is currently operating...

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Back to national and alliance defence

Back to national and alliance defence

Posted by | 29 Dec 2022 | , , , , | 0

Nach 124 kommt 127: In der Verteidigung gegen Bedrohungen aus der Luft nimmt die nächste Fregattengeneration langsam erste Formen an. Nach dem geplanten Nutzungsdauerende der Fregatte Klasse 124 in den Jahren 2034 bis 2036 wird das Projekt Next Generation Frigate – Air Defence (NGFrig-AD), im Folgenden als Fregatte Klasse 127 (F 127) bezeichnet, den zeit- und bedrohungsgerechten Fähigkeitserhalt Luftverteidigung, den Fähigkeitsaufwuchs um eine seegestützte Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) sowie die Abwehr hypersonischer Bedrohungen sicherstellen. Die Plattform soll zusätzlich die in den NATO Capability Targets 2021 beschriebene Befähigung zum Naval Maritime Precision Strike – Long Range (NATO Capability Code NMS-LR)...

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Kaum gewonnen, schon zerronnen

Kaum gewonnen, schon zerronnen

Posted by | 27 Dec 2022 | , , , , | 0

Es war einmal ein Sondervermögen von 100 Milliarden Euro. So begann im März ein schöner Traum für die Bundeswehr, der nun von der Realität eingeholt wird. Sah man in der Marine durch die von Kanzler Olaf Scholz proklamierte Zeitenwende eine Chance zur Stärkung von Einsatzfähigkeit und Kampfkraft der See- und Seeluftstreitkräfte, so macht sich neun Monate später Ernüchterung breit. Dabei war es Marineangehörigen eh klar, dass sich mit dem Sondervermögen Bundeswehr die Zahl der Flaggenstöcke nicht maßgeblich erhöhen würde. Die Option auf zwei weitere Fregatten der Klasse 126 und die Mehrzweckkampfboote (Seebataillon) hätten den Fuhrpark der Flotte geringfügig -...

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