Category: Armed Forces

Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov - visiting strategic partners with a new long-range weapon

Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov - visiting strategic partners with a new long-range weapon

Posted by | 25 Apr 2023 | , , , , | 0

On the afternoon of 13 April 2023, the Russian frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" left the Suez Canal northwards with its support ship, the tanker "Kama". According to earlier Russian media reports, Tartus, Syria, is the next port of destination. Both units have been on a long-distance voyage since 4 January. From 17 to 26 February, they took part in the trilateral exercise "Mosi II". This was followed in mid-March by "Maritime Security Belt 23", a naval exercise organised by the Russian Federation, China and Iran in the sea area off the Iranian Chahbahar. After a stopover in Djibouti, the Russian unit headed for the Saudi city of Jeddah. It was the first port visit by Russian units...

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Explosion hazard in the Pacific

Explosion hazard in the Pacific

Posted by | 14 Apr 2023 | , , , , | 0

China's power ambitions in the Pacific region are growing ever stronger. The United States and its allies are trying to counter this. This increases the risk of armed conflict. While the Ukraine war is currently the focus of media coverage in Europe, another area of crisis and tension has developed at the other end of the world, in South-East Asia. China's rise to naval power and its aggressive, primarily maritime expansionist ambitions, as well as North Korea's increasingly provocative missile and nuclear tests, have shaped security policy in the Indo-Pacific and transformed it into an area of crisis and tension with growing potential for military escalation. At the same time, China is colliding with the regulatory and security policy ideas of the...

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On the shopping list

On the shopping list

Posted by | 11 Apr 2023 | , , , | 0

New weapons, autonomous systems and global availability - navies that want to be successful in the international arena are facing major challenges. The second part of "Turning Point at Sea" identifies the most important areas of action. When looking at different types of ships, the focus is on aircraft and helicopter carriers, large amphibious landing ships, drone carriers and submarines. Their size is increasing noticeably. Cruisers with a massive arsenal of guided missiles make a comeback. Destroyers, frigates and corvettes are being procured as standard, also with more tonnage and increased armament. Frigates are the standard surface combatant for extended missions with complex tasks and weapons. The fleet lists currently show 575 units. Until...

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Rethinking naval ship management

Rethinking naval ship management

Posted by | 10 Apr 2023 | , , , | 0

Over the past decades, Germany has believed itself to be at perpetual peace. Russia's war against Ukraine now requires us to take an honest look at ensuring secure maritime transport connections. There have been wars in human history, like seasons that describe the course of time. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain and the resulting rapprochement between former enemies, the European population in particular has been lulled into a sense of security. In the Federal Republic of Germany in particular, a feeling of freedom, but also of carefreeness, spread. The certainty that Germany was surrounded by friends contributed to this. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Now...

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Not a cent spent yet

Not a cent spent yet

Posted by | 7 Apr 2023 | , , , | 0

The Defence Commissioner's 2022 annual report demonstrates the inability to promptly remedy the shortcomings in the armed forces. Despite ample funding. Just over a year after Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the modernisation of the Bundeswehr in his "turnaround" speech, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, draws a sobering balance in her 171-page Annual Report 2022. The turnaround has not yet reached the troops. The Bundeswehr has been stuck in a personnel, equipment and procurement crisis for decades and is struggling with the fundamental problems that have been known for years and remain unchanged: a serious shortage of material and dilapidated infrastructure, a lack of equipment and personnel, excessive bureaucracy and...

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