Category: Armed Forces

What is the Bundeswehr doing in Africa?

What is the Bundeswehr doing in Africa?

Posted by | 23 Mar 2021 | , , | 2

Wolfram Lacher recently published an SWP study entitled "Unser schwieriger Partner - Deutschlands und Frankreichs erfolgloses Engagement in Libyen und Mali" (https://www.swp-berlin.org/fileadmin/contents/products/studien/2021S03_deutschland_frankreich_libyen_mali.pdf). What makes the paper so worth reading from a German perspective is not so much the knowledgeable detailed analysis of German and French Africa policy. Rather, it is the ruthlessness with which the author reveals the differences between the two countries and the fundamental German deficits in operational security policy. It is worth reflecting on this on the basis of Lacher's study.France has tried to separate itself from colonial concepts in recent decades, but has repeatedly reverted to the ideas of the Françafrique. It...

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Marine und Einsatz von Drohnen

Marine und Einsatz von Drohnen

Posted by | 2 Feb 2021 | , , | 0

Drohnen Marine: Sie bieten jedem Militär viele Vorteile und Möglichkeiten, auch in einer Marine. Die unbemannten Geräte leisten bereits große Hilfe bei Aufklärung und Überwachung und könnten zukünftig auch die Fähigkeiten der Marine deutlich erweitern. Doch wie sehen die Zukunftsperspektiven für Drohnen aus? Welche Einsatzmöglichkeiten gibt es? Und um welche unterschiedlichen Drohnen-Modelle geht es? Was sind Drohnen?Welche Rolle spielen Drohnen bei der Marine?Sind Drohnen autonome Systeme?Wofür werden Drohnen beim Militär bzw. bei der Bundeswehr eingesetzt?Welche Vorteile bringen die unbemannten Flug- und Unterwasserdrohnen? Was sind die Schwachstellen?Welche verschiedenen Drohnen-Modelle gibt es beim Militär?Wie könnte die Perspektive für die Zukunft aussehen?...

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Covid-19: Lessons Identified - Conclusion after one year of the pandemic

Covid-19: Lessons Identified - Conclusion after one year of the pandemic

Posted by | 31 Dec 2020 | , | 0

When the first reports of the emergence of a new virus in Wuhan, China, appeared in the media at the turn of 2019/2020, hardly anyone could have imagined the drastic changes that the resulting pandemic would bring for society and therefore also for the armed forces. Today, almost a year after the first reports, it is time to draw an interim conclusion and lessons for the future. To say one thing straight away: The Navy has so far successfully overcome the challenges posed by the unprecedented events of the pandemic. In addition to the relief, support and protection measures that have often been the focus of attention,...

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Helicopter of the Navy

Helicopter of the Navy

Posted by | 28 Dec 2020 | , , | 0

A far-reaching system change is currently taking place in the German Navy's helicopter sector. Over the next few years, the tried-and-tested Sea King Mk 41 and Sea Lynx Mk 88A helicopters will be replaced by the NH90 NGEN (company name of the German naval variant) in the NTH (Naval Transport Helicopter, Sea Lion) and MRFH (Multi-Role Frigate Helicopter, Sea Tiger) variants. At the same time, this requires a change in previous ways of thinking and working as well as "established" operational procedures, as the NH90 NGEN offers extensive new, modern capabilities. In order to be able to utilise these optimally, the crews and superiors on land and on board must rethink - away from...

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