The Russian diesel-electric submarine "Novorossiysk" (Project 636.3, Improved Kilo) has been making contradictory headlines since last weekend. While opposition Telegram channels from Russia are reporting a serious technical defect on board, including a fuel leak with a risk of explosion and a lack of spare parts, NATO observations on the European Atlantic coast have so far painted a different picture.
The good old clothing store is history. Service and modern central logistics are the order of the day "Fits!" - This is how former and active soldiers know the tone of voice when the "clothing store cops" put a helmet on recruits at the beginning of basic training. Unfitting clothes were tailored, oversizes were delivered later. There was a lot of joking, but it worked. The clothing stores...
The 1st Corvette Squadron is under new leadership Bright sunshine in Warnemünde, high-ranking guests and a traditional ceremony. Frigate Captain Marc T. Tippner handed over the 1st Corvette Squadron to his successor, Frigate Captain Stephan Lukascyk. The handover was performed by the deputy commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Kapitän zur See Dr Sascha Zarthe The post of commander...
Deployment of unmanned boats: Efficient maritime surveillance thanks to NVL's new operator model Until the defence group Rheinmetall takes the future of the naval shipbuilder NVL into its own hands, NVL will not let anyone take the butter off its bread! New in the portfolio: An operator model solution for maritime surveillance with unmanned boats. Here are the key points of the...
Hamburg, 22 September 2025 - The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) today published the fourth edition of the Ship Efficiency Guide. The English-language guide offers companies, researchers and policymakers practical orientation on how efficient ship operations can be designed as a key lever for more climate-friendly and sustainable shipping....
With the regional defence exercise RED STORM BRAVO, the Bundeswehr will be training in Hamburg from 25-27 September 2025 with around 500 soldiers together with blue light organisations, Hamburg authorities and companies in a fictitious scenario. RED STORM BRAVO starts: Bundeswehr and civilian players to practise together from Thursday Next Thursday, 25....
Niarchos, Onassis, Livanos & Co.: memories of a German-Greek economic miracle More than 20,000 Hamburgers crowded onto the grounds of the Howaldtswerke in Hamburg harbour when a legendary chapter of German economic history was written. The launch of the giant tanker "Tina Onassis" in the summer of 1953 was a key moment in the new beginning. The shipyards in Hamburg,...
The British guided missile destroyer HMS "Diamond" (D34, Type 45) was stationed in the Red Sea for several months from January 2024 as part of the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian. The ship fired several Sea Viper missiles in one night to fend off seven drones that had been fired at merchant ships. While some drones in the Red...
From a press release by PIZ Marine at Naval Command Rostock On Thursday, 25 September 2025, the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, will hand over command of the fleet at the Naval Academy Mürwik. After more than three years at the helm, Vice Admiral Frank Martin Lenski is retiring. He...
From a press release by the PIZ Marine at Einsatzflottille 2 On Tuesday, 23 September and Wednesday, 24 September 2025, from 9 am to 3 pm, the second part of the "Wehrhafter Friese" exercise will take place at the Wilhelmshaven naval base, the Bordum naval facility and the Wilhelmshaven naval arsenal. The...
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