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Danish High Endurance Patrol Ship "Triton" of the Thetis class. Photo: NATO
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digital+ contribution Arctic Sentry: NATO bundles its northern flank presence

With „Arctic Sentry“, NATO is shifting the security of the Arctic and the High North up a gear on 11 February 2026. Under the leadership of Joint Force Command Norfolk in Virginia, the operation, designated as a multi-domain activity, is intended to operationally consolidate the growing individual measures of the allies in the region -...
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Hospital ship USNS Mercy. Photo: US Navy
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digital+ contribution USNS Mercy - Greenland doesn't need a hospital ship. Nothing fits!

US President announces deployment of the USNS „Mercy“ to Greenland. Ice, draught and infrastructure make deployment virtually impossible....
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RWM Sea Snake from Rheinmetall (Photo: Rheinmetall)
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Swedish Navy: The sea serpent bites

Sweden, NATO's newest member, has placed an order with Rheinmetall for eight Seasnake 30 weapon systems for the Swedish Navy. The systems will form the main armament of the new fast patrol boats (Combat Boat 90)....
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Frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt" on UN mission, Photo: German Navy
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Frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt" returns from UN mission

On Sunday, 1 March 2026, the frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt" under the command of frigate captain Daniel Läzer will return to its home port of Wilhelmshaven from its UNIFIL mission abroad....
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Icebreaker - WISENT in operation near Geesthacht. Picture: WSV-Lauenburg
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digital+ contribution Inland waterways - when canals freeze over

Persistent frost paralyses central inland waterways. Canals between Lower Saxony and NRW closed, supply chains come to a standstill....
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BU Contract signing at the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support in Koblenz, 23 February 2026, Photo: Bundeswehr, Dirk-Bannert
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Training boats commissioned for the German Navy

Fassmer receives order from BAAINBw for four „SAMSe mod“ training boats for the German Navy. Delivery planned from 2028....
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Oil monitoring aircraft DO228NG Photo: Vennemann
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Havariekommando - One in three oil spill offenders is caught

Havariekommando registered 130 pollution incidents in the North and Baltic Seas during 472 missions in 2025. Do-228 sensor flights identified 48 polluters....
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Underwater vehicle BlueWhale Photo: Deutsche Marine Kroencke
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Marine takes over BlueWhale

Navy takes delivery of BlueWhale: Today the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, took delivery of the first BlueWhale from the Executive Vice President of TKMS ATLAS ELEKTRONIK, Michael Ozegowski and the CEO IAI, Boaz Levy. Also on site for this unusual event was State Secretary Jens Plötner....
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MV „Solong“ collided with tanker „Stena Immaculate“. Photo: GDWS, (Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping)
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digital+ contribution Collision Solong - Fatal failure on the bridge

Solong collision - After the collision of the „Solong“ and „Stena Immaculate“ off the British coast, the captain was sentenced to six years in prison....
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INS Drakon under construction at TKMS in Kiel. Photo: Michale Nitz
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TKMS and ELBIT build submarine components in Israel

TKMS and Elbit Systems, the Israeli Ministry of Defence, open new production facility for submarine components in Israel. The facility will be used for the production of underwater GRP components for the construction of submarines....
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