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Hanwha Philly Shipyard in September 2025. image: Hanwha
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South Korean shipyard strengthens position in warship construction for the US Navy

By accelerating warship construction for the US Navy, the USA wants to maintain a combat-capable fleet. This is important for all navies, including the German Navy. Any fleet is only as strong as its logistical support. That is why operational supply, personnel recruitment and sustainability must always be prioritised as core strategic tasks....
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Canada's submarine of the 2030s - different in principle. Graphic: hum/ai

Submarine procurement Canada: decision between geopolitics, industry and Arctic strategy

Submarine procurement Canada: Canada faces a strategic choice between TKMS U212CD and Hanwha KSS-III - with implications for industry, NATO connectivity and Arctic strategy....
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Photo: Research vessel Vektor, Fraunhofer CML
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Mobile multi-sensor platforms strengthen the resilience of maritime infrastructures

Mobile multi-sensor platforms: Hybrid threats and dynamic security situations place new demands on the protection of maritime infrastructures. Adaptive, mobile multi-sensor platforms complement traditional monitoring systems with rapid deployment capability, networked data analysis and an improved situational awareness for operators and authorities...
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Photo: Mjølner 2026 - StKptLt Baloo was the main planner of the exercise. Rodewald
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MJØLNER 2026: Deterrence without doubt

MJØLNER 2026: When ships from different nations form up at sea, sensors work in synchronisation and crews make joint decisions under high pressure, the result is more than just a military situation picture. A clear signal is sent out: unity and determination...
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Photo: current traffic routing and sea blockades, Bundeswehr

Strait of Hormuz and Iran conflict - Update

Strait of Hormuz: The situation in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz remains highly dynamic. The US naval blockade of Iranian ports and coastal waters remains active. On 6 May 2026, another Iranian ship was shot unmanoeuvrable by the Americans as part of the naval blockade. The region therefore remains highly volatile....
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Newbuilding project, frigate F126. Graphic: Damen Shipyards
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Frigate F126: Between industrial power poker and the 15 billion hurdle

Frigate F126 - Between billion-dollar risk, time pressure and power struggle in German naval shipbuilding...
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Photo: Russian submarine destroyer "Severomorsk" of the Udaloy class. Michael Nitz
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Russian destroyer off Fehmarn - is this new?

Russian destroyer off Fehmarn: The Russian destroyer „Severomorsk“ has been moored in the Baltic Sea south-east of the island of Fehmarn since the weekend. Previously, the Buyan-class missile corvette „Stavropol“ was already there ....
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Photo: The AWWLF Mjølner 2026 AM exercise takes place in northern Norway around Andøya, Andenes, with the international participation of Belgians, Dutch, Norwegians and Danes. This is where the so-called "grey firing" is trained, i.e. a scenario that is as real as possible in which "enemy forces" shoot at drones in the water and in the air. The CIR (Cyber and Information Space) command provides a container for Link 16 and several antennas for the exercise. In the background you can see the ASD (Andøya Space Defence) antenna on the mountain. AWWLF Mjølner 2026 AM

MJØLNER 2026: The invisible backbone

MJØLNER 2026: Anyone serving on a German Navy frigate today no longer works solely with radar and radio - but in highly complex digital networks....
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F127 receives AEGIS combat system as FüWES. Design study: TKMS
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Frigate 127 - US technology for the navy of tomorrow

With the procurement for the frigate 127, Germany becomes the first international customer of the new phased array radar SPY-6 from Raytheon and will be part of NATO's AEGIS fleet for the first time....
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Photo: Emden Town Hall on 29 and 30 April. hum
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Maritime security? Politicians have understood - now they have to deliver

Maritime security: The National Maritime Conference 2026 in Emden demonstrated the new security policy consensus - and the deficits in implementation, prioritisation and leadership....
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Photo: @ Hamburg Messe und Congress/ Rene Zieger

MS&D Conference 2026 Hamburg

The MS&D Conference & Expo 2026 will take place from 1 to 4 September 2026 in Hamburg as part of SMM.

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