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TKMS and DLR want to pool expertise

TKMS and DLR - the German Aerospace Centre - have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strategically expand their existing collaboration. The aim is to pool expertise and drive forward joint research and development activities....
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Photo: Commemoration of the fallen soldiers, OMt Kelm
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Commemorative march of naval aviators remembers Good Friday battle

Naval aviator memorial march: Naval aviator soldiers commemorated the Good Friday battle in Afghanistan on 9 April with the 16K3 memorial march - because three German soldiers fell there exactly 16 years ago....
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Iran war - ceasefire, transatlantic ruptures and the global resource trap

Iran war ceasefire...
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Photo: Strait of Hormuz Naval Shipping Administration, German Navy
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Iran conflict and the critical maritime situation - Update

Iran conflict: The situation in the Iran conflict and in the Persian Gulf remains highly dynamic. 129 ships with a German connection are affected, 54 of which are in the Persian Gulf...
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Photo: Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Divers defusing an anchor mine. U.S. Navy

Danger of mines in the Strait of Hormuz?

Danger of mines in the Strait of Hormuz: Iran is using the threat of sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz as a means of exerting pressure. Just a few mines are enough to massively disrupt shipping traffic....
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Aircraft carrier USS „Enterprise“ and „Charles de Gaulle“. Photo: US Navy
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digital+ contribution Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is deployed to the eastern Mediterranean

Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier: France relocates the aircraft carrier and strengthens its presence and deterrence in a tense crisis region....
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USS NIMITZ leaves home port for what was originally her last voyage. Photo: US Navy
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digital+ contribution USS Nimitz decommissioning postponed

USS Nimitz decommissioning postponed: USS Nimitz to remain in service longer. The US Navy is postponing decommissioning until 2027 - also due to delays with the Ford class....
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Photo: (from left) Ulrich Grillo, Michael Rüdiger and Susanne Wiegand are new DCGK members, DCGK, DICO-German Institute for Compliance
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Corporate Governance Maritime Industry Germany

Corporate Governance maritime industry Germany - New DCGK members show the close connection between corporate governance and the maritime industry. Personnel decisions have a direct impact on shipbuilding and safety....
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Photo: Gorch Fock, Nico Theska
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Gorch Fock sails across the Atlantic

Gorch Fock sails across the Atlantic: On Tuesday, 7 April 2026 at 12 noon, the Gorch Fock, the German Navy's sail training ship, will set sail on a major foreign training voyage (AAR)....
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China's secret navy - a Deutsche Welle report in English. Photo: DW
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China's fishing militia as a power-political factor

While in the Middle East the presidents of the USA and Israel are keeping the air on fire, far away in the East China Sea, China is temporarily changing the topography of entire sea areas with its maritime militia consisting of thousands of paramilitary fishing boats. Between Taiwan and Japan - in the middle of the East China Sea (ECS) - the...

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