The signs of the past few months suggested a failure. Now the German-Norwegian submarine project U 212 CD is reaching the finishing line. The Norwegian Ministry of Defence announced on 23 March that the two procurement organisations had reached an agreement with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems on the contract for the class to be developed binationally. In addition...
Schout-bij-nacht René Tas becomes the new inspector of the Dutch Navy. On 9 September, he will take over command of the armed forces from Vice Admiral Rob Kramer as Vice Admiral. Tas is expected to have the task of setting the course for the Royal Netherlands Navy for the next four years. The principles of the defence vision...
FFG - Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH takes over GEKE Schutztechnik GmbH Although FFG is located directly on the banks of the Flensburg Fjord, it is not known for maritime solutions, but rather as a system house for armoured tracked and wheeled vehicles. The Flensburg-based company has taken over the German company GEKE Schutztechnik GmbH. An entry for...
In 2000, the Italian parliament decided to open up the armed forces to women. Now, for the first time, a woman, Lieutenant Erika Raballo, has been awarded the American "Wings of Gold". She was awarded the badge together with five male officers at the beginning of March after completing an important stage on the...
In a multinational exercise, warships practised various scenarios in the Persian Gulf. At the invitation of the Oman Navy, a dozen units gathered off the coast of the country for the annual Khunjar Hadd manoeuvre - Arabic for "sharp dagger". The aim is to train cooperation with other nations...
In the coming years, the new NH90 NTH helicopters will replace the German Navy's familiar Sea Kings. The naval aviators took delivery of the first examples in mid-2020. However, it will be some time before the Sea Lion is available to the fleet as an operational helicopter...
There seems to be movement in the plans for the successor to the P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), something like the US armed forces' VEBEG (the federal disposal company), announced in a press release on 12 March 2021 that the State Department has made a decision on the approval of a possible foreign sale of the P-3C Orion....
Kiel squadron leads NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea Search for old munitions also planned Today at 09:30 the mine defence boats "Fulda", "Bad Rappenau" and "Grömitz" left their home port of Kiel, accompanied by the tender "Elbe" as flag and lead ship. NATO partners Belgium, Denmark, Latvia and Lithuania are joining the group for the two-week...
On 6 and 7 March, the Marine Nationale and Marina Militare held a joint submarine hunting exercise in the waters of the central Mediterranean. The Italian frigates Alpino and Margottini and the French Languedoc were involved. The three ships are Fremm frigates, a joint Italian-French project. The task of the ships was...
The task force provider Berlin left Wilhelmshaven on 5 March and is currently on its way to the area of operations. It will soon join the EU Operation Irini and monitor compliance with the arms embargo off the coast of Libya. Until then, Commander Stefan Klatt and his crew have been using the time to develop their skills...
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