The British Carrier Strike Group (CSG 25) with the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales and a multinational escort group set course for the Mediterranean at the end of April. This marks the start of an eight-month deployment under the name "Operation Highmast" - which will see the Royal Navy and allies deployed to the Mediterranean, the Middle East,...
On 11 April 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an extensive investment programme for the navy of the Russian Federation. Around 87 billion euros are to be invested in new ships, submarines and state-of-the-art weapons systems over ten years (until 2035). Compared to total Western budgets, the sum may seem rather modest, but it will unfold in the...
The German start-up company ICODOS, a spin-off from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), wants to advance the shipping industry in terms of environmental technology and commissioned the world's first production plant for methanol from the wastewater treatment of a municipal sewage treatment plant in the city on the Rhine and Neckar on 24 March 2025. The demonstration plant utilises a...
The USS "Carl Vinson" (CVN 70) has been re-routed by the Pentagon and has joined the USS "Harry S. Truman" (CVN 75) to continue the fight against the Houthis in Yemen. After a two-month break, the fighting has flared up again as the Houthis have announced that they will resume their operations in the Red Sea....
Eight decades after Allied soldiers crossed Germany's last bulwark - the Rhine - under fire to breach German defences, US soldiers gathered once again on the banks of the river to commemorate the historic crossings together with active duty, veterans and German soldiers. To the musical accompaniment of an army band...
The Dutch government has signed a contract with Fugro N.V. and Damen Shipyards for the chartering of a modern patrol vessel with a civilian crew. The new Damen Fast Crew Supplier 5009 (FCS) "state vessel" is due to enter service in the second quarter of 2025 and will be responsible for providing situational awareness in the exclusive economic zone of the...
In recent decades, Western navies have had little experience in treating casualties in combat. Land-based operations by the US armed forces therefore form the basis for today's on-board medical concepts. When preparing for the big battle during the Cold War, combat operations were expected to last a few hours.
Raytheon has specified an existing contract for the supply of spare parts for the Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) missile to US allies as part of the FMS (Foreign Military Sales) programme worth 141 million US dollars and announced the production schedule in a press release. According to the US Department of Defence, the...
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group left its home port of Bremerton in Washington State (WA) in March for a planned deployment in the western Pacific. This will likely be the last deployment for the "Nimitz", the oldest active aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy, before it retires this year after 50 years of service....
German seaports handled more goods last year than in 2023, with a total of 274 million tonnes handled in 2024 - an increase of 2.3 percent, according to the Federal Statistical Office. Although Hamburg remains the undisputed leader with 97 million tonnes of goods handled, it recorded a decline of...
English 
German