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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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Foto: Ehemaliges Neubauvorhaben Fregatte F126. 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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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: The former MFG 5 site in Kiel-Holtenau is to be partially reused by the Bundeswehr. Archive image/Kiel-Holtenau, adobestock
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MFG 5 Kiel Holtenau - Navy claims former site

MFG 5 Kiel Holtenau: The navy wants to use the former MFG 5 site in Kiel-Holtenau again. The plan is to station the naval battalion on the site....
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Photo: LNG tanker AVENIR ASCENSION. Avenir LNG
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digital+ contribution Bio-LNG bunkering as an integrated supply chain - a European first

Bio-LNG bunkering - For the first time, certified bio-LNG was brought directly from the terminal into an operational ferry fleet via an integrated supply chain....
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Photo: Flotilla Admiral Sven Beck congratulates the recruits, Rodewald

Public pledge in Wilhelmshaven

Public swearing-in ceremony in Wilhelmshaven: On 30 April 2026, the swearing-in ceremony and ceremonial swearing-in of the recruits of the Wilhelmshaven Protection Company took place on the town hall square in Wilhelmshaven....
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Photo: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the National Maritime Conference in Emden 2026, hsc

National Maritime Conference in Emden

National Maritime Conference in Emden - It is the 14th National Maritime Conference in Germany and it is being held at its founding venue. Emden. Maritime security takes centre stage. Politics, navy and industry discuss strategy and implementation....
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