Category: Security policy

A watchful gaze from space

A watchful gaze from space

Gepostet von | 28 Jun 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Royal Navy has extended a contract with Airbus for satellite-based maritime surveillance by one year. This was preceded by a proof-of-concept phase. As part of the agreement, the Joint Maritime Security Centre (JMSC) will be provided with images from optical and radar sources and reports generated from them. This will continue to enable the seamless observation of all vessels in important British sea areas. The JMSC is the UK Government's Centre of Excellence for Maritime Security. The data now supplied by Airbus complements and refines the centre's own observations. The contract includes so-called Vessel Detection Reports. Their content is based on the analysis of SAR data,...

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Summer visit to the polar bears

Summer visit to the polar bears

Gepostet von | 26 Jun 2021 | , , , , , , | 0

While the thermometers in Central Europe are showing summer heat, the British research vessel Protector has set an icy record. Never before has a Royal Navy ship travelled further north than 80° 41.5' N. To be fair, this does not include submarines, which pass under the perpetual ice and then break through the ice cover when they surface at a suitable point. The Protector has now come within 1050 kilometres of the North Pole to collect data on the ocean and the environment. It was a long way to get there, as the research vessel had not travelled to the...

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Keynote speech by the Inspector of the Navy

Keynote speech by the Inspector of the Navy

Gepostet von | 25 Jun 2021 | , , , | 0

"100 days in office - what matters to me" On Friday 25 June, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach gave his first keynote speech. He began by explaining his choice of venue - the Naval NCO School in Plön - by pointing out that the MUS is an important institution in the navy. The petty officers and boatswains "have always been the backbone of the German Navy". Without beating around the bush, he clearly stated that the primary goal must be to "continue to offer the navy to politicians as a reliable and versatile instrument". The necessity of actively shaping security policy His assessment: "I often have the impression that our naval...

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Boeing relies on ESG and Lufthansa Technik for P-8A

Boeing relies on ESG and Lufthansa Technik for P-8A

Gepostet von | 24 Jun 2021 | , , , , , | 0

The Bundeswehr's decision to procure the P-8A from Boeing has been a long time coming. Now the first co-operations are already forming. Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) and Lufthansa Technik have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Americans to examine opportunities for co-operation in the areas of system integration, training, maintenance and overhaul. "Together with ESG and Lufthansa Technik, we will provide local and cost-effective support, training, maintenance and overhaul solutions that will enable the German Navy to achieve the highest operational availability to fulfil its missions," said Dr Michael Haidinger, President of Boeing Germany. ESG has been a partner to the German Armed Forces and naval aviators for...

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Federal police practise with international partners

Federal police practise with international partners

Gepostet von | 24 Jun 2021 | , , | 0

Since Monday, 21 June 2021, the Federal Police have been practising the deployment and international cooperation of special forces in maritime emergencies. As in previous years, they were supported by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The challenge this year was a very special co-operation: in addition to the forces of the Federal Police, European special units of the ATLAS network from Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden were involved in the exercise scenario. The ATLAS network is an association of currently 38 specialised police units from EU member states and associated countries to improve cross-border cooperation, particularly in the field of counter-terrorism. Together with the GSG 9...

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