Category: Security policy

Everyone is home for Christmas: Corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" returns after 196 days in service

Everyone is home for Christmas: Corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" returns after 196 days in service

Gepostet von | 20 Dec 2024 | , , , | 0

An icy westerly wind drives thick clouds and the salty aroma of the Baltic Sea over the Hohe Düne naval base, while the cold reddens the faces of those present. It is unusually busy for a Friday morning. The first members of the crew of the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" are warming up with snacks and hot drinks in front of the Warnemünde Family Support Centre's support stand. Father Christmas has prepared little surprises for the waiting children. The corvette set sail on 8 June 2024, the day of the Bundeswehr, under the command of frigate captain Christian Rodust. Its destination was the UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) mission off the Lebanese coast of...

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German government orders four more submarines!

German government orders four more submarines!

Gepostet von | 20 Dec 2024 | , , | 0

thyssenkrupp Marine Systems receives order extension in the 212CD programme Yesterday, the German Bundestag and the German government voted by a majority in favour of the procurement of the option boats in the German-Norwegian submarine programme. thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has received one of the largest orders in the company's recent history with this comprehensive order extension in the current 212CD programme. The President of the Bundeswehr Procurement Agency Annette Lehnigk-Emden and CEO Oliver Burkhard officially signed the contract in Koblenz on the basis of the parliamentary approval. The agreement originally concluded with thyssenkrupp Marine Systems in July 2021 included the manufacture and delivery of an initial six identical submarines, two for Germany and four for Norway. With...

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Virtual training for the F 125

Virtual training for the F 125

Gepostet von | 20 Dec 2024 | , , , | 0

The German Navy will rely on a virtual reality (VR)-based training simulation for the boat launching system of the frigate 125 in future. The contract concluded with ARGE F125, consisting of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and NVL, provides for the delivery of a VR simulator for the operation and training of a boat launching device by the end of 2026. The future use offers numerous advantages for the German Navy. The virtual reality training environment developed by the NVL enables a practical simulation of real scenarios without the need for extensive resources or logistical preparations. Among other things, the integration of the original control centre of the crane system into the virtual reality training...

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Mittler - Tip: Podcast on U 96

Mittler - Tip: Podcast on U 96

Gepostet von | 19 Dec 2024 | , , | 0

Podcast on U 96 with bestselling author Gerrit Reichert Exclusive release of veterans' audios For the first time, selected original voices of the veterans of U 96 ("Das Boot") will be available to the public from Friday, 20 December. Bestselling author Gerrit Reichert ("U 96 Realität und Mythos") has made them exclusively available for a new podcast series: "Between 1981 and 1990, veterans of U 96 met a total of five times. At the instigation of the chief engineer ("LI") of U 96, Friedrich Grade, each of the 30 participants recorded a five-minute audio piece on an old cassette about their time on U 96, the further war years and civilian life afterwards....

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Munitions clearance - Schleswig-Holstein invites you to the 2nd Kiel Munitions Clearance Week

Munitions clearance - Schleswig-Holstein invites you to the 2nd Kiel Munitions Clearance Week

Gepostet von | 19 Dec 2024 | , , | 0

The second Kiel Munition Clearance Week (KMCW25) will take place in Kiel from 18 to 20 June 2025. It will bring together international stakeholders to comprehensively analyse progress, innovations and future challenges in dealing with munitions waste in the sea. The Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of the Environment is organising the event together with the Kiel-based technology company north.io. There are over 100,000 tonnes of munitions from the world wars off the coast of Schleswig-Holstein - including aerial bombs, grenades and sea mines. These release hazardous substances such as explosives, mercury and heavy metals, which are increasingly jeopardising our marine environment. The danger to people and the environment continues to be dramatic. The first Kiel Munitions Clearance Week was...

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