On 22 June 2025, the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, and the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst Mach Institute (EMI), represented by Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Stefan Hiermaier, signed a co-operation agreement.
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The attacks on Iran have an impact on the security of sea routes: why blocking them can be expensive and deadly - and why captains don't give a damn about useless diplomatic recommendations The USA has bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. A supposedly territorial conflict that appears to have been resolved from the air has a maritime dimension - once again. Not only because cruise missiles were fired from submarines at sea. And so the mullahs are targeting the Strait of Hormuz, which is important for shipping. Meanwhile, the navigation systems of ships in the region are increasingly being disrupted - as reported by SPIEGEL...
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As part of its deployment in the Baltic Sea and its active participation in BALTOPS 2025, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One (SNMCMG1) will call at Kiel from 20 to 24 June 2025.
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On 19 June, the ISPK (Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University) hosted its 10th "Kiel International Seapower Symposium (KISS)", a one-day conference held during Kiel Week to discuss current issues of sea power, maritime security and its global challenges and to promote civil-military dialogue.
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On 20 June 2025, before the start of Kiel Week, the minehunting boat "Datteln" returns to its home port of Kiel. For a total of six months, the boat was part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) and was involved in the Baltic MCM Ex 2025, Open Spirit and BALTOPS manoeuvres. Under the command of frigate captain Marcus Fiene, the 42 men and women of the crew have travelled around 12,000 nautical miles and called at several other ports in the Baltic Sea in addition to Helsinki, Copenhagen, Karlskrona and Visby. A special event was the visit to Visby. Here, in co-operation with the Swedish navy, a...
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