Rheinmetall's MASS decoy system: assembly for the Australian Navy begins The Royal Australian Navy will in future be equipped with Rheinmetall's MASS (Multi Ammunition Soft Kill System) decoy system. Initially, six ships are to receive the modern protection system. Assembly has begun at the Australian subsidiary Rheinmetall Defence Australia, as the company announced...
Fuel transporter "Rhön" becomes part of the NATO "Standing NATO Maritime Group 1" You don't want to shout about it, but the old tankers are simply indispensable. Yet another tanker has to join an SNMG as the German contribution to the NATO Standing Maritime Group. The "Rhön" not only has to be deployed to the operational area of...
Stirring debate on the threat on NATO's eastern flank The GIDS (German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies) hosted a livestream on YouTube, as we announced yesterday on marineforum.online/ (GIDS live: Threat on NATO's eastern flank). The topic "NATO's eastern flank: How great is the threat of war?" not only attracted around 250 guests...
A bilateral treaty between the USA and Panama on the operation of the canal stipulates neutral treatment of ships of all nationalities. However, President Donald Trump had threatened to "take back" the Panama Canal Zone, which has been controlled by the United States for more than 70 years. Trump had also accused Panama of...
Live stream on 4 March 2025 from 6.30 pm on YouTube The GIDS (German Institute for Strategic Studies) invites you to the #GIDSdebate. The topic of the evening is "NATO's eastern flank: How great is the threat of war?". On Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 6.30 pm via livestream. The #GIDSdebate is fully booked, there are only...
In response to the tense security situation, the German Navy is reorganising its mine diver training. This will enable dives to greater depths, as the navy must be better prepared for new dangers, according to its inspector, Jan Christian Kaack. This includes ensuring that its own divers cover the average water depths in the Baltic Sea...
On 20 February 2025, the Federal Association of the German Security and Defence Industry (BDSV) and the Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry (BDLI) called for consistent investment in the production of goods for our security and defence industry. The Munich Security Conference impressively demonstrated that Europe needs to take more responsibility for its defence industry in the transatlantic burden-sharing...
After colliding with a merchant ship, the Nimitz-class carrier was repaired in Souda, Greece On 12 February, an aircraft carrier collided with a merchant ship. Something like this is always sensational, and when it happens in the Mediterranean, in these times, and especially a US carrier, then even more so. What happened? The...
An introduction to the term and its meaning The term "shadow fleet" is frequently used and has recently hit the headlines in connection with the involvement of Western shipping companies. We want to clarify the terminology and the background. To do this, we will refer to an article by the Naval Shipping Administration that deals with the...
English-language edition of the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) Download here: https://esut.de/msc25/
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