High-ranking visit on board the IPD 24 Naval Association The government visit by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and State Secretary Nils Hilmer, representing Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, on 26 October 2024 on board the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main" in Mormugao, Goa, India, marks a highlight for the German Naval Association. Immediately...
Deterrence in the North Sea and Mediterranean Since 24 October, NATO has taken control of the US aircraft carrier "Harry S. Truman" and other units for the NEPTUNE STRIKE mission. The large-scale operation aims to provide a flexible military presence and deterrence in strategic waters and involves forces from several NATO countries. Since the...
Public swearing-in and ceremonial swearing-in of the recruits of the Naval Operations School On Wednesday, 30 October 2024 at 4 pm, 199 soldiers will be publicly sworn in by the Commandant of the Naval Operations School, Captain Andreas Seidl, at the fishing port in Bremerhaven. 86 regular soldiers and 113 voluntary military service personnel will take the oath...
Will they bring a breakthrough for submarine deliveries to India? On 21 October, the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government (BPA) announced that Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz would be travelling to New Delhi for the 7th Indo-German Government Consultations. The theme of the event was "Growing Together with Innovation, Mobility and Sustainability". In addition to an official exchange with...
The "Red Eagle" is the oldest combat ship of the German Navy On 19 October, the crew of the frigate "Brandenburg" celebrated the ship's 30th birthday together with representatives of the state of Brandenburg, the circle of friends, relatives and friends. Following her keel laying and christening in 1992, the frigate Brandenburg was launched on 14....
Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack received the "Medal for the support of the Armed Forces of Ukraine" on behalf of the German Navy. This was reported by @deutschemarine on their X-Account. Literally: "For the support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in the field of mission-orientated training"
...On 18 October 2024, the Russian training ship "Smolny" returned to Kronstadt from a training voyage lasting almost four months. The voyage, which began on 27 June, took the "Smolny" to Havana, Cuba (27 July), La Guaira/Caracas, Venezuela (7 August), Cape Town, South Africa (29 August), Walvis Bay, Namibia (7 September), Luanda, Angola (10 September), Douala,...
From 15 to 18 October, the two ships of the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 association moored in the Malaysian port city of Port Klang. A highlight of the stay in Malaysia was the reception on board the frigate "Baden-Württemberg". More than 250 guests, including the German Ambassador Dr Peter Blomeyer, the Malaysian Minister of Defence, Mohamed Khaled bin Nordin,...
thyssenkrupp CEO expresses disappointment. Oliver Burkhard, member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG and CEO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, announced on 22 October with regret that Carlyle will not pursue the valuation process for a possible partial sale of the marine business. For reasons of confidentiality, no further details will be provided....
New "KORA" electronic warfare system commissioned The Bundeswehr Procurement Office has commissioned the delivery and integration of new electronic warfare systems (EloKa) on the Sachsen-class frigates (F124). After a total service life of more than 40 years, the German Navy's previous standard EloKa system "FL 1800S-II" will be replaced on some units...
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