Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL) starts the production phase for the fleet service boats The fleet service boats OKER, ALSTER and OSTE, which have been in service for more than 30 years, will be replaced by the new units and will be available to the German Navy from 2029. Together with Annette Lehnigk-Emden, President of the Federal Office of Defence Equipment, Information Technology and...
The idea of not using the comparatively expensive flying hours of the operational aircraft for basic flight training, but instead using an almost commercially available machine efficiently and in a concentrated manner with a civilian operator, originated at the Naval Air Command and has been practised in this way for years. But what is innovative and cost-cutting had to be developed with a lot of...
A rare guest is expected in the port of Hamburg: Aircraft carrier HMS "Queen Elizabeth" (65,600 tonnes) of the British Royal Navy is part of a NATO exercise and is making its inaugural visit to Hamburg. The aircraft carrier was originally due to arrive in Hamburg on Monday morning. According to the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), the arrival was delayed due to...
The 17th edition of the Maritime Convention 2024 in Berlin took place in the shadow of several political events. The format remains unchanged, a large audience that is continuously represented by younger people has remained loyal for many years, the topics are always topical and the relevance of maritime issues is emphasised anew every year. This...
On Friday, 15 November 2024, the commander in Kiel will change Flotilla Admiral Sascha Helge Rackwitz is leaving, Flotilla Admiral Christian Walter Meyer is coming! Flotilla Admiral Rackwitz has been Commander of Operational Flotilla 1 since January 2022 and is also Director of the Competence Centre for Operations in Coastal Waters. He will now take over the office with...
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...On the subject of the demands placed on naval units, which have become significantly more stringent as a result of developments in recent years, Dr habil. Patricia Schneider, political advisor (PoliticalAdvisor/POLAD) to the Inspector of the Navy, has drawn up an annual review entitled "Multitool Navy increasingly challenged" and published it as an explanatory piece on...
An explanatory piece - from the pier. The question of whether the German Navy's Indo-Pacific convoy, consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force provider "Frankfurt am Main", should sail through the Red Sea on the way back from its world tour has been raised since the convoy left port on 7 May 2024. For naval officers, the...
Tricky mission - fulfilled by a minesweeper! On Sunday, 3 November 2024 at 4 p.m., the "Pegnitz", a hollow-barrel guided minesweeper belonging to the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron, returned to its home port of Kiel from its four-month deployment on the NATO support mission in the Aegean. It had initially been rumoured that the boat would return on Monday. This...
Partnering - IPD 24 association exercises with Indian Navy The Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 (IPD 24) offered the German Navy a valuable opportunity to evaluate and further develop its operational capabilities and strategic approaches in a multinational environment. This initiative aimed to strengthen cooperation with partners in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region.
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