Category: Security policy

The RIMPAC 2024 large-scale exercise

Around 29 nations, 40 ships, 3 submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and helicopters and more than 25,000 soldiers will take part in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, which is scheduled to take place in and around the Hawaiian Islands from 26 June to 2 August. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series, which began in 1971. As the world's largest international naval manoeuvre, RIMPAC brings together the capabilities of armed forces in a dynamic maritime environment to demonstrate enduring interoperability across the full spectrum of military operations. The theme of RIMPAC 2024 is "Partners: Integrated and...

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Personnel: Change at the Lürssen representative office in Berlin

Transition until the end of the year The Berlin representative office of the Lürssen Group will be under new management next year: Lukas Ringsdorf will succeed Ulf Bischoff, who has been lobbying for the Group in Berlin and Brussels for ten years. Until then, he will be familiarised with the company in order to ensure a seamless transition. He will be responsible for both the Yachts division under the Lürssen umbrella brand and the Defence division under the NVL (Naval Vessels Lürssen) umbrella brand of the Lürssen Group under the holding company LMB (Lürssen Maritime Beteiligungen). According to the company, Lukas Ringsdorf has practical experience as a campaign manager and political consultant....

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Kiel: March of Appreciation - save the date

The 1st International "March of Appreciation - for our emergency services" will take place at the official start of the 130th Kiel Week on 22 June 2024. A barrier-free circuit of around 10 kilometres invites you to "march" across Kiel Week. Afterwards, there will not only be refreshments available at the Kiel naval base - as part of the "Open Ship", the ships of the German Navy, the German Maritime Police and other international units from around 20 nations can be viewed. Donation march The March of Appreciation (MdW) is a charity event organised by the non-profit association Veteranenkultur e. V. The donations will be used to support the families of the forces,...

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Indo-Pacific Deployment and Pacific-Skies 2024

Germany - France - Spain: Trilateral project with global partners Parallel to the Indo-Pacific Deployment of the German Navy, which has just begun, the air forces of the three countries Spain, France and Germany are jointly organising a Pacific Skies Deployment from 26 June to 15 August 2024 based on the route of the ships determined by sea routes. The path of the participating aircraft naturally follows an air force-specific agenda, but it stretches around the globe in a similar way to the navy's logistical string of pearls characterised by port visits. Comprehensive project The overall framework of the Pacific Skies Deployment 2024 project comprises a total of 28 fighter aircraft and 16 large transport and tanker aircraft from the three nations,...

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