Category: Security policy

Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 (IPD) of the German Navy

Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 (IPD) of the German Navy

Gepostet von | 26 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

In a 15-minute interview with Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz, the head of Operational Flotilla 2 explains the German Navy's major project for the year 2024. It took place in the YouTube format "Nachgefragt" on bundeswehr.de, the Bundeswehr's network portal, and was released on 22 March 2024 under the title "Military cooperation must also be cultivated on the ground". We repeat the summary here and link to the video of the interview. INQUIRY The Indo-Pacific is the most dynamic economic region in the world - and is therefore also gaining in geostrategic importance. China and the USA are competing for influence, with China also using military threats. The German Navy is now deploying...

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"Shadow fleet": Crude oil tanker involved in collision off Skagen

"Shadow fleet": Crude oil tanker involved in collision off Skagen

Gepostet von | 25 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

A tanker from the Russian "shadow fleet" has been involved in a collision near Skagen, Denmark, once again highlighting known risks: ships on the world's oceans with unknown owners and maintenance conditions as well as a lack of insurance. Such ships for the transport of Russian crude oil and other oil products were purchased to circumvent the sanctions imposed by the USA, the European Union and the G7 group (oil price cap). Although there is no evidence of environmental pollution from the collision with the apparently unladen tanker, it is a renewed warning of the risks that the "shadow fleet" also poses in...

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USA - Boeing delivers maritime patrol aircraft to Germany and Canada

USA - Boeing delivers maritime patrol aircraft to Germany and Canada

Gepostet von | 25 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

The US Navy has ordered a total of 17 P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft from Boeing for around 3 billion euros; 14 aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force and three more for the German Navy. Following the initial order of five aircraft in June 2021, Germany is now procuring three more for the German Navy. The first aircraft is scheduled for delivery in 2025 and will replace the P-3 Orion fleet. Last year, Canada also announced that it would be procuring the Poseidon. Canada is thus replacing its current fleet of CP-140 Auroras. The first P-8A for Canada is expected to be delivered in 2026. The P-8A Poseidon...

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Ukraine: Netherlands part of international security cooperation

Ukraine: Netherlands part of international security cooperation

Gepostet von | 21 Mar 2024 | , , , | 0

Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the announced ten-year security agreement in Kharkiv on 1 March. The agreement focuses on medium and long-term military and political support. In addition to the Netherlands, countries such as the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and the EU had previously signed such agreements with Ukraine. The Netherlands is also providing Ukraine with fourteen rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIB). These are fast and manoeuvrable militarised river patrol and combat boats. The boats come both from the navy's own fleet and from industry....

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Netherlands: Frigate TROMP has sailed

Netherlands: Frigate TROMP has sailed

Gepostet von | 20 Mar 2024 | , , , , | 0

The Dutch government has informed the House of Representatives and the public that HNLMS "Tromp" (De Zeven Provinciën class, 144 metres) will also be transiting the Red Sea on its way to the Indo-Pacific. The anti-aircraft frigate left Den Helder on 9 March and will support the US-led maritime operation Prosperity Guardian for around 25 days at the end of March and will also exchange information with the EU operation Aspides (Shield), to which the German anti-aircraft frigate HESSEN also belongs, and provide support on request. The aim of both operations is to fend off attacks by the Houthis on civilian shipping in the Red Sea. In addition, the government is examining...

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