The Ukrainian reconnaissance and special operations unit "Group 13" reported the sinking of another Russian naval vessel in the Black Sea on the night of 4 to 5 March 2024 not far from the Kerch Bridge. This strategic link from the Russian mainland of the Krasnodar region to the Crimean peninsula is the most important supply route for the Russian occupation forces...
Just like the first shots fired by the "Hessians", many a report and many a statement on the subject were also quite off the mark. The difference is that the "Hessen" is drawing conclusions from this. And the leadership is facing it. We try to clarify the events as far as we can, can and want to know.... The frigate "Hessen"...
From a press release by the NVL Group The second naval supply vessel (MBV 707) for the German Navy was launched at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg on 29 February 2024 in the presence of naval representatives and project participants. With the sister ship, which was laid down in the middle of last year, the new military supply vessels will be...
The result of the Finnish presidential election run-off on 11 February 2024 leaves no doubt; the country's military non-alignment is definitely over and Finnish voters are fully committed to their NATO membership and transatlantic security. Alexander Stubb, former Prime Minister and member of the conservative National...
Every year, shortly before the end of the year, Captain Broder Nielsen, Commander of the Naval Aviation, calls his officer corps together for the traditional Commanders Call in the officers' mess. After a review of what has been achieved and a look into the future, the best aircraft engineering officer of the past year was honoured. This honour...
While the German frigate "Hessen" has arrived in Souda Bay (Crete) on its way to the area of operations for resupply, the situation in the south of the Red Sea is becoming turbulent. During the course of the day on 19 February, UKTMO reported a possible attack on a ship approximately 100 nautical miles east of Aden (Incident 033). According to UKTMO...
This is how the navy wanted it: fast and pragmatic cooperation between armoury operations and the fleet! On 15 January 2024, the task force provider "Bonn" sailed from Wilhelmshaven. At the beginning of the year, the ship was to be part of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Maritime (VJTF M), i.e. deployed on the northern flank....
The actual voyage to the operational area began with the manoeuvre whistle of the anti-aircraft frigate "Hessen" (F 221, class 124) in Wilhelmshaven's 4th entry shortly before ten o'clock. The departure took place in wintry calm seas and moderate visibility, but it will probably not stay that way for long. The frigate "Hessen" is from the...
The European offshore wind sector is facing a Herculean task in order to build the necessary infrastructure to achieve the climate targets that have been set. This is shown by the results report presented in January 2024 by the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E). The European network ENTSO-E, based in Brussels, currently consists of...
19 February: Launch of the EU maritime mission in the Red Sea? marineforum.online had already reported on 23 January 2024 on the decision-making process and funding position regarding an EU-led naval mission. Read article Here are further developments Aspides, the EU naval mission in the Red Sea, cleared another hurdle this week. At the informal meeting of defence ministers...
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