Category: Security policy

Naval fuel supply vessel class 707: Construction begins on second tanker

Naval fuel supply vessel class 707: Construction begins on second tanker

Gepostet von | 29 Feb 2024 | , , , | 1

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. The new military supply vessels will replace the existing RHÖN-class units in the future with the sister ship that was laid down in the middle of last year. Both naval tankers are being built under the leadership of the NVL Group in cooperation with the Meyer Group in Rostock. "With the cutting of the first steel plate, we are starting the shipbuilding realisation of the second ship today as planned," said NVL project manager Beate Debold on the sidelines of the...

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Finland: Alexander Stubb elected President

Finland: Alexander Stubb elected President

Gepostet von | 28 Feb 2024 | , , | 0

The result of the Finnish presidential election run-off on 11 February 2024 leaves no room for 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 Coalition Party (KOK), narrowly secured victory ahead of Pekka Haavisto of the Green Party. Haavisto played a key role in the accession process and as foreign minister signed Finland's historic accession treaty to NATO last year. Against the backdrop of Russia's brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, both candidates agreed that Finland...

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Technical officer of MFG 5 honoured by Naval Officers' Association

Technical officer of MFG 5 honoured by Naval Officers' Association

Gepostet von | 22 Feb 2024 | , , , | 0

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 achievements and a look into the future, the best aircraft engineering officer of the past year was honoured. This honour was presented on behalf of the Naval Officers' Association (MOV) by the Commodore of Naval Air Wing 3 "Graf Zeppelin", Captain Oliver Ottmüller, in his role as regional representative of the MOV. The winner of the award in 2023 was Kapitänleutnant Jonas Schoepke, a young officer from MFG5 who, after completing his Master's degree in...

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Red Sea: The situation before the mandate for the navy

Red Sea: The situation before the mandate for the navy

Gepostet von | 20 Feb 2024 | , , , | 0

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 approx. 100 nautical miles east of Aden (Incident 033). According to UKTMO, an explosion was detected in the immediate vicinity of the vessel. This was followed by another explosion in the air. The ship and crew are reportedly safe and on their way. According to Reuters, it was a bulk carrier sailing under the Greek flag. On the evening of 18 February, an...

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"Bonn" task force supply ship as a baptism of fire for the Warnowwerft shipyard

"Bonn" task force supply ship as a baptism of fire for the Warnowwerft shipyard

Gepostet von | 19 Feb 2024 | , , | 1

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 supposed to be part of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Maritime (VJTF M), i.e. deployed on the northern flank. Well, this has now turned into an unscheduled maintenance phase. Damage to the ship's propulsion system forced the ship's command led by Commander Fregattenkapitän Deußen to reschedule this voyage. The damage was to be repaired during the mission - and as quickly as possible in a dry dock so that the ship could be made available to the organisation again....

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