Category: Security policy

Korvette Oldenburg: Suddenly everything is different!

Korvette Oldenburg: Suddenly everything is different!

Gepostet von | 13 Oct 2023 | , , , | 0

The German Navy's corvette "Oldenburg" is currently at sea off the Lebanese coast with a base in Limassol, Cyprus. This makes it the German unit serving in the immediate vicinity of the Palestinian-Israeli flashpoint. For the UNIFIL mission, it first left its home port of "Hohe Düne" in Warnemünde during the "Hanse Sail" in August to move to the eastern Mediterranean. This was not really a particularly heart-warming experience, access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? You do not yet have a...

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Russian shortage: ice-capable ships for the North-East Passage

Russian shortage: ice-capable ships for the North-East Passage

Gepostet von | 27 Sep 2023 | , , , , | 0

Russia must expand its production capacities for icebreakers if it wants to achieve its goals for expanding trade via the Arctic North-East Passage, as Russia lacks ice-class ships. Alternative route Russia has been planning for some time to expand the North-East Passage as an alternative to the Suez Canal and to intensify trade via this northern route as early as next year. President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated, most recently in August at the meeting of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), that Russia wants to accelerate the development of the northern route, which would require the construction of new harbours and bunker stations as well as a larger fleet of icebreakers. The approximately 6,500 km long route leads...

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Singapore: Maritime security - tactical - theoretical - trained

Singapore: Maritime security - tactical - theoretical - trained

Gepostet von | 25 Sep 2023 | , , , , | 0

In August 2023, the two-week Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT 23) took place in Singapore under the leadership of the US 7th Fleet. The naval ship's command (MSchLtg) from Hamburg took part in the multinational exercise series for the second time in a row. For the first time, however, members of the MSchLtg also gave presentations on maritime security topics during the exercise. Scope of the exercise 20 nations took part in SEACAT 23. In addition to the ASEAN states of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), the Maldives, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom and the USA also took part. In addition to improving cooperation and...

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Maintenance Hub Warnowwerft?!

Maintenance Hub Warnowwerft?!

Gepostet von | 25 Sep 2023 | , , , | 0

What's going on at the Warnowwerft Rostock naval arsenal? If you get up early, you can see what's happening. Shortly after a morning rain shower, the bow of the frigate "Hessen" pushes through the pier heads and is guided by two tugs to its berth in the new naval arsenal. Following the X-contribution of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), an immediate repair is carried out on the "Hessen". After successful completion, the flagship of the VJTF left the naval arsenal in the early afternoon to rejoin the organisation. The repair capacities at the Warnowwerft Rostock naval arsenal were previously only intended for the boats of Operational Flotilla 1. In the...

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Minister Pistorius visits the "Warnowwerft" naval arsenal in Rostock

Minister Pistorius visits the "Warnowwerft" naval arsenal in Rostock

Gepostet von | 22 Sep 2023 | , , | 0

Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius visited the Warnowwerft naval arsenal (MArs) in Rostock-Warnemünde on Thursday, 21 September 2023, to find out about the order, capacity utilisation and infrastructure. The Bundeswehr took over the site of the former MV shipyards last summer. Instead of building cruise ships, naval vessels are now to be serviced here. There is a video recording of the minister's speech on stern.de. Watch the video Against the backdrop of the frigate "Köln" (class 120, keel laid at the end of 1957, commissioned/decommissioned 15 April 1961/17 December 1982), which is probably lying in dry dock by chance and is used as a training hulk at the Damage Prevention Training Centre, the...

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