Category: Security policy

Berlin: Maritime Capital Forum

Berlin: Maritime Capital Forum

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

It seemed a long time ago: the last time the Maritime Capital Forum (MHF) had issued invitations before the pandemic. Now it was time again: Members of parliament, their staff and the participating parliamentary groups, as well as the maritime community from the navy, the Federal Ministry of Defence, the defence industry, industry and representatives of the press gathered on 29 March at the Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the Federal Government in the Tiergarten district. Under the patronage of the German Maritime Institute and the NATO COE CSW (Center of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters), the MHF organised a Maritime After Work Club following the Munich Security Conference (MSC)....

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DMB/DMA: Breakfast in Sweden

DMB/DMA: Breakfast in Sweden

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

Once again, the German Naval Academy of the German Naval Association hosted a breakfast, traditionally at the Hopfinger Bräu Berlin. While the previous day's barriers from the British King's state visit were being cleared away next door in front of the Brandenburg Gate, the maritime community of parliamentarians, defence, the German Armed Forces and maritime experts gathered for scrambled eggs. Among them were the former defence commissioners Reinhold Robbe and Heinz-Peter Bartels, as well as the commander of the fleet, Vice Admiral Frank Lenski. The event was well attended and, above all, the guests were in a good mood. DMI President Heinz Maurus and Vice President Karl-Dietrich Haase welcomed the Swedish Ambassador, Per Thöresson. The ambassador's lecture was about...

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German Navy: Target image 2035 published

German Navy: Target image 2035 published

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

The TARGET IMAGE for the MARINE from 2035 - energetic entry into unmanned systems and artificial intelligence The inspector of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Kaack, published his goals for the coming decade. Without many more words or interpretations - you can download the accompanying brochure here. To download He also gave an interview in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 29 March 2023, which can be found at To the...

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Marine Special Forces Command - back from the desert!

Marine Special Forces Command - back from the desert!

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2023 | , , , , | 1

Successful cooperation - roll call for returnees for Gazelle training mission On Monday, 3 April 2023 at 1 p.m., a roll call will be held as a symbolic act for the end of the Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) Gazelle. This was part of the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) Mali and will take place with invited guests from politics and the military at the Eckernförde naval base. This special recognition goes not only to the men and women of the Naval Special Forces Command (KSM), but also to all the Bundeswehr units involved, who worked together successfully to make this mission a success. Initially, it was a training mission, which became...

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China, Iran, Russia: Joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman

China, Iran, Russia: Joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman

Gepostet von | 28 Mar 2023 | , , , | 0

From 15 to 19 March 2023, units of the Chinese, Iranian and Russian navies conducted a joint naval manoeuvre in the area between Muscat (Oman) and Chahbahar (Iran). According to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defence, ten units took part in the "Maritime Safety Belt" exercise: China provided the destroyer 155 "Nanjing" (Type 052D), Russia the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" and its tanker "Kama", Iran the frigates "Sahand" and "Jamaran", the corvette "Bayandor", the missile boat "Tondar", the small missile ship "Zerekh", additionally the supply ship "Sirzhan" and transporter "Shahid Nazeri", as well as other ships and watercraft. According to Iranian sources, the naval component of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) will also be equipped with smaller vessels...

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