On 29 March, the KfW banking group acquired 25.1% of the shares in radar manufacturer Hensoldt on behalf of the German government. This gives it a blocking minority. The participation rights are exercised by the federal government. The former division of the Airbus Group was only transferred to Deutsche Börse in September 2020. A few months later...
Four American destroyers of the Arleigh Burke class are stationed in Rota, Spain. They have their official home port there and are part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces Rota. With the departure of the USS Arleigh Burke from Norfolk on the US East Coast, a change is now in the offing. Upon her arrival in Rota, she will...
After the British frigate HMS Montrose once again discovered a large quantity of drugs in the past few days, the French were obviously not going to stand back. On 21 March, the crew of the helicopter carrier Dixmude stopped a suspicious freighter in the Gulf of Guinea. The ship, which flies the flag of St Kitts and Nevis,...
Nach zwei Drogenfunden im Februar konnte die britische Fregatte Montrose nun erneut punkten. Die Soldaten konnten auf einer verdächtigen Dau Drogen im Wert von mehr als drei Millionen Pfund sicherstellen. Der Hubschrauber der Montrose hatte das kleine Boot im nördlichen Arabischen Meer entdeckt. Der Kommandant entschied sich zur Überprüfung und...
On 10 March, the US destroyer John Finn transited the Taiwan Strait. This took place as part of the Freedom of Navigation Operations (Fonops) proclaimed by the United States. In doing so, the USA is emphasising its commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and at the same time taking a stand against China's policy of opening up large parts of the South China...
Pirates have once again attacked a ship in the Gulf of Guinea. On 11 March, the Maltese-flagged product tanker Davide B was sailing around 220 miles southwest of Lagos when nine men are believed to have attacked the ship. According to AIS data, the Davide B reduced its speed from 10 knots to 3 knots, then was...
Nato's Allied Maritime Command is based in Northwood in the UK. Its Maritime Air Operations Team (Marair) was able to carry out a flight with the NATO Alliance Ground System (AGS) at the end of February, during which the communication between the headquarters and the drone was successfully tested. The AGS was located above...
A few hours ago, the Einsatzgruppenversorger (EGV) Berlin left its home port of Wilhelmshaven. Under the command of frigate captain Stefan Klatt, the ship will take over the contingent for Operation Irini in the coming weeks. The focus will be on monitoring the UN arms embargo against Libya. The Berlin is authorised to detect suspicious...
Es ist zwar erst eine Woche her, aber es scheint, als hätte sich in der sicherheitspolitischen Kommunikation ein Paradigmenwechsel vollzogen: Große Themen, also solche, über die jedermann sprechen sollte, wurden in der Vergangenheit stets vom Bundesministerium der Verteidigung vorgegeben. Dies zeigte sich zuletzt vor allem an den Aktionen der Arbeitgebermarke....
The American Littoral Combat Ship USS Carson City arrived in Port Sudan at the end of February. It was the first visit by a US warship since the establishment of the US Africa Command in 2007. In recent years, relations between the African country and the United States have been strained, with the USS Carson...
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