There, where usually mostly grey ships with the "Star-Spangled Banner" on top sail their FONOPS (Freedom of Navigation Operations) and regularly provoke biting accusations from Beijing - in the almost 70 nautical miles wide strait between the island of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland - for the first time since...
From 10 September 2021, the Baltic Sea will once again be the venue for one of the most important multinational exercises to improve strategic planning and tactical communication between the participating nations. The large-scale manoeuvre "Northern Coasts" is an essential component of cross-force cooperation in the Baltic Sea region. The protection of the northern flank is an elementary focus of the German...
Today, the fuel tanker "Spessart" under the command of Captain Rolf-Heinrich von Bebern (55) is leaving the naval port of Kiel to join the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2) in the Aegean. Once in the operational area, the civilian-crewed fleet tanker "Spessart" will support the frigate "Schleswig-Holstein", which is already on its way to the Aegean in mid-August.
Invitation | Dialogue forum: Meer.Innovation | 07.09.2021, 19.00 | Online The Kiel Munition Clearance Week 2021 will take place from 06-10 September 2021. It is the first international conference on the topic of munitions clearance in the sea. The Hermann Ehlers Academy invites under the title "Dialogue Forum: Sea.innovation". The conference will discuss the...
Frigate Schleswig-Holstein takes over from frigate Lübeck On 1 September 2021, the contingent commander of the 19th German contingent of the NATO Aegean Support Force, Captain Stephan Küttler, carried out the flagship change. The frigate Schleswig-Holstein under the command of frigate captain Andreas Mückusch is now the new lead ship. The frigate Lübeck under the command...
It will join Operation European Union Naval Forces Mediterranean (EUNAFVOR MED) "Irini" in the Mediterranean off the coast of Libya. "The crew has done an incredible and great job during the preparation period, so that we are ready to go into action," says the commander of the "Bonn", frigate captain Eike Deußen....
How does a navy get enough new recruits? A question that arises in many countries around the world, at least as long as the local economy is booming and offers many, often better-paid jobs. While Germany likes to present itself as less militaristic, and likes to emphasise soft factors such as free WLAN or far-reaching working time regulations, the...
The Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG 1) has had another ship since 25 August. The Portuguese frigate Corte-Real is part of the permanent task force for the eighth time. Together with the flagship, the Canadian multi-purpose frigate Halifax, it ensures security in the North Atlantic, the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea...
The Bavarians continue their journey to East Asia. After a pass with the Indian frigate Trikand, the soldiers on board have now had their first opportunity to brush up on their knowledge of the Japanese language and etiquette. Practical applications will be found in a few weeks when they visit the Land of the Rising Sun. With...
A few weeks ago, the two sides were still at loggerheads, but now things are getting warmer again. When the British destroyer HMS Defender crossed the coastal waters off the Crimea in the Black Sea at the end of June, Russian soldiers demanded that the ship leave the area claimed by Putin with some force and not very friendly words.
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