Over the past three weeks, the participating naval personnel on the 18th General/Admiral Staff Service National (LGAN) course have been able to experience in theory and practice that history can not only be an interpreted past, but also a basis for the future. As part of the "Thucydides" seminar at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College, they focussed intensively on understanding strategy and...
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From the press release: Deutscher Marinebund/DMB, Deutsche Maritime Akademie/DMA and Deutsches Maritimes Institut/DMI agree on close cooperation Laboe. The maritime idea and the maritime message are to be better disseminated and anchored in the public and in the media. This is the aim of a co-operation agreement between the DMB, DMA and DMI. The contract was...
The exercise in the Gulf of Guinea from Senegal to Angola involves 19 local nations and ten international partners. The exercise began on 2 November and was completed on 7 November. Participants in the exercise in the Gulf of Guinea and the region included Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde,...
The countries bordering the Baltic Sea have agreed to step up measures to improve the devastating state of one of the world's most polluted marine areas. The aim of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) and the European Commission is to protect 30% of the Baltic Sea by 2030. The new measures were announced at a ministerial meeting on...
On Thursday, 28 October 2021, the German Navy will take over the new construction of the future naval command centre (FüZ M) at the Hanse Barracks in Rostock. The new multifunctional building on Kopernikusstraße will house the Navy's most important command levels. Construction of the new building began in April 2017 and will provide space for around 460...
US President Joe Biden has nominated Ann C. Phillips as Administrator of the United States Maritime Administration. Phillips served in the US Navy from 1983 to 2014, most recently with the rank of flotilla admiral. At the end of her active service, she commanded Expeditionary Strike Group Two, which included all amphibious expeditionary forces on...
On 14 October, Major General Gert Nultsch, Vice President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), presented the Military History and Military Technology History Award at a colloquium for young military historians at the University of Potsdam, accompanied by the Bundeswehr Music Corps. With this award, the BAAINBw recognises outstanding...
Russia is currently developing a monitoring system for the Arctic coastal zone of the Federation. This system is intended to ensure the safety of shipping traffic in the North-East Passage. The "Tactical Missile Weapons Group" (Takticheskoe Raketnoe Wooruschenie) is responsible for its development. According to a representative of the group, the system is currently in the concept phase. The aim of the...
Separation of the naval shipbuilding division - job cuts in Hamburg Naval shipbuilding and all repair activities for naval vessels and coast guard boats will operate as an independent company under the NVL Group brand. As the future holding company of the NVL Group, the independent company NVL B.V. & Co. KG from Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH &...
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