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Commander Gorch Fock, Captain Elmar Bornkessel, greetings from the Atlantic
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Gorch Fock: Trade winds and 900 miles to Bermuda

Captain Elmar Bornkessel sent his greetings via messenger: „We have now travelled over 2300 nautical miles, with around 900 miles to go to Bermuda. The last few days we've been sailing briskly in a stable trade wind around 20 knots, mostly under full sail in excellent conditions. As of today, we are on a north-westerly course, heading directly for Bermuda...
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Photo: Corvette „Karlsruhe“ arrived in Warnemünde for the first time together with the „Braunschweig“. Daniel Angres

Fidelitas: Corvette „Karlsruhe“ in her home port Warnemünde for the first time

Corvette Karlsruhe K130 - Arrived in her home port Warnemünde for the first time...
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On 07 May 26, the frigate Hamburg fired RAM and ESSM during the manoeuvre MJØLNER. Photo: Bw/Kelm
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Mjølner 2026: Ships return from northern Norway

Mjølner 2026: The German Navy returns from the multinational manoeuvre Mjølner 2026 in northern Norway. The focus was on deterrence, interoperability and combat under realistic conditions....
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Photo: Mjølner 2026 - StKptLt Baloo was the main planner of the exercise. Rodewald
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MJØLNER 2026: Deterrence without doubt

MJØLNER 2026: When ships from different nations form up at sea, sensors work in synchronisation and crews make joint decisions under high pressure, the result is more than just a military situation picture. A clear signal is sent out: unity and determination...
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Photo: The AWWLF Mjølner 2026 AM exercise takes place in northern Norway around Andøya, Andenes, with the international participation of Belgians, Dutch, Norwegians and Danes. This is where the so-called "grey firing" is trained, i.e. a scenario that is as real as possible in which "enemy forces" shoot at drones in the water and in the air. The CIR (Cyber and Information Space) command provides a container for Link 16 and several antennas for the exercise. In the background you can see the ASD (Andøya Space Defence) antenna on the mountain. AWWLF Mjølner 2026 AM
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MJØLNER 2026: The invisible backbone

MJØLNER 2026: Anyone serving on a German Navy frigate today no longer works solely with radar and radio - but in highly complex digital networks....
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F127 receives AEGIS combat system as FüWES. Design study: TKMS
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Frigate 127 - US technology for the navy of tomorrow

With the procurement for the frigate 127, Germany becomes the first international customer of the new phased array radar SPY-6 from Raytheon and will be part of NATO's AEGIS fleet for the first time....
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Photo: The former MFG 5 site in Kiel-Holtenau is to be partially reused by the Bundeswehr. Archive image/Kiel-Holtenau, adobestock
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MFG 5 Kiel Holtenau - Navy claims former site

MFG 5 Kiel Holtenau: The navy wants to use the former MFG 5 site in Kiel-Holtenau again. The plan is to station the naval battalion on the site....
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Photo: Moelner 2026 multinational exercise, Bundeswehr/Julia Kelm
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Mjølner 2026 manoeuvre in northern Norway - practice on the northern flank

Mjølner 2026 manoeuvre: On 1 May 2026, the ships involved in the Mjølner 2026 exercise arrived in Harstad, Norway, for the first time. Their arrival marks the start of the visible preparatory phase of a multinational maritime exercise under German leadership....
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Photo: Flotilla Admiral Sven Beck congratulates the recruits, Rodewald
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Public pledge in Wilhelmshaven

Public swearing-in ceremony in Wilhelmshaven: On 30 April 2026, the swearing-in ceremony and ceremonial swearing-in of the recruits of the Wilhelmshaven Protection Company took place on the town hall square in Wilhelmshaven....
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Photo: Flight safety exercise at Nordholz Naval Air Base, Bw/Krone
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Naval aviator - collision of two aircraft, a flight safety exercise

Naval aviators: In a simulated scenario, a Sea Lynx helicopter and a P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft collided on the taxiway. Both aircraft were on fire....
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Photo: @ Hamburg Messe und Congress/ Rene Zieger

MS&D Conference 2026 Hamburg

The MS&D Conference & Expo 2026 will take place from 1 to 4 September 2026 in Hamburg as part of SMM.

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