Today, 25 September 2024, Frigate Captain Florian Vosgerau handed over the 3rd Squadron of Naval Air Wing 5 to the new squadron captain, Frigate Captain Tabea Zachau. With Frigate Captain Vosgerau, an experienced leader is leaving the squadron of the Sea Lynx MK88A helicopters. His time in office was characterised by the challenges during the transition, particularly with regard to training...
Kiel - On Wednesday, 25 September 2024 at 1 p.m., a premiere will take place at the German Navy. All commanders of the naval base commands in Kiel, Eckernförde and Warnemünde will hand over their command to their successors together in Kiel. The commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Sascha Helge Rackwitz, commented: "This year...
Press release by NVL Group Lemwerder, 23 September 2024: The NVL Group will comprehensively modernise its site in Lemwerder, Lower Saxony, by the end of 2025. With the construction of a new building complex and the refurbishment of the old building, more than 400 state-of-the-art workplaces will be created on the new NVL Campus and thus further...
Marineforum had already reported that the German Armed Forces Procurement Office has purchased another used ocean-going tug for the German Navy. The tug will operate under the name "Borkum" and will officially enter service for the German Navy on 1 October 2024. In the last few days, the tugboat, which had previously operated under the...
Northern Coasts 24 as the most important multinational exercise of Germany and its partners in the Baltic Sea region This year's maritime Baltic Sea manoeuvre Northern Coasts (NOCO) will take place from 16 to 22 September 2024. Protecting the northern flank is an elementary focus of the German Navy's national and alliance defence as well as a demonstration of the capabilities...
No cause for excitement - not even for the Chinese When in 1997 a German unit, consisting of the then brand-new frigate F 217 "Bayern", the frigate F 207 "Bremen" as well as a supply vessel and a tanker, showed German presence in the waters around China, the public in Germany took no notice...
Not everyone may be familiar with the abbreviation PSMX - but you can find out about it! The German Indo-Pacific convoy consisting of the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" and the task force vessel "Frankfurt am Main" is currently spending valuable time monitoring cargo traffic to North Korea, the country that has been hit with several United Nations sanctions because of its nuclear weapons programme....
Bundeswehr exercises in the city of Bremerhaven As part of the Fishtown Guard 2024 exercise, the Bremen Homeland Security Company, under the leadership of the Bremen State Command, will conduct an exercise in the city of Bremerhaven. The exercise is called Fishtown Guard 2024 and is planned for the period from 12 to 18 September. Bundeswehr forces will focus on...
reported the Commodore of MFG 5, Captain Carsten Holtgreve, to the Commander of the Naval Aviation Command, Captain Broder Nielsen. Prior to this, the squadron commander, frigate captain Thomas Richter, had signed off the last two helicopters after they had landed. On board the now cult retro livery aircraft 89 + 63 and the...
What a day at sea for the German Navy! The task force supply ship "Frankfurt am Main" supplied the Italian Navy's aircraft carrier "Cavour" with fuel. It was spectacular, as the navy announced on "X". The RAS (Replenishment at Sea) was a perfect symphony of German precision and Italian flair...
English 
German