Deployment of unmanned boats: Efficient maritime surveillance thanks to NVL's new operator model Until the defence group Rheinmetall takes the future of the naval shipbuilder NVL into its own hands, NVL will not let anyone take the butter off its bread! New in the portfolio: An operator model solution for maritime surveillance with unmanned boats. Here are the key points of the...
From a press release by PIZ Marine at Naval Command Rostock On Thursday, 25 September 2025, the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, will hand over command of the fleet at the Naval Academy Mürwik. After more than three years at the helm, Vice Admiral Frank Martin Lenski is retiring. He...
From a press release by the PIZ Marine at Einsatzflottille 2 On Tuesday, 23 September and Wednesday, 24 September 2025, from 9 am to 3 pm, the second part of the "Wehrhafter Friese" exercise will take place at the Wilhelmshaven naval base, the Bordum naval facility and the Wilhelmshaven naval arsenal. The...
Schools Week at Wilhelmshaven Naval Base The Bundeswehr Career Centre (KarrCBw) is inviting graduating classes to the "Schools Week 2025" at Wilhelmshaven Naval Base from 16 to 18 September 2025. Around 470 pupils from ten schools will take part in the event. The Navy and other branches of the Bundeswehr will be presenting...
The world's oceans are the lifelines of trade in goods. Over 90 per cent of global trade takes place by sea. The world and not least Germany are dependent on maritime trade. This dependence encompasses both the economic side, such as imports and exports, as well as security policy aspects that are crucial for the stability of supply chains and international trade.
Seen several times: the colour of the fleet service boat Oker is not right. In the picture that has been circulating in some northern German newspapers, you can see how the paint is peeling off. No, it's not camouflage, it's not a Photoshop gag, and no: nobody has tried to paint the silhouette of Eckernförde on the hull. The current...
Ammunition, ammunition, ammunition! The company Rheinmetall must have heard this call from the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Jan C. Kaack. Rheinmetall has opened the largest ammunition plant in Europe in Unterlüß, Lower Saxony. The aim? To supply the Bundeswehr and European partners with ammunition. Not much for the navy yet,...
Open Monument Day on 14 September 2025 at the Mürwik Naval School in Flensburg On Sunday, 14 September 2025, the Mürwik Naval School will once again open its doors under the motto of this year's Open Monument Day "Valuable-full: priceless or irreplaceable?" from 10:00 to 16:45. The attractions in this...
Big day in Wolgast Steel construction began at the Peene shipyard site in Wolgast for the second Class 424 fleet service boat, which will be launched several months earlier than planned to replace the Bundeswehr's OSTE class in the near future. The approximately 130 metre long ships serve as reconnaissance platforms with state-of-the-art sensor technology and fulfil current military requirements....
On Thursday, 28 August 2025, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the German Navy for the first time. In a varied programme, the Chancellor was shown some of the Navy's range of capabilities. After a confidential round of talks at the naval command with the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, the Federal Chancellor...
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