"Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania" leaves to join the NATO organisation
On Wednesday, 4 January 2023 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" departs from Wilhelmshaven on a NATO mission.
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F126 frigate: Leonardo supplies LIONFISH Top artillery system
According to a communiqué from the Italian aerospace and defence company Leonardo, the LIONFISH Top artillery system has been selected as the small-calibre weapon for the German Navy's future F126 frigate class. LIONFISH Top is the variant of Leonardo's 12.7mm weapon system whose gun mantlet fulfils high stealth requirements. Self-defence system The remote-controlled weapon system has electro-optical target detection and tracking, consisting of a daylight camera (detection up to 9.5 kilometres), an infrared camera (detection range up to 12 kilometres) and a laser rangefinder (tracking from 5.5 kilometres). The cadence of the weapon is a maximum of 400 shots per minute, with a maximum range of 1,500 metres. The entire system - without ammunition - should weigh less than 300 kilograms.
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Diehl Defence and WE Marine: The edge of the plate has never been enough
Diehl Defence is a global manufacturer of high-tech guided missiles, innovative ammunition solutions and special reconnaissance and protection systems, which are also used in the German Navy. Diehl's ground-based and near-ground system solutions in particular set international standards, with which the further development of the navy must also keep pace in order to create innovative value for the maritime sector. Hence the reference here to a structured approach in the field grey sector: the development of a modular, safe and scalable architecture for unmanned systems under the name "iMUGS". Demo at the military training area KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) presented the iMUGS project (Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System) at the Lehnin military training area, where...
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Blue helmet corvette "Erfurt" back in Warnemünde - with 230 days at sea under her belt
230 days of absence: Corvette Erfurt back in home port The corvette Erfurt is back in home port after 230 days of absence. Today, Sunday 18 December, the German Navy's last homecoming arrived in its home port. The crew, led by Corvette Captain Dohnke, has completed the approximately 4,000 nautical mile transit from the Levant to the Bay of Mecklenburg and is back in Warnemünde in time for Christmas. The corvette Erfurt originally left Warnemünde in February 2022 and was intended for the mandated deployment under the UN flag. The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine necessitated a change at short notice, so that...
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Second-hand ocean-going tugs for the navy
On 10 November, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved 24 million euros (Chapter 1405 Title 55412) to pave the way for an interim solution for the Class 722 sea tug. On 26 November 2022, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support published a tender for the "purchase of two used, marketable ocean-going tugs". According to the dry officialese, two ocean-going tugs ("anchor handling tugs") are being sought that are capable of "towing ships with a full load of up to 21,000 tonnes in sea area A3 to safe harbour." Briefly explained: Sea area A3 refers to those sea areas that lie outside coastal waters...
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