Safe sea routes are essential for our prosperity and well-being in Europe. And we don't even want to imagine what would happen if the Strait of Malacca were to be disrupted. The second is that many nations, smaller nations and partners in the Indo-Pacific region feel that the international rules-based order is at risk because there are nations that do not abide by them. And we want to make that very clear,
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On Tuesday, 1 October 2024, the research vessel "Planet" departs for the NATO support mission in the Aegean Sea. With the adoption of the new NATO force organisation (NATO Force Model) on 1 July 2024, the demands on the German Navy as part of the NATO defence forces have increased significantly. The combat and support units previously entrusted with the task are therefore required to do more than before. In order to increase the German Navy's room for manoeuvre, it was decided to replace the German Navy's military forces with civilian units suitable for the tasks. The research vessel "Planet", with its capabilities in the area of sea endurance, the large amount of space available and the necessary telecommunications...
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Today, on 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 the training and introduction organisation of the new aircraft as well as the retraining for Sea Lion/Sea Tiger. The deployment of personnel and equipment to dangerous missions such as the EU mission "Aspides" and basic operations under normal and difficult conditions also characterised everyday life as squadron commander. Frigate Captain Vosgerau was characterised by his professionalism and his ability to...
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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 we are celebrating a first in Operational Flotilla 1: three changes of command of the three naval bases belonging to the flotilla in one go: Kiel, Eckernförde and Warnemünde. We will be celebrating the ceremonial handover of command in Kiel, the headquarters of the flotilla. This means that the commanders have taken the limelight a little...
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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, thus further investing significantly in the infrastructure, the employees and the future of the site. With the ground-breaking ceremony in the presence of Lemwerder's mayor Christina Winkelmann, district administrator Stephan Siefken, shareholder Friedrich Lürßen and numerous NVL employees, the responsible construction company GOLDBECK Bremen branch is taking over the work on the construction site. "Today's ground-breaking ceremony does not...
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