"100 days in office - what matters to me" On Friday 25 June, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach gave his first keynote speech. He began by explaining his choice of venue - the Naval NCO School in Plön - by emphasising that the MUS is an important institution in the Navy. The mates...
Earlier this afternoon, marineforum.online reported the Defence Committee's decision to procure a number of new ships and aircraft. Now the Defence Committee has also approved the project in its last meeting before the summer break. Eckhard Rehberg, budget policy spokesman for the CDU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, was delighted: "The Budget Committee today approved 27 proposals with a...
Rostock blue helmet soldiers leave their home port with corvette "Braunschweig" Today at 4.45 pm, the corvette "Braunschweig" left its home port of Warnemünde to take part in the UNIFIL mission (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast. Under the command of frigate captain Philipp Wohlrab (38), the crew of "Bravo" has prepared for the...
Submarine "U 35" left its home port of Eckernförde today and will take part in the EU operation "Irini". The boat and its crew were bid farewell by the squadron commander, frigate captain Frédéric Strauch (44), on their four-month deployment. Around 50 members of the crew were also present. Under the command of Corvette Captain...
All 15 Bundeswehr "Armed Forces Day 2021" events with an audience on 12 June have been cancelled Normally, the troops present themselves at various locations throughout Germany. Berlin, Brandenburg an der Havel, Dornstadt, Eckernförde, Hohn, Idar-Oberstein, Leipzig, Munich, Munster, Neubrandenburg, Neuburg an der Donau, Stetten am kalten Markt, Storkow, Warendorf,...
The 50th Baltic Operations exercise in the Baltic Region, kicked off on June 6. Between June 6-18, air and maritime assets from 18 NATO Allies and partner nations will participate in live training events that include air defence, anti-submarine warfare, amphibious operations, maritime interdiction, mine countermeasure operations. "This year, we...
Lürssen Werft has just announced that the handover date for the GORCH FOCK will be 30 September 2021! This date was agreed following a final review and consultation with all parties involved in the project. The sail training ship will move to the Wilhelmshaven naval arsenal at the beginning of September as part of a shipyard trial run. In Wilhelmshaven, in addition to the...
The die is cast. The BMVg has decided in favour of the P-8A Poseidon from Boeing to replace the German Navy's ageing P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. A parliamentary referral is to take place before the summer break in order to avoid a looming capability gap at the last minute. The replacement procurement had become necessary after...
It was a cold Friday with temperatures around zero degrees when the Werra left Kiel at the beginning of January. Under her commander, Corvette Captain Robert Lehmann, 61 servicemen and 10 servicewomen took their leave on board the tender and set course for the Mediterranean. As part of the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2)...
Class 125 frigate "SACHSEN-ANHALT" commissioned in Wihelmshaven - Almost two years after the "Baden-Württemberg" (F222) and eleven months after the "Nordrhein-Westfalen" (F 223), the German Navy will commission the third frigate of the F125 class on 17 May 2021. Like its sister ships, the "Sachsen-Anhalt" (F 224) will...
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