In the past, ship crews were away from their home port, friends and families for long periods of time. During these weeks and months, the men and women were lucky enough to experience new harbours. They brought their impressions of the host countries back home with them. As a result, there was always something to tell. But...
There seems to be some movement in the navy's procurement programme. In addition to the 'open' fuel transporter project, the focus remains on the fleet service boats, even if the programme has become quiet in the meantime. According to reports, Rostock, Berlin and Koblenz are working on finalising the procurement of the reconnaissance units before the parliamentary summer break.
At 00:01 on 25 January, the German Navy tender "Werra" took over the duties of the frigate "Brandenburg" for the NATO support mission in the Aegean. The flagship handover took place in the harbour of Souda on Crete. What is actually routine is subject to the restrictions of the pandemic this time. The strain on the crews is...
Rheinmetall supplies digital classroom for German Navy's new NH90 NTH Sea Lion multi-role helicopter to Nordholz The German Navy is once again relying on Rheinmetall's simulation expertise to train its NH90 NTH Sea Lion helicopter crews. In December 2020, the company was awarded the contract via the European NH90 procurement and management organisation NAHEMA to provide an Asterion classroom solution...
Despite their advanced age, the two tankers of the "Rhön" class are still needed to supply units at sea. On Monday, the "Spessart" left its home port to initially carry out some training projects. To this end, instructors from the Navy's Damage Prevention Training Centre in Neustadt were on board. They brought the civilian...
New mission for the DATTELN: On 12 January, the 45 men and women cast off from their home port of Kiel to set course for the North Sea. There, the boat will become part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1). Commander Tanja Merkl sees the boat as being ready for...
After just one and a half years as Commodore, Frigate Captain Jan Richard Keller (48) is leaving Naval Air Wing 5. On 11 January, Captain Thorsten Bobzin will hand over command of the entire naval helicopter fleet and the almost 1,300 soldiers and civilian employees of MFG 5 to Frigate Captain Carsten Holtgreve (50)....
On 7 January, the tender WERRA set course for the eastern Mediterranean to relieve the frigate BRANDENBURG as the flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG 2). The seventy or so crew members had already been in the currently prescribed quarantine for days. And so the men and women...
The frigate "Hamburg" has been back from the Mediterranean since 20 December 2020. Since the beginning of August, the ship had taken over the second operational contingent of the European Union's Irini foreign mission. Over the past few months, the frigate's main task was to contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Security Council's...
The inspector regularly draws up this policy document, but the directive for 2021 is being issued under unusual circumstances. "The side effects and consequences of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic have permanently shaken much of what was considered safe and plannable at the beginning of last year," says Krause. The consequences will foreseeably also affect the Bundeswehr and...
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