Category: Armed Forces

Russian naval manoeuvre also in the Black Sea

Russian naval manoeuvre also in the Black Sea

Posted by | 29 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Following manoeuvres by the Baltic Fleet in the Baltic Sea and the Russian Northern Fleet in the Barents Sea, units of the Black Sea Fleet have now also left their bases for exercises, according to the Southern Military District of the Russian Federation. Here, too, more than twenty ships and boats from the ports of Sevastopol and Novorossiysk on the Black Sea and from Kerch and Rostov-on-Don at both ends of the Sea of Azov are to form formations close to the Russian coast, but also for further-reaching projects (beyond the Bosporus?). From almost every one of the units stationed in this region...

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Daily command with a clear message

Daily command with a clear message

Posted by | 25 Jan 2022 | , , | 1

Rear Admiral Jan Christian Kaack is acting inspector of the German Navy His order of the day on Monday refers to the Naval Compass guide, a work compiled over the past four years on the self-image of the members of the armed forces: "We serve Germany. Our state, our fatherland, the people in our country, and people beyond our country. Faithfully and bravely. Worldwide. Every day. We are the instrument and arm of our state. Our uniform symbolises this. We are aware that our appearance and actions express the state's self-image and political will. With the way we are and the way we act, we express...

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Minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" back in the SNMCMG 1 on 21. 01.22

Minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" back in the SNMCMG 1 on 21. 01.22

Posted by | 20 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

On Friday, 21 January 2021 at 10 a.m., the minehunting boat "Bad Bevensen" will leave its home port of Kiel. After a break due to the coronavirus, the Kiel-based boat is now heading for Bornholm to join other boats from the NATO Standing Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1). All crew members who contracted the coronavirus before Christmas have recovered and can go to sea with their mates as planned. In February, the "Bad Bevensen" will also take part in the so-called HOD operations in the German Bight. HOD stands for Historic Ordnance Disposal and is regularly carried out in the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

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Inspector Navy: Regular German presence in the Indo-Pacific

Inspector Navy: Regular German presence in the Indo-Pacific

Posted by | 22. dec 2021 | , , , , | 0

At a lecture in front of an international audience in Singapore, the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach, announced that the navy will continue to be present in the Indo-Pacific in the future. He wants to enable regular deployment there as early as 2023. He is thinking even further ahead and referred to the F 125 class frigates, which allow deployments of up to two years. Talks are being held with partners in the region and in Singapore about setting up a temporary logistical support hub, which would simplify logistical support. If Vice Admiral Schönbach has his way, the future logistics centre...

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