Category: Armed Forces

Contract awarded for the construction of U 212CD

Contract awarded for the construction of U 212CD

Gepostet von | 30 Aug 2021 | , , , , | 0

Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has been officially commissioned to build six Class 212CD submarines. The procurement organisations of Norway and Germany have already signed the corresponding contracts. The order comprises the delivery of four submarines to the Norwegian Navy and two to the German Navy as well as additional logistical services and training resources. The order is worth around 5.5 billion euros. The ceremony to mark the major order took place today (30 August) at the development and shipyard site in Kiel. Special guests of honour were the German State Secretary of Defence, Benedikt Zimmer, and the Norwegian State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tone Skogen. Text: mb; Photos:...

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First greetings from the land of the rising sun

First greetings from the land of the rising sun

Gepostet von | 30 Aug 2021 | , , , , , | 0

The Bavarians continue their journey to East Asia. After a pass with the Indian frigate Trikand, the soldiers on board have now had their first opportunity to brush up on their knowledge of the Japanese language and etiquette. They will be able to put this into practice in a few weeks' time when they visit the Land of the Rising Sun. The JS Yugiri, a destroyer of the 3500 tonne displacement Asagiri class, was available as a partner for various small manoeuvres in the Gulf of Aden. One of the German Sea Lynx brought a culinary greeting from home to the Japanese ship: in addition to memorabilia, there was a Twelvepack Erdinger. As a not quite...

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<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Saxony</span>-Class receives new radar equipment

Saxony-Class receives new radar equipment

Gepostet von | 24 Aug 2021 | , , , | 0

The three Class 124 frigates will receive new radar equipment for air surveillance over the next few years. According to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), four TRS-4D/LR ROT systems will be procured. They will replace the SMART-L from the Dutch manufacturer Signaal, now Thales Naval Nederland, currently on board. The new radar systems are being developed and produced by the Taufkirchen-based company Hensoldt. It is planned to install the new equipment on the three frigates from 2025, with a further system to be installed as early as 2023 as a test, reference and training system at the naval technology school in Parow. This will provide the opportunity to...

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Flotilla admiral personnel carousel

Flotilla admiral personnel carousel

Gepostet von | 17 Aug 2021 | , , | 2

Four officers with the rank of flotilla admiral are changing posts this month. Christian Bock, Commander of Operational Flotilla 1 and Director of the NATO Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters in Kiel, is leaving his post to take up the post of Director of Training at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College in Hamburg. Bock is also Chairman of the German Maritime Institute, which publishes the magazine marineforum and is behind the online presence of the same name. Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin, Head of Operations at the Rostock Naval Command, will take over from Bock. The commander of the Mürwik Naval School, Flotilla Admiral Wilhelm Tobias Abry, takes over this position. And...

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