Category: Armed Forces

Investment in mine defence

Investment in mine defence

Posted by | 10 Jul 2021 | , , | 2

Now the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has created facts. A contract worth 44 million euros has been signed with Atlas Elektronik for the procurement of additional command and weapon deployment systems for the minehunting boats. The minehunting boats DILLINGEN, HOMBURG, SULZBACH-ROSENBERG, FULDA and WEILHEIM of the Frankenthal class (MJ332) will be equipped with the latest version of the IMCMS (Integrated Mine Countermeasures System) command and weapon deployment system between 2022 and 2025.

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At home after 20,000 miles

At home after 20,000 miles

Posted by | 9 Jul 2021 | , , | 0

Friday morning, 10.00 a.m., overcast sky, but happy faces. Friends, relatives, children and comrades wait for the redeeming sight. There she is - and she's bringing the loved ones home again. The corvette "Magdeburg" has returned to her home port of Warnemünde from the UNIFIL mission (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) in the eastern Mediterranean. Despite Corona and the rules to be observed, the 1st Corvette Squadron organised a dignified arrival. Incidentally, the guests were delighted by the fact that the Army Music Corps performed "Comrades at Sea" with at least as much talent as a naval music corps.
The 60-strong "Alpha" crew, under the command of frigate captain Christian Heger (37), spent more than five months away from home and more than four months on a mission off the Lebanese coast. Their main task was to monitor maritime traffic in order to prevent possible arms smuggling on the ground. In addition, the marines trained their Lebanese comrades in coastal defence.

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Millions for the good suit

Millions for the good suit

Posted by | 27 Jun 2021 | , | 0

Bundeswehr invests in clothing and personal equipment On 21 June 2021, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed an amendment contract with the in-house company Bundeswehr Clothing Management (BwBM) GmbH, which extends the existing service contract by orders worth 95 million euros and thus secures the procurement of additional clothing and personal equipment for military and civilian members of the Bundeswehr until 2023. This extension includes the modernisation of combat rucksacks for all soldiers in the armed forces, as well as the procurement of new basic equipment and special splinter protection clothing for the special forces. In addition, both civilian and military personnel will receive...

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