The F125 frigate armaments programme is the sad frontrunner in the current armaments report from the Ministry of Defence in terms of systems that have run out of control compared to the financial planning. Compared to the 25-billion-euro bill approved by the Bundestag, the project has become 1.117 billion euros more expensive. This corresponds to an increase of 51 per cent.
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The German Navy can look back on a successful missile firing exercise. Between 3 and 12 May, the crew of the frigate Hamburg successfully fired 20 guided missiles during the Missile Firing Exercise 2021 off the Norwegian coast. Drones were used as targets to test the air defence systems and weapon systems and to give the crew the opportunity to train the procedures under realistic conditions. Other missiles were used against simulated sea targets. The fact that the Type 124 frigate also has an artillery component was demonstrated by the soldiers with 150 shots from the 76-millimetre onboard cannon. The Hamburg was accompanied during the Andøya exercise...
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On Friday, 14 May 2021, the ships and boats of the NATO mine countermeasures group SNMCMG 1 (Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1) moored at Warnemünde naval base. They will stay until next Monday. In addition to the German minehunting boat Sulzbach-Rosenberg, the mine defence group currently includes four other minehunting boats from Estonia, England, Belgium and the Netherlands. There is also the Belgian command and logistical support ship Godetia, the flagship of the organisation. "We've been underway since mid-April and haven't had the opportunity to get to know the ports we've visited due to the current Covid-19 situation, so being in a military harbour where we can move around freely is a great relief."...
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The frigate Lübeck left her home port today, 11 May. After travelling around Europe, she will join the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2) in the Mediterranean. She will replace the tender Werra, which has been deployed there until now and will then start its journey home to Kiel. The ship and crew will face weeks of labour and hardship. The central task will be to monitor the sea area in the Aegean and to cooperate with the Greek and Turkish coastguards and the European coastguard and border protection agency Frontex. While before the pandemic, shore leave in various southern European harbours provided variety and...
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This concerns us all! Appeal for support for the German Naval Association The Laboe Naval Memorial is getting on in years and a thorough renovation is essential, also for safety reasons. A total of €4.6 million must be raised in order to carry out the necessary work. The federal government will provide €2.25 million, the state of Schleswig-Holstein will contribute €460,000 and the German Naval Association itself will provide €800,000. This leaves a delta of currently approx. 1.2 million euros! As the owner and the resulting financial obligations, the German Naval Association has reached its financial limits. Due to the loss of income for surveys and...
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