Category: Armed Forces

See you back home in September!

See you back home in September!

Gepostet von | 11 May 2021 | , , , | 0

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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Mission: Save the Labo memorial!

Mission: Save the Labo memorial!

Gepostet von | 11 May 2021 | , | 22

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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Firing start for corvette Augsburg

Firing start for corvette Augsburg

Gepostet von | 10 May 2021 | , , , | 0

On 10 May 2021, the first steel was cut for the ninth K 130 corvette, the Augsburg. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the so-called burning start was celebrated in a small circle at the German Naval Yards Kiel. This is actually a fairly unspectacular act in which a plasma torch cuts the first piece of steel. Despite the pandemic, the K 130 consortium (Arge K130), which consists of Fr. Lürssen Werft, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and German Naval Yards Kiel, emphasises that the project is going according to plan. The Kiel shipyard will produce another of the approximately 43 metre long front sections. At Blohm+Voss in Hamburg, the joining with the stern section will be...

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Corona times friendly

Corona times friendly

Gepostet von | 5 May 2021 | , , , | 1

Different rules obviously apply at sea: The Berlin boarding team has had positive experiences with corona. However, it was not the omnipresent virus, but a merchant ship with the contemporary name Corona J. The initially suspicious container ship was on its way from Port Said to Misurata in Libya when the crew of the German task force supply vessel approached it and asked the captain for permission to check the cargo and papers on board. After obtaining the captain's permission, the Lithuanian soldiers from the boarding team boarded the Corona J via Sea Lynx, where both sides were astonished...

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German Navy does not receive used French MPAs

German Navy does not receive used French MPAs

Gepostet von | 3 May 2021 | , , , | 1

The German Navy is currently struggling to find a successor for its Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPAs) in the near future. The Navy currently operates a fleet of four P-3Cs, which were taken over in used condition from the Dutch Navy in 2006. The original plan was for these aircraft to fly into the 2030s before being replaced by a modern aircraft to be developed jointly with France. However, the current poor condition of the German P-3C makes a much earlier replacement necessary. There was talk of an "interim solution" to bridge the gap until the introduction of the Franco-German MPA, which has yet to be developed. Paris...

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