The good old clothing store is history. Service and modern central logistics are the order of the day "Fits!" - This is how former and active soldiers know the tone of voice when the "clothing store cops" put a helmet on recruits at the beginning of basic training. Unfitting clothes were tailored, oversizes were delivered later. There was a lot of joking, but it worked. The clothing stores...
Three of Europe's largest ports - Rotterdam, Antwerp with Bruges, and Hamburg - have joined forces to pioneer the use of drones in port operations. They have set themselves the goal of driving innovation, increasing safety and improving efficiency. The drone alliance was founded at the beginning of September 2025 at...
The order volume includes generator sets, propulsion units and systems such as methanol treatment and exhaust gas aftertreatment. In September 2025, TKMS signed contracts with three suppliers to procure the propulsion technology for the new Polarstern on behalf of the Alfred Wegener Institute. The aim is to utilise technologies that enable particularly low-noise and low-emission research at sea and in...
Rohde & Schwarz Spain has supplied communication systems to the Spanish Navy and Navantia for the first of the Navy's new F110 frigates. The F110 frigates of the Bonifaz class will replace the Santa Maria class and are intended for a variety of maritime security and defence tasks. Rohde & Schwarz Spain has developed a comprehensive external communication system for...
Scrap from the North and Baltic Seas is also to be destroyed in Bavaria Rheinmetall is planning to destroy large quantities of old ammunition in the district of Dillingen an der Donau in future. As part of explosive ordnance clearance projects in the so-called offshore and onshore areas, the Düsseldorf-based technology group is planning to destroy not only old munitions from the two world wars, but also so-called "newer...
The defence research vessel ALLIANCE (A 5345), which belongs to the NATO research centre Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE), was used to experimentally investigate methods for protecting underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. To this end, scientists deployed state-of-the-art acoustic sensors off the Danish island of Bornholm and, for the first time since joining NATO, in Finnish and Swedish waters.
Shortly after nine, the doors close. Discretion, no sound bites for the record - Chatham House Rules. What remains is the impression of a scene that wants to pick up speed: the second Bremen dialogue focuses on a topic that is likely to shape tactics, logistics and procurement in equal measure in the future: "AI and autonomy -...
The SAiL will take place in Bremerhaven from 13 to 17 August 2025. The international meeting of windjammers is one of the largest maritime events in the world. Ships from over 16 nations take part. The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) will be presenting its maritime topics on the Science Mile in the fishing port.
The Port of Hamburg wants to be faster than the European Union. According to the Senator for Economic Affairs, Dr Melanie Leonhard (SPD), cruise ships will have to use the green shore power available in the port from 2027. In the EU, the regulation does not apply until 2030. The obligation to use shore-side electricity applies to all ships that are technically...
The partnership between Rheinmetall and EuroAtlas was announced on 6 August 2025: The GREYSHARK™ autonomous underwater vehicle is to be integrated into the Battlesuite™ digital combat architecture. The common goal: an operational system for maritime surveillance, infrastructure protection and reconnaissance below the military threshold. Autonomous, enduring, networked GREYSHARK™ is a heavy-duty AUV of the 6-...
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