The German Navy's last and largest firing exercise, the Maritime Firing Exercise (MFE), took place off the coast of northern Norway in October 2025. The frigate "Sachsen" (class F124) led the German formation as the flagship and the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" (class F125) was the first ship to provide proof that the...
Well ahead of schedule The keel of the second of three new Class 424 fleet service boats was laid today at the NVL site in Wolgast, several months ahead of schedule. The traditional keel laying ceremony took place in the presence of State Secretary Jochen Schulte, Ministry of Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Flotilla Admiral Andreas Czerwinski,...
Warship replaces tug On Monday, 10 November 2025 at 10 a.m., the tender "Elbe" will leave its home port of Kiel for the Aegean. The provider, which is part of the support squadron, will act as a command platform and thus fulfil the German contribution to NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) marks the keel of the destroyer Thad Cochran (DDG 135) At Ingalls Shipbuilding of HII in Pascagoula, the keel of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer "Thad Cochran" (DDG 135) was marked with the initials of the sponsors on 23 October. This refers to the laser marking of the keel. The ship...
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