Geography determines the strategic and military policy significance of the navy, which is stationed in and around Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, to a disproportionately high degree. As a strategic partner, Kiel's naval shipbuilding companies are highly relevant in terms of security, economic and employment policy as well as technology. Kiel has traditionally been closely associated with the navy. This goes back to two epoch-making strategic military...
On board the floating units, the servicemen and women are to carry out more repairs themselves again. They receive support from the naval arsenal. In this day and age, you might ask yourself what the headline is supposed to mean. Is the Naval Arsenal calling in reservists for support? Has it recently started using its own...
The Federal Real Estate Agency (BIMA) signed the purchase agreement for the acquisition of the MV Werft shipyard in Rostock on Friday. The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag had previously approved the 87 million euros required for this. As announced by the BMVg, this marks the starting signal for the construction of an additional operating site for the...
The Bundeswehr has been planning to procure a Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) for several branches of the armed forces for a number of years, which will be used in particular to train pilots between the completion of their basic helicopter training and deployment on their operational helicopter such as the NH90 or the Tiger. According to the original ideas, the...
The Bundeswehr and Reservists running team is collecting over 4,500 euros in donations for the soldier of the Special Forces Command who died in a rockfall in the Tyrolean Kaiser Mountains at the beginning of June. On 9 June 2022, a soldier from the Special Forces Command tragically died in a rockfall during mountain training in Tyrol. This incident was reported with great...
Thanks to highly motivated soldiers and modern, ready-to-use ships, Flotilla 2 can react flexibly to current operational requirements. Nevertheless, there are major challenges, particularly in the area of personnel. In this interview, the commander of Operational Flotilla 2, Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz, talks about the problems involved in implementing the Soldiers' Working Hours Ordinance and his wishes for a more...
Registration for the 3rd charity run is now open Registration for the third charity run of the Bundeswehr and Reservists running team has been open since 6 June. Following the success of the last two charity runs in 2020 and 2021 - the Bundeswehr and Reservists running team collected donations in the second charity run last year alone - the...
What the naval and air forces will receive from the special fund The agreement reached on 29 May between the coalition government and the CDU/CSU on the 100 billion euro special fund for the Bundeswehr outlines the expected procurement package. The proposed "Bundeswehr Special Fund" is intended to ensure that the armed forces are equipped with the necessary material...
8th Maritime Colloquium of the German Maritime Institute in Wilhelmshaven When the President of the German Maritime Institute (DMI), retired Rear Admiral Karsten Schneider, closed the DMI's 8th Maritime Colloquium with these words, it was possible to look back on a series of challenging presentations and panels. Because on 24 May 2022, experts for maritime...
The close cooperation between the German naval battalion and the Dutch Mariniers Corps requires extensive adjustments. This affects all areas, from training to equipment. Qua patet orbis (Latin: as far as the world extends) is the motto of the Dutch Corps Mariniers, which was established on 10 December 1665. This...
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