Israel has been fighting its enemies in the region on a massive scale for almost a year and a half. What are the consequences of the fighting for the German Armed Forces and Navy? Hamas' attack on Israel on 7 October 2023 has escalated into a war that has shaken the region. Israel has not only fought in the Gaza Strip, but...
Rheinmetall supplies new ship simulators for naval training The defence and technology group Rheinmetall handed over the first of seven simulation systems for the Naval Operations School (MOS) in Bremerhaven in 2024. The so-called Training Equipment for Training Navigation (AATN) is intended to enable decentralised, on-site training. In addition to Bremerhaven, further facilities are being built in Flensburg (MSM), Wilhelmshaven, Kiel, Eckernförde and...
Open Ship at the weekend! The tender "Donau" visited Wismar last weekend. On Friday, the supply ship moored in the Hanseatic city next to the cruise terminal. The grey ship was open to visitors on Saturday and Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm. Everyone was welcome...
The Annual Report 2024 of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces has been published In the Annual Report 2024, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Dr Eva Högl, demands in view of the acute global threats and wars (Ukraine): "The Bundeswehr's personnel, material and infra-structural equipment must improve more quickly." Despite the investments that have been made, including the 100 billion...
Stirring debate on the threat on NATO's eastern flank The GIDS (German Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies) hosted a livestream on YouTube, as we announced yesterday on marineforum.online/ (GIDS live: Threat on NATO's eastern flank). The topic "NATO's eastern flank: How great is the threat of war?" not only attracted around 250 guests...
On Thursday, 16 January 2025, the commander of the Trossgeschwader, Captain Andreas Schmekel, handed over command of the Einsatzgruppenversoger (EGV) "Frankfurt am Main" from Frigate Captain Hanno Weisensee to Frigate Captain Sebastian Fliege at the Wilhelmshaven naval base. "After five years in command of the EGV 'Frankfurt am Main', it is now...
Naval School Mürwik: Change of leadership at the "alma mater" of naval officers Today, on 17 January 2025 at 10 a.m., the Commander Support and Head of the Operational Support Department at Naval Command, Rear Admiral Christoph Müller-Meinhard, handed over command of the Naval School Mürwik (MSM) from Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer to Captain Jens Grimm. The Kiel Naval Music Corps...
She is the "parliamentary representative" of the servicemen and women, which is why she emphasised the importance of regular dialogue. On 14 January 2025, Dr Eva Högl, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, visited the German Navy's largest school, the Naval Technology School (MTS) in Parow. The purpose of the routine visit was to engage in direct dialogue with...
Once again, naval shipbuilding has been declared a key national technology. However, this decision also creates obligations. With the National Security and Defence Industry Strategy (SVI Strategy) adopted by the Federal Cabinet on 4 December 2024, the concept of national key technologies, which has been known since the first such government paper in 2015, has once again been confirmed. This is...
Today, the Federal Minister of Defence, Boris Pistorius, will visit the naval aviators in Nordholz. He will find out about the diverse capabilities and future direction of the "flying fleet" as well as the status of the introduction of new weapon systems. The tightly synchronised rotation of all flying weapon systems in parallel with the numerous deployments, missions and exercises...
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