After an evacuation operation in the 1990s, the idea of building multifunctional support ships was raised. An idea that is finding supporters again today. A gloss. And once again a report on a famous Bavarian who wanted to improve the navy. Retired General Dr hc Klaus Dieter Naumann (*25 May 1939) served as...
By using innovative technologies, the German Navy was able to digitalise its mine countermeasure chain during the RepMus 2025 manoeuvre. Autonomous systems played a key role in this. In Sesimbra, Portugal, a US team from San Diego deploys an autonomous Remus drone (Remote Environmental Monitoring Unit System) from an inflatable boat into the turquoise waters. The autonomously operating underwater vehicle...
With the OPEX test series, the navy is feeling its way towards the future use of unmanned boats. The "Tamsen Jet" from Tamsen Maritim and Anschütz demonstrates what a national industrial initiative can achieve. OPEX as a testing ground for maritime autonomy With the Operational Experimentation (OPEX) test series, the German Navy is driving forward the integration of unmanned surface vehicles into its...
Every year, experts from associations, authorities, the German armed forces, industry and procurement come together in the secluded town of Linstow. This time, there was a particularly large influx from industry. The motto "The Maritime Battle: Drivers for Research, Armaments and Utilisation" attracted representatives from politics, business, science and the armed forces to this year's 27th Naval Workshop on 23rd and...
The design of modern learning spaces at the MSM enables a critical examination of the historical heritage and strengthens the understanding of maritime tradition for the future. Two years ago, Marineforum reported on the planned remodelling of the Mürwik Naval School auditorium. Now all of the remodelling work has been completed and a new permanent exhibition has been installed in the...
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...
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.
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