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Die Fregatte F 217 Bayern, die dänische Fregatte F 341 Absalon und die Korvette F 261 Magdeburg fahren im dänischen Seegebiet der Storebælt-Brücken während des NATO-Marinemanövers BALTOPS 2025 in der Ostsee, am 07.06.2025. Foto: Klatt
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BALTOPS 2026: Jährliches Manöver startet

BALTOPS 2026 startet in Gdynia: Über 30 Einheiten aus 15 Nationen trainieren in der Ostsee unter Führung der US Navy....
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12th Maritime Colloquium Wilhelmshaven
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12th Maritime Colloquium: Turning Point & Material, Drone Defence and War Capability.

12th Maritime Colloquium: This year's MKW took place in Wilhelmshaven under the motto „Navy in transition“ with high-ranking experts from the German Armed Forces, politics and industry....
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Photo: Buster boats off Baden-Württemberg, Nico Theska

Frigate "Baden-Württemberg" departs for UNIFIL mission

Frigate "Baden-Württemberg": The frigate „Baden-Württemberg“ departs on a UNIFIL mission. Off the coast of Lebanon, she is responsible for maritime surveillance and training....
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Photo: Commander Gorch Fock, Captain Elmar Bornkessel, greeting from the Atlantic. Bornkessel
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Gorch Fock Atlantic: Trade winds and 900 miles to Bermuda

Gorch Fock Atlantic: The Gorch Fock continues on her foreign training voyage towards Bermuda. She has already travelled over 2,300 nautical miles astern - with a trade wind, full sail and on course for her next destination. Captain Elmar Bornkessel sends his greetings via Messenger and sends drone video....
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Hanwha Philly Shipyard in September 2025. image: Hanwha
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South Korean shipyard strengthens position in warship construction for the US Navy

By accelerating warship construction for the US Navy, the USA wants to maintain a combat-capable fleet. This is important for all navies, including the German Navy. Any fleet is only as strong as its logistical support. That is why operational supply, personnel recruitment and sustainability must always be prioritised as core strategic tasks....
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Newbuilding project, frigate F126. Graphic: Damen Shipyards
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Frigate F126: Between industrial power poker and the 15 billion hurdle

Frigate F126 - Between billion-dollar risk, time pressure and power struggle in German naval shipbuilding...
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Photo: The AWWLF Mjølner 2026 AM exercise takes place in northern Norway around Andøya, Andenes, with the international participation of Belgians, Dutch, Norwegians and Danes. This is where the so-called "grey firing" is trained, i.e. a scenario that is as real as possible in which "enemy forces" shoot at drones in the water and in the air. The CIR (Cyber and Information Space) command provides a container for Link 16 and several antennas for the exercise. In the background you can see the ASD (Andøya Space Defence) antenna on the mountain. AWWLF Mjølner 2026 AM

MJØLNER 2026: The invisible backbone

MJØLNER 2026: Anyone serving on a German Navy frigate today no longer works solely with radar and radio - but in highly complex digital networks....
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F127 receives AEGIS combat system as FüWES. Design study: TKMS
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Frigate 127 - US technology for the navy of tomorrow

With the procurement for the frigate 127, Germany becomes the first international customer of the new phased array radar SPY-6 from Raytheon and will be part of NATO's AEGIS fleet for the first time....
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Photo: Moelner 2026 multinational exercise, Bundeswehr/Julia Kelm
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Mjølner 2026 manoeuvre in northern Norway - practice on the northern flank

Mjølner 2026 manoeuvre: On 1 May 2026, the ships involved in the Mjølner 2026 exercise arrived in Harstad, Norway, for the first time. Their arrival marks the start of the visible preparatory phase of a multinational maritime exercise under German leadership....
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Photo: Minehunting boat Fulda in Kiel, MFO
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Mine hunting in the Strait of Hormuz: The German contribution

Minehunting in the Strait of Hormuz: On Monday, 4 May 2026, the minehunting boat "Fulda" will set sail for the Mediterranean at 2 p.m. as part of an advance deployment for a possible operation in the Strait of Hormuz....
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