According to a US Department of Defense announcement dated 30 May 2025, Raytheon Missiles and Defense has been awarded an initial $536.75 million contract (N00024-25-C-5501) for integration and production support services for the AN/SPY-6(V) multifunction wide-area radar. The announcement states that if all options are exercised, the cumulative value of the contract will exceed $2.88 billion.
Problem: Recruiting young talent for maritime professions More than 80 school students came to Hamburg in the first week of May to find out about training opportunities and career paths in the maritime industry. Companies and organisations from the industry had invited students to the "Course for the future - your opportunities in the maritime world" event - and...
Even the possible presence of submarines in a sea area binds the enemy forces. This is because their core contribution to modern naval warfare is clear. Submarines are as fascinating as they are mysterious. They disappear into the depths of the oceans, appear surprisingly and without warning from the shadows, are extremely difficult to find and usually operate...
When naval inspector Vice Admiral Jan Kaack presents a perfectly styled document a few days after the new and old Minister Pistorius takes office, it is clear that this is not something that can be produced within a week. This crystal-clear brochure has been waiting to be the first indirect military policy statement from Boris Pistorius, agreed with the Inspector General, after...
Christening of the corvette AUGSBURG - Fourth unit of the second batch officially christened "Augsburg" in Hamburg at NVL On 8 May 2025, the fourth corvette of the second batch of Class 130 was officially christened "Augsburg" at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg. The festive ceremony took place in the presence of numerous representatives of...
What do we see there? They are the Royal Swedish Navy's Malmö-class HSWMS Stockholm (P 11) and the Visby-class corvettes HSWMS Nykoeping (K 34) and HSWMS Karlstad (K 35).
...Raytheon has specified an existing contract for the supply of spare parts for the Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) missile to US allies as part of the FMS (Foreign Military Sales) programme worth 141 million US dollars and announced the production schedule in a press release. According to the US Department of Defence, the...
So now it's raining money. The latest budget decisions in the German Bundestag provide the armed forces, in our case the navy, with a unique opportunity to rapidly improve their operational capability. However, instead of uncritically pouring this blessing into the industry's coffers, the additional funds must be used wisely and in a targeted manner. By 2029...
The NH 90 has gradually replaced the Sea King, which has proven its worth for decades. The helicopter's modern and flexible equipment enables a wide range of missions. In the 1980s, Germany increasingly focused its defence strategy on interoperability. Due to the very high development costs of new aircraft, the joint initiative of a medium-weight helicopter was born, which...
German Navy now leads all of the Bundeswehr's maritime operations The Bundeswehr has reorganised its military operations command. Maritime operations are now all tactically and operationally led by the German Navy. These include the NATO Aegean Support Mission, the Mediterranean Operation Irini, Operation EUNAVFOR Aspides in the Red Sea and participation in the German...
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