Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and his Norwegian counterpart Bjørn Arild Gram have laid the symbolic foundation stone for the construction of a submarine maintenance centre at the Haakonsvern naval base. The new Type 212CD (Common Design) submarines, which the Norwegian and German navies are jointly procuring, can also be maintained here in future. The shipyard will also...
A German Navy helicopter was presumably shot at with signalling ammunition by the crew of a Russian ship. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens) briefly mentioned the incident to the German Press Agency (dpa) on the fringes of a NATO meeting in Brussels. However, she did not give any details. Signalling ammunition is usually only fired in emergency situations. According to dpa information...
Maritime security is more important today than ever before - not just for Germany, but for the entire world. Global trade routes are the backbone of our economy, and it is precisely these routes that are under increasing pressure. In the face of growing geopolitical tensions, particularly in the Middle East, the Indian Ocean and parts of the Indo-Pacific,...
German Navy ends Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 After 208 days, the Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD) of the German Navy ended on 1 December 2024 at the Spanish naval base in Rota. The unit covered a total of around 45,000 nautical miles (83,000 kilometres), the equivalent of two circumnavigations of the globe. The frigate "Baden-Württemberg" is now preparing for the imminent UNIFIL mission in...
Despite an upgrade of the P-3C that has since been cancelled, its ability to hunt submarines is assured. This is because the navy is expecting the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft as early as next year. The Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) make a significant contribution to the capability of long-range reconnaissance at sea and long-range anti-submarine defence from the sea.
Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL) starts the production phase for the fleet service boats The fleet service boats OKER, ALSTER and OSTE, which have been in service for more than 30 years, will be replaced by the new units and will be available to the German Navy from 2029. Together with Annette Lehnigk-Emden, President of the Federal Office of Defence Equipment, Information Technology and...
The idea of not using the comparatively expensive flying hours of the operational aircraft for basic flight training, but instead using an almost commercially available machine efficiently and in a concentrated manner with a civilian operator, originated at the Naval Air Command and has been practised in this way for years. But what is innovative and cost-cutting had to be developed with a lot of...
The laser weapon project for the navy continues after an extremely successful start. The engineers involved are entering uncharted territory - and are facing new challenges every day. In 2020, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) commissioned Arge Hochenergielaser Marinedemonstrator, a consortium of Rheinmetall Waffe Munition...
On the subject of the demands placed on naval units, which have become significantly more stringent as a result of developments in recent years, Dr habil. Patricia Schneider, political advisor (PoliticalAdvisor/POLAD) to the Inspector of the Navy, has drawn up an annual review entitled "Multitool Navy increasingly challenged" and published it as an explanatory piece on...
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