The aim of deep precision strikes is to create an effect far into the enemy's hinterland. The German Navy does not currently have this capability - but such weapons could be retrofitted to the F 124 class. The term Deep Precision Strike (DPS) refers to the ability of armed forces to deliver precise...
German shipping companies are concerned about the geopolitical and trade situation in the world. The President of the German Shipowners' Association (VDR), Gabi Bornheim, said at the beginning of the year that around 62 per cent of German exports and 60 per cent of imports are handled by sea and emphasised that without a strong, independent merchant shipping industry,...
Friedrich Merz has made his inaugural visit to the navy. On board, he was impressed by their capabilities and warned against Russia. Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz first visited the naval command in Rostock on 28 August. Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack received him in the Hanseatic city on the Warnow estuary. Then flew...
The "Redwing" underwater mission: What the new glider can do - and what it (can't) do for defence and security Teledyne Marine (Thousand Oaks, California) and Rutgers University (New Brunswick, New Jersey) sent the Slocum Sentinel glider "Redwing" on an orbit of the earth lasting up to five years off Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts) on 10 October 2025...
Congress in Washington expects the Pentagon to review the "Unified Combatant Command Plan" every two years. Four years ago, the US Department of Defence separated the country of Israel from the US European Command Area of Responsibility (USEUCOM, Stuttgart) and transferred the territory to the US Central Command (USCENTCOM, Florida), which is responsible for military operations in...
Friesland Kabel has the maritime expertise for this What - the reader may ask - is so exciting about cables? A triviality, you might think, because we have several transmission products for signals and energy in our hands every day. You get what you need from the DIY store....
Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the German Navy has once again focussed on the Baltic Sea. The crews of the 1st Corvette Squadron are well equipped to defend against the various threats. In recent years, the German Navy's corvettes have been deployed on missions in the Mediterranean - but...
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