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Photo: Christening of the corvette Lübeck, Andreas Uhl

Last corvette K130 christened Lübeck

Last K130 corvette christened: On Wednesday, 29 April 2026, the last of the German Navy's five new Class 130 corvettes (second batch) was christened Lübeck by Huong Nguyen, partner of Lübeck City President Henning Schumann, at Rheinmetall's Blohm+Voss site in Hamburg....
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Photo: Burning start FD boat, Rheinmetall

Fleet service boat class 424 - third ship goes into construction ahead of schedule

Class 424 fleet service boat: The first steel of the third and final Class 424 fleet service boat was cut at the Peene shipyard in Wolgast on 16 April together with representatives of the BAAINBw and the German Navy. Firing will therefore begin earlier than planned....
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Photo: A US minesweeper of the former Avenger class at work, US Navy
News

Mine warfare in the Strait of Hormuz - An explanatory piece.

Mine warfare in the Strait of Hormuz: Sea mines are considered an invisible danger in the Iran conflict. How they work, are laid and cleared - the explanatory piece on the mine war....
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Photo: EGV „Berlin“ passes the Statue of Liberty entering New York, Bw/Vollborth

25 years of the "Berlin" task force provider"

25 years of the Einsatzgruppenversorger "Berlin" - The Einsatzgruppenversorger „Berlin“ (A 1411) of the German Navy was put into service 25 years ago....
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Photo: Strait of Hormuz Naval Shipping Administration, German Navy
News

Iran conflict and the critical maritime situation - Update

Iran conflict: The situation in the Iran conflict and in the Persian Gulf remains highly dynamic. 129 ships with a German connection are affected, 54 of which are in the Persian Gulf...
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Photo: Gorch Fock, Nico Theska
News

Gorch Fock sails across the Atlantic

Gorch Fock sails across the Atlantic: On Tuesday, 7 April 2026 at 12 noon, the Gorch Fock, the German Navy's sail training ship, will set sail on a major foreign training voyage (AAR)....
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Large number of NATO units exercising in the Baltic Sea, photo: A 514 Werra, Michael Nitz
News

NATO Baltic Sea - Large number of units exercise

NATO Baltic Sea: Once the speciality of the former German Navy, mine defence in the Baltic Sea is being significantly revived....
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German security policy, a commentary by Holger Schlüter. Photo: HCS
Magazine

German security policy - Happy old year

German security policy: Russia's war against Ukraine, hybrid attacks in the Baltic Sea and the need for reform in Germany characterise the security policy situation. A look at the navy, deterrence and political decisions....
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The task force provider A 1411 Berlin reaches the Greenland coast as part of Atlantic Bear in the North Atlantic on 16 August 2025. Photo: Deutsche Marine/C.Kassette
News

„Berlin“ task force provider under new leadership

Kapitän zur See Andreas Schmekel, the command of the task force supply ship „Berlin“ from frigate captain Karsten Uwe Schlüter to frigate captain Martin Kiesewetter....
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Iranian Revolutionary Guard swarm attack on tanker. Photo: US Navy
News

Security situation for shipping in the Persian Gulf

Security situation for shipping: German Navy asks shipowners for situation information...
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