The multi-purpose combat ship "MKS 180", which has since been renamed "Frigate F126", saw the start of construction of its first unit on 5 December 2023. Just a few days before the end of the year, the start of production before 2024, which had been promised when the contract was signed, was also realised. On 19 June 2020, the signatures were signed in Koblenz, with...
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Germany is committed to protecting the oceans and to the fair use of the sea. Maritime armed forces can also contribute to the enforcement of rules. A German frigate in the Mediterranean - under the NATO Sea Guardian mandate - could be deployed more easily to ensure comprehensive maritime security and to enforce fair, sustainable use of the oceans than a German...
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From a Bundeswehr press release: After a short port call in Glasgow, Task Group 441.01 - the maritime component of the Very High Readiness Task Force (VJTF) - set sail on 22 October to take part in the major exercise "Joint Warrior" off the north-west coast of Scotland until 31 October. The second round of this...
ATLAS manufactures four drones for the minehunting boats The German Navy is receiving "SeaCat" underwater reconnaissance drones for its Class 332 minehunting boats, financed from the special fund for the Bundeswehr. The President of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support, Annette Lehnigk-Emden (centre), the Managing Director of ATLAS Elektronik GmbH (left) and...
With the SeaSnake, Rheinmetall is launching a significantly improved weapon station onto the market. It is installed for the first time on the frigates 126 for the German Navy. On 12 October 2000 at around 10:30 a.m. local time, the USS Cole began a routine refuelling operation in the port of Aden, Yemen. A few minutes later, the...
Auf dem 112. Abgeordnetentag des Deutschen Marinebundes in Hameln forderten die rund 200 Delegierten die Bundesregierung auf, einen Veteranentag zu etablieren. Allein in den Jahren 2000 -2009 starben etwa 112 Soldaten infolge der Ausübung ihres Dienstes und 72.381 wurden verletzt. Soldatinnen und Soldaten dienen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland treu. Sie verteidigen...
At this year's meeting in Hamelin, the delegates of the 112th Congress of Representatives of the German Naval Association called on the Bundestag and the Federal Government to initiate a Maritime Security Act to clearly regulate responsibilities at sea. "Modern societies," said Heinz Maurus, President of the German Naval Association, "are dependent on critical infrastructure, including in the maritime environment. It serves...
From a press release of the PIZ Marine at the Rostock Naval Command: On Friday, 20 October 2023 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Baden-Württemberg" will be the first ship of its class to set sail on a mission. She will leave her home port of Wilhelmshaven with the crew "Delta" to take part in the mandated foreign deployment UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force...
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