Under this motto, the Naval Officers' Association in Rostock invites you to a cheerfully contemplative evening on 175 years of German naval history! In addition to stories and history directly on the waterfront in Rostock's city harbour, the well-being of time travellers will also be catered for. Provisions for the cruise, in the form of a snack and...
With the 2035+ target vision, the Navy is presenting its vision of a long-term organisation. Not all projects will be realised - for various reasons. The navy's hopes for one or two, often long overdue, modernisations were pinned on the Bundeswehr Special Fund. However, the expectations of the smallest branch of the armed forces...
How should the German Navy develop in the long term in the face of changing times, demographic trends and bureaucratic restrictions? Eight experts share their views on the current concept paper Marine 2035+. Published on 28 March 2023, the Marine 2035+ target vision is a concise paper that presents a clear and concise picture of the...
In mid-May, there will be a rare spectacle on the Rhine from Cologne via Bonn and Koblenz: A decommissioned German Navy submarine is on its way from Kiel on the Baltic Sea to Speyer on the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate. The submarine in question is U17 - an almost 50 metre...
From press releases of the German Armed Forces and the Naval Command Rostock Naval Command, 28 April 2023 Order of the day at the end of the military evacuation operation Sudan On 14 April, bloody unrest broke out in Sudan. The long-simmering conflict within the security apparatus is increasingly plunging Africa's third-largest country by area into chaos. It quickly became clear that the country...
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.19.5" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"] On 4 May 2023, construction number 7 of the Braunschweig class was launched at the traditional Hamburg shipyard Blohm & Voss, part of Lürssen Defence since 2016 and now part of the NVL Group, by...
On 5 April 2023 at 14:30, the new units of the Naval Special Forces Command (KSM) will be commissioned by the Commander of the Fleet and Support Forces and Deputy Inspector General of the Navy, Vice Admiral Frank Lenski (61), during a ceremonial roll call. The new structure and thus a significant increase in the size of the...
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The TARGET IMAGE for the MARINE from 2035 - energetic entry into unmanned systems and artificial intelligence The inspector of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Kaack, published his goals for the coming decade. Without many more words or interpretations - you can download the accompanying brochure here. To the download There were...
Successful togetherness - roll call for Gazelle training mission On Monday, 3 April 2023 at 1 p.m., a roll call will be held as a symbolic act for the end of the Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) Gazelle. This was part of the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) Mali and will take place with invited guests...
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