Einen kleinen Gruß aus Goldstaub sendet die Redaktion des marineforum.online an alle Leser und Leserinnen unserer Website, verbunden mit dem Wunsch für eine ruhige und besinnliche Weihnacht. Auch wenn das Foto von Michael Nitz keine Fregatte der Deutschen Marine abbildet – es zeigt den Zerstörer USS Ignatius auf Tankstopp in...
The Baltic Sea is a marginal sea in which both NATO forces and Russia's Baltic Fleet operate. Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin is responsible for security in the Baltic Sea as commander of the Navy's Operational Flotilla 1. In "Nachgefragt", Faltin explains how the Baltic Sea is being protected during the war in Ukraine. Watch the video The Russian...
Diehl Defence is a global manufacturer of high-tech guided missiles, innovative ammunition solutions and special reconnaissance and protection systems, which are also used by the German Navy. In particular, Diehl's ground-based and near-ground system solutions set international standards, with which the further development of the navy must also keep pace in order to create innovative value for...
230 days of absence: Corvette Erfurt back in home port The corvette Erfurt is back in home port after 230 days of absence. Today, Sunday 18 December, the German Navy's last homecoming arrived in its home port. The crew, led by Corvette Captain Dohnke, completed the approximately 4,000 nautical mile transit from...
On Thursday, 15 December 2022 at 10 a.m., the frigate "Lübeck" will be decommissioned in Wilhelmshaven after 32 years. She will close the chapter of the Bremen class F 122. "The past time was demanding and moving! The considerable operational workload, the coronavirus conditions and the imminent decommissioning were special circumstances that...
On Tuesday, 13 December 2022 at 10 a.m., the tender "Mosel" and an hour later, at around 11 a.m., the minehunting vessel "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" will arrive in their home port of Kiel in time for the holidays. Both units departed from Kiel in July of this year for different areas of operation. While the minehunting boat "Sulzbach-Rosenberg" sailed towards...
On 10 November, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved 24 million euros (Chapter 1405 Title 55412) to pave the way for an interim solution for the Class 722 sea tug. On 26 November 2022, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support published a tender for the "Purchase of...
Captain Thorsten Bobzin has handed over command of the naval aviators after four years. He looks back on an eventful time between system launches, recruitment worries and capability gaps. After four years at the helm of the naval aviation command, Thorsten Bobzin draws an important conclusion: "Thank God we only had one aircraft accident, which...
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Inspector of the Navy Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack Maritime Convention 22 Requirements of the German Navy for a national security strategy Berlin, 08 November 2022 Dear State Secretary Gerken, Dear State Secretary Wenzel, Dear Admiral Schneider - dear Carsten, dear Mr Schulte! Thank you very much for having me here this evening...
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