Damen Naval, the main contractor for the four F126 frigates, has commissioned Damen Marine Components (DMC) to develop and produce the required rudder pairs for the combat vessels. They are intended to improve the hydrodynamic properties of the ships and withstand extreme impacts. According to Damen, the DMC full spade rudders of the type...
[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="4.19.2" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"] Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz hands over command of the 4th Frigate Squadron from Captain Dirk Jacobus to the new commander of Flotilla 2 on Thursday, 19 January.
On Tuesday, 17 January 2023 at 13:30, Rear Admiral Jürgen zur Mühlen (62), Head of the Operations Department at Naval Command, will hand over command of Operational Flotilla 1 from Flotilla Admiral Henning Faltin (56) to Flotilla Admiral Sascha Helge Rackwitz (50). Faltin has been Commander of the flotilla and Director of the Competence Centre since September 2021...
Last year, European energy policy changed significantly due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the European and American sanctions imposed on Russian exports as a result - a new energy era is dawning. The Western policy of imposing upper limits on the supply of energy resources from Russia will not only have a major impact on the global oil market, but...
The submarine U35 is expected back at its home base in Eckernförde on Friday, 13 January 2023 at 10 a.m. The 30 men and one woman of the DELTA crew, led by frigate captain Nils Kirschall (44), spent almost four months in the Mediterranean. As part of the EU mission EUNAVFOR MED IRINI (European Union Naval...
From a press release of the Rostock Naval Command: On Wednesday, 11 January 2023 at 10 a.m., the minesweeper "Rottweil", which belongs to the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron, will provide the German contribution to the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1, SNMCMG 1 for short, for the next few months. The boat and crew are therefore simultaneously part of the...
The editors of marineforum.online would like to send a little greeting of gold dust to all readers of our website, together with wishes for a peaceful and reflective Christmas. Even if the photo by Michael Nitz does not depict a German Navy frigate - it shows the destroyer USS Ignatius on a refuelling stop 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...
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