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...
Four mine warfare units - the minesweepers "Bad Bevensen", "Dillingen", "Homburg" and the minesweeper "Bad Rappenau" of the 3rd Minesweeper Squadron, as well as the civilian support ship SAR BRAGE chartered by the Navy - trained underwater blasting in the exercise area off Schönhagen near Olpenitz at the beginning of November for the first time since 2019. The German Navy met for this...
The procurement of the new 127-millimetre Vulcano ammunition for the German Navy has passed another milestone on the way to its introduction with its proof of function. This also brings the frigate 125 closer to full operational capability. The precision proof of the new ammunition was provided by the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" these days. Two...
On 27 October 2022, RAMSYS (RAM-System GmbH, Munich) was awarded a procurement contract for 600 state-of-the-art Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2B guided missiles (LFK) for the German Navy. The new LFKs will be delivered to the navy from 2024. Clever seeker head A newly developed infrared seeker head and the introduction of a data exchange system (missile-to-missile link) between several RAM...
That would be a good way to promote greater maritime understanding among the German population (and beyond): a coin with maritime coinage! Perhaps for the 175th anniversary of the German Navy next year? Mexico is leading the way. To mark the bicentenary of the founding of its navy, the...
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