The die is cast. The BMVg has decided in favour of the P-8A Poseidon from Boeing to replace the German Navy's ageing P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. A parliamentary referral is to take place before the summer break in order to avoid a looming capability gap at the last minute. The replacement procurement had become necessary after...
Class 125 frigate "SACHSEN-ANHALT" commissioned in Wihelmshaven - Almost two years after the "Baden-Württemberg" (F222) and eleven months after the "Nordrhein-Westfalen" (F 223), the German Navy will commission the third frigate of the F125 class on 17 May 2021. Like its sister ships, the "Sachsen-Anhalt" (F 224) will...
The Naval NCO School is home to all non-commissioned officers in the navy. Even during the coronavirus pandemic, the institution is demonstrating its willingness to change. Christian Hillmer and Jan-Nicolas Orth For more than sixty years, the Naval Non-Commissioned Officer School (MUS) has been synonymous with challenging training for junior officers that is geared towards the needs of the fleet and the...
The German Navy is currently struggling to find a successor for its Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPAs) in the near future. The Navy currently operates a fleet of four P-3Cs, which were taken over in used condition from the Dutch Navy in 2006. The original plan was for these aircraft to fly into the 2030s,...
GORCH FOCK repair impaired by the corona pandemic Corona-related staff shortages and considerable disruptions in the supply chains will result in the GORCH FOCK being handed over to the German Navy in late summer this year. Lürssen Werft informed the client of this this week. The postponement has no effect on the agreed budget. "Starting...
In spring, it was time again for the annual report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces to provide the interested community with reading material and many new and old insights into the operational readiness of the German armed forces. In issue 04-2021 of the Marineforum, we read about the findings of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, for the 2020 reporting year with...
European cooperation has proven its worth in many areas of the defence industry. Can German-Dutch cooperation become the nucleus for European naval shipbuilding? Christian Freiherr von Oldershausen and Marcel Hendriks Last summer, the German Federal Ministry of Defence signed the contract for the construction of four Frigate 126s, the previous...
Until now, the German Navy base in Kiel has also been known as Tirpitzhafen. Now this name is to disappear and the site will officially be known as the Kiel-Wik naval base. Other incriminating names are also to be replaced by names that commemorate neutral persons or persons associated with the German resistance. So the...
Today, Tuesday 30 March 2021, the Commander Support, Rear Admiral Christoph Müller-Meinhard (56), handed over command of the Naval NCO School (MUS) in front of the school's traditional mast from Captain Matthias Kähler (64) to Captain Klaus Heermeier (61). After 46 years of service in the armed forces, the last six of which...
The Joint Support Ship (JSS) is one of three ship classes currently being procured by Canada's Navy under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. It is a modified version of the German Berlin class. The ships under construction will replace the Protecteur and Preserver, which have already been decommissioned. The German...
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