Two documentary series accompany the German Navy on NATO missions and in everyday life on the high seas. In October, Kabel Eins promises "unique access to all branches of the armed forces" with the documentary project "Our Bundeswehr", but as it now turns out, the look behind the scenes of the armed forces is not as unique as expected. Because...
Let me share a few thoughts with you on the occasion of the awarding of the Naval Officers' Association's Best Training Award for the best training course for military officer at the Mürwik Naval Academy on 18 March 2022. The prize is linked to important ideas of Admiral Johannesson, one of the founding fathers of our present-day navy, on training...
It has been a week and it is still unclear what the extent of the leak is and who is behind it. The Federal Police and the German Navy are now being deployed to investigate the cause. Their task is to help "gain a picture of the situation". As far as we know, the investigative mission consists of three...
Update 02.10.2022 - 17:00 According to a Twitter post by the Danish energy agency Energistyrelsen on Sunday at 12.42 pm, gas is no longer leaking from either Nord Stream pipeline. The agency is referring to the operating company. Whether and how reconnaissance missions confirm this is not known here. It is possible that this information relates to the...
Damen relies on "made in Germany" As the Dutch company announced at the SMM in Hamburg, the propulsion diesel engines for the German Navy's new frigate class 126 are to be supplied by MAN Energy Solutions. The delivery comprises 8 MAN 32/44CR propulsion engines, two for each of the four frigates ordered. There is a...
The new F126 frigates of the German Navy will receive controllable pitch propeller systems with the corresponding hubs, blades, hub covers and propeller shafts from Kongsberg. The company has announced that the general contractor for the construction of the frigate, Damen Naval, has commissioned Kongsberg to supply four sets of controllable pitch propeller systems. The propeller/propeller shaft system is said to be the successful result of a...
The US Navy has placed an order with Boeing for the series production of the so-called High-Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC). This is a 'glide body', a so-called Air Launch Accessory (ALA) kit, which is attached to a Mk 54 U-Jagd torpedo. The folding wings spread out after the launch of the HAAWC...
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On 14 and 15 August 2022, the European Union (EU) and Indonesia conducted their first joint naval exercise in the Arabian Sea. The exercise involved the Sigma corvette "Sultan Iskandar Muda" of the Indonesian Navy and the Italian frigate "Virginio Fasan" (Bergamini-class) of the European Union Naval Force - Somalia - Operation ATALANTA...
Minimised last year, the Hanse Sail will once again be a crowd-puller for sailing enthusiasts and will take place without restrictions from 2019. The major maritime event in Rostock and Warnemünde is undoubtedly a fixed date in the annual calendar of sailors and ship-loving holidaymakers alongside Kiel Week. As in previous years,...
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