For one week, the units of Flotilla 1 represented the German Navy at the Kiel Week and the Day of the Bundeswehr in Stralsund. On behalf of all the servicemen and women, reservists, volunteers, helpers and relatives, we would like to thank the crews of the corvette "Magdeburg" and the tender "Elbe" for...
Commander of Operational Flotilla 1 takes positive stock The commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Flotilla Admiral Christian Walter Meyer, invited numerous guests from politics, business, science, associations and clubs as well as representatives of the navy to the tender "Donau" to experience the windjammer parade together at the end of Kiel Week 2025. The traditional "Sail...
Alongside artificial intelligence, quantum technology is seen as one of the major technological fields of the future. Quantum sensor technology is an important area of this. What principles and technologies are behind the term and what is quantum sensor technology already doing today in maritime applications? Basically, the term quantum sensor technology serves to differentiate it from conventional sensors and describes...
On 22 June 2025, the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, and the Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst Mach Institute (EMI), represented by Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Stefan Hiermaier, signed a co-operation agreement. Risks and threats at sea and underwater represent a rapidly increasing challenge in conjunction with ever faster technology cycles. Therefore...
and will lead the windjammer parade "befitting her rank"! On Thursday, 26 June 2025, the German Navy's sail training ship will return to its home port of Kiel. The ship has been underway since 10 February 2025. It called at the ports of Vigo (Spain), Portimao, Funchal, Horta, Ponta Delgada (Portugal), Lerwik (Great Britain) and Warnemünde. In total...
The NH90 Sea Tiger made its debut at the Paris Air Show. The premiere was exciting for aviation experts: the armament of the new multi-role frigate helicopter has now been shown in France. The NH 90 Sea Tiger will replace the era of the Westland Sea Lynx with a new concept. It is the latest further development for...
The NH90 Sea Tiger made its debut at the Paris Air Show. The premiere was exciting for aviation experts: the armament of the new multi-role frigate helicopter has now been shown in France. The NH 90 Sea Tiger will replace the era of the Westland Sea Lynx with a new concept. It is the latest further development for...
On 20 June 2025, before the start of Kieler Woche, the minehunting boat "Datteln" returns to its home port of Kiel. For a total of six months, the boat was part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) and was involved in the Baltic MCM Ex 2025, Open Spirit and BALTOPS manoeuvres. Under...
"Coming home, letting go and experiencing" - that is the German Navy's motto for Kiel Week The German Navy is welcoming a good 30 ships and boats from twelve nations to the 131st Kiel Week from 20 to 29 June 2025. More than 1,800 naval personnel from all over the world...
"Coming home, letting go and experiencing" - that is the German Navy's motto for Kiel Week The German Navy is welcoming a good 30 ships and boats from twelve nations to the 131st Kiel Week from 20 to 29 June 2025. More than 1,800 naval personnel from all over the world...
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