Recently, it has become fashionable to criticise European navies, especially the German Navy. Critics argue, among other things, that European NATO members are completely dependent on the United States for their maritime security and naval leadership in the alliance. The German Navy is criticised as a "Green Water Navy"...
On 28 June, the German Armed Forces Day will take place at ten locations across Germany under the motto "We are here". A special venue will be the Hanseatic city of Stralsund - known as the cradle of the navy - where the Bundeswehr will be opening its doors. This year, the Parow Naval Technology School is in charge of organising the event...
According to a US Department of Defense announcement dated 30 May 2025, Raytheon Missiles and Defense has been awarded an initial $536.75 million contract (N00024-25-C-5501) for integration and production support services for the AN/SPY-6(V) multifunction wide-area radar. The announcement states that if all options are exercised, the cumulative value of the contract will exceed $2.88 billion.
Problem: Recruiting young talent for maritime professions More than 80 school students came to Hamburg in the first week of May to find out about training opportunities and career paths in the maritime industry. Companies and organisations from the industry had invited students to the "Course for the future - your opportunities in the maritime world" event - and...
Even the possible presence of submarines in a sea area binds the enemy forces. This is because their core contribution to modern naval warfare is clear. Submarines are as fascinating as they are mysterious. They disappear into the depths of the oceans, appear surprisingly and without warning from the shadows, are extremely difficult to find and usually operate...
When naval inspector Vice Admiral Jan Kaack presents a perfectly styled document a few days after the new and old Minister Pistorius takes office, it is clear that this is not something that can be produced within a week. This crystal-clear brochure has been waiting to be the first indirect military policy statement from Boris Pistorius, agreed with the Inspector General, after...
Christening of the corvette AUGSBURG - Fourth unit of the second batch officially christened "Augsburg" in Hamburg at NVL On 8 May 2025, the fourth corvette of the second batch of Class 130 was officially christened "Augsburg" at the Blohm+Voss shipyard in Hamburg. The festive ceremony took place in the presence of numerous representatives of...
What do we see there? They are the Royal Swedish Navy's Malmö-class HSWMS Stockholm (P 11) and the Visby-class corvettes HSWMS Nykoeping (K 34) and HSWMS Karlstad (K 35).
...Raytheon has specified an existing contract for the supply of spare parts for the Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) missile to US allies as part of the FMS (Foreign Military Sales) programme worth 141 million US dollars and announced the production schedule in a press release. According to the US Department of Defence, the...
So now it's raining money. The latest budget decisions in the German Bundestag provide the armed forces, in our case the navy, with a unique opportunity to rapidly improve their operational capability. However, instead of uncritically pouring this blessing into the industry's coffers, the additional funds must be used wisely and in a targeted manner. By 2029...
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