Naval School Mürwik: Change of leadership at the "alma mater" of naval officers Today, on 17 January 2025 at 10 a.m., the Commander Support and Head of the Operational Support Department at Naval Command, Rear Admiral Christoph Müller-Meinhard, handed over command of the Naval School Mürwik (MSM) from Flotilla Admiral Jens Nemeyer to Captain Jens Grimm. The Kiel Naval Music Corps...
Once again, naval shipbuilding has been declared a key national technology. However, this decision also creates obligations. With the National Security and Defence Industry Strategy (SVI Strategy) adopted by the Federal Cabinet on 4 December 2024, the concept of national key technologies, which has been known since the first such government paper in 2015, has once again been confirmed. This is...
It's January and, like every year, it's the big event: the legendary HiTaTa, the Historical Tactical Conference of the Navy. For the 64th time, naval officers met for this legendary event. Only a few external participants are invited to this exclusive event. You have to be an inspector of the navy, commander of the fleet,...
On 11 January 2025, at 10 a.m., the minehunting vessel "Datteln" will leave Kiel and become part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG 1) in the coming months. The crew of the "Datteln", under the command of frigate captain Marcus Fiene, will, after months of training, become part of...
The federal government has not yet placed the order for the construction of the new F127 anti-aircraft frigates, but the Defence and Budget Committees have nevertheless approved the first funds. On 18 December 2020, the members of both committees voted in favour of concluding a contract with the US defence company Lockheed Martin. With the initial funding in...
When it returns next year, the frigate Baden-Württemberg will have been operating away from home for a year and a half. The experience gained during this time will further advance the F 125 project. With the first deployment on the Unifil mission between October 2023 and April 2024 and the current Indo-Pacific Deployment (IPD)...
After the Sea Lion, the German Navy is about to introduce the Sea Tiger. An insight into the status of further development of one of the world's most modern naval helicopters. As part of the multinational NATO Helicopter 90 (NH 90) project, a family of helicopters in the nine to eleven tonne class for transport and naval missions has been...
At the end of June, the biennial multinational manoeuvre Rimpac took place on and in the waters around Hawaii. German Navy ships took part for the first time. A total of 29 nations with around 25,000 people took part in the Rimpac 2024 exercise, which was led by the US Navy. The supreme command as...
The frigate "Hamburg" arrived in Wilhelmshaven today, Friday 20 December 2024, at 10 a.m. The ship has contributed to security in the Eastern Mediterranean over the past six months. "The performance of the crew makes me proud. The professionalism and dedication of each individual over a long period...
An icy westerly wind drives thick clouds and the salty aroma of the Baltic Sea over the Hohe Düne naval base, while the cold reddens the faces of those present. It is unusually busy for a Friday morning. The first members of the crew of the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" are warming up in front of the Warnemünde Family Support Centre's support stand...
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