From 11 to 21 March, the German Navy conducted the Baltic Mine Countermeasures Exercise (BMX I/24) minehunting manoeuvre in the German part of the Baltic Sea with the Estonian minelayer WAMBOLA and the Dutch minehunting vessel WILLEMSTAD. According to a navy spokesperson, sea areas in the Bay of Kiel and the Pomeranian Bay were used for the...
At the beginning of March, a Russian sea transport consisting of the two cargo ships "Sparta IV" and "Ursa Major" left the Syrian coastal area around Tartus and made its way to Baltiysk and St. Petersburg under varying western guard/escorts. On 20 March, the convoy was intercepted by the Russian ship that had left Baltiysk the day before and...
In September, the naval exercise Northern Coasts 2023 took place in the Baltic Sea - the exercise was planned and led from the naval command by the German Maritime Forces Staff - Deu Marfor for short. It was a grey September morning when the screens in the operations centre of the naval command were switched off. Poor weather conditions in the...
Commentary ... is more than stringing individual pearls on a string. This was on our minds as we tried to put things in order with regard to the German Navy and the upcoming challenges (international situation, development of the defence budget and recruitment). On the one hand, you often find new ideas in...
Kennen Sie die Abkürzung UXO? Die Abkürzung steht für „Unexploded Ordnance“, nicht explodierte Munition, umgangssprachlich auch Blindgänger genannt. Hierbei handelt es sich zumeist um Kampfmittelaltlasten, wie Raketen, Granaten oder Bomben, die nach Abschuss oder Abwurf nicht oder nicht vollständig explodiert sind. In der deutschen Nord- und Ostsee lagern davon ca....
Seven of the eight countries bordering the Baltic Sea are members of the Western defence alliance. However, self-assurance regarding NATO dominance is misplaced. In the wake of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, Finland and Sweden jointly applied for NATO membership in 2022. Both countries were previously NATO partners with close ties to the alliance, but remained outside the regular treaty structures....
Rostock - From 20 to 28 January 2024, the German Navy will be exhibiting at the world's largest and most important international boat show, the "boot" in Düsseldorf. It will include a sailing cutter, a team of mine divers showing how they work in a diving tower and members of the German Navy's Special Forces Command (KSM). In daily demonstrations...
On Monday, 15 January 2024 at 10 a.m., the task force provider "Bonn" will leave Wilhelmshaven for a NATO mission. At the beginning of the new year, the task force provider "Bonn" will become part of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force Maritime (VJTF M). This means being deployed on the so-called northern flank....
Every year since 2014, the "Jordsand Association for the Protection of Seabirds and Nature" from Ahrensburg (Stormarn district) has chosen a seabird species that exemplifies a particular problem. In 2024, it is the red-throated diver, which, like many other seabirds, is particularly threatened by the numerous wind turbines in the...
Leadership role for the German Navy Today, the tender "Donau" leaves its home port of Kiel to support the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (Maritime) - VJTF (M). Over the next six months, the tender will provide the German contribution to one of NATO's standing formations. In addition, the tender will serve as...
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