The naval aviators are on the rise: admittedly, it reads like a stereotype. But that's the truth. Following the arrival of the first two Boeing P-8A "Poseidon" and the landing of the very first NH90 "Sea Tiger" in December, the naval aviators in Nordholz are continuing to "swap" the entire "flying fleet". Following the budget committee's decision...
Submarine hunting is a highly complex business. In order to remain at the cutting edge of technology, WTD 71 is developing a demonstrator for modern sonar performance analysis. Sonar performance analysis is an important tool in submarine hunting and in determining the betrayal range of own submarines against possible enemy detection. It predicts how reliably and up to...
Despite an upgrade of the P-3C that has since been cancelled, its ability to hunt submarines is assured. This is because the navy is expecting the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft as early as next year. The Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) make a significant contribution to the capability of long-range reconnaissance at sea and long-range anti-submarine defence from the sea.
At its meeting on 15 May 2024, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag released a total of 1.9 billion euros for four projects that affect the entire operational spectrum of the Bundeswehr. One project will maintain the operational availability of the Brandenburg class. The four Class 123 frigates have been in service since their commissioning between 1994 and 1996...
The US Navy has ordered a total of 17 P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft from Boeing for around 3 billion euros; 14 aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force and three more for the German Navy. Following the initial order of five aircraft in June 2021, Germany is now procuring three more for the...
National and alliance defence are once again in focus. As part of the "Vision 22" manoeuvre, which lasted several weeks, several naval vessels trained together with the Nordholzer naval aviators in the North Sea for five days to hunt submarines in formation. The focus of the last training days in the Skagerrak sea area was on the testing and further development of modern...
There seems to be movement in the plans for the successor to the P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), something like the US armed forces' VEBEG (the federal disposal company), announced in a press release on 12 March 2021 that the State Department has made a decision on the approval of a possible foreign sale of the P-3C Orion....
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