On 7 May, the day he took up his fifth term of office in the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin handed over the "commissioning certificate" for the new strategic nuclear weapon RSM-56 Bulava - the "mace" - to the navy. A generation of strategic weapons on board various submarines dating back to the early 1980s...
For some years now, Turkey has been focussing on developing its own weapons systems. This also supports the defence industry's export successes. Turkey is systematically expanding its global presence with the help of a flourishing defence industry. With over 250 embassies and consulates, the country is even ahead of Germany, which only has 226 missions abroad. Only the...
Naval officers and guests met for the 63rd time at the Historical Tactical Conference. Host Vice Admiral Lenski came up with a few innovations and surprises. There was snow in Linstow, but otherwise the Naval Historical and Tactical Conference (HiTaTa) began as usual: with long queues in front of the reception, which the attendees happily...
Just a few days after Russia's president signed a law at the beginning of November withdrawing from the international treaty to stop nuclear tests, the Russian navy demonstrated its nuclear deterrent potential: a nuclear-capable Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from the newly commissioned nuclear submarine Imperator Alexander III in the White...
Northrop Grumman is developing self-guided munitions for the Mk 110. As reported on 4 October, the US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman the development contract for a new 57-millimetre guided munition variant. The company has already laid the technical foundations for the ammunition on its own initiative. The contract that has now been awarded will be used to develop...
Training flying personnel is time-consuming and cost-intensive. A look abroad shows how innovative concepts could increase the availability of personnel and material. At the beginning of April, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, was quoted as saying the following about the Bundeswehr: "The challenge with personnel is even greater than...
When Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz, Commander of Operational Flotilla 2, handed over command of the 4th Frigate Squadron on 19 January, it was not a ceremony of the kind familiar from the Heppenser Groden naval base. Captain Dirk Jacobus handed over his four BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG-class ships to Captain Matthias Schmitt and ended the ceremony with the...
With the average age of their mine countermeasure boats at around 30 years, most European navies are replacing existing weapon systems with a mix of mother ships and unmanned plug-and-play systems to manage a full detect-to-engage cycle. The navies of Northern, Western and Southern Europe continue to receive the majority of funding for new build programmes, while the Eastern European navies,...
From 29 June to 4 August 2022, the biennial multinational and inter-force naval manoeuvre "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) will once again take place under the leadership of the United States Pacific Fleet in the sea area from Hawaii to Southern California. In addition to the littoral states of the Pacific, the United States Marine...
The construction of the future German frigate class is making good progress. The client and shipyard are cooperating at a high level. The F 126 project - formerly MKS 180 - reached the most important milestone in its realisation to date on 19 June 2020 after a multi-year award procedure in the European competition, the conclusion of the construction contract with the shipyard...
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