Will the navy once again rely on market-available foreign products in the future - as it did with the Borkum? Photo: Michael Nitz

Will the navy in future again - again - as with the Borkum - rely on foreign products? Photo: Michael Nitz

Promoting national expertise

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 government paper of this kind in 2015, has been confirmed once again. This is good news, as Germany is doing what other European countries - such as France and Sweden - have already implemented before us: In the area of security and defence-related skills in our domestic industry, we are defining those areas that are relevant to us.

16 Jan 2025

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