Up the drive and hard on the rudder ...

High-ranking representatives from the navy and industry came to this year's anniversary event of the naval workshop in the northern German province. It became clear that procurement is a priority - at least in the near future.

... was the motto of the 25th Naval Workshop of the German Society for Defence Technology in Linstow. Even if this title seemed rather bold from the point of view of practical seamanship, it was a special event in many respects. Both the workshop itself and the 175th anniversary of the German Navy were reasons for good humour in advance. In particular, the record 625 visitors and the 60 exhibitors from the defence industry were clearly a reason to celebrate. Or was it the prospect of getting a bite out of the 100 billion euro special fund for the anticipated defence projects?