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Gepostet von | 5 Aug 2024 | , , | 0

„… das ist ja schließlich mein Beruf!“ Während im Kalten Krieg die territoriale Sicherheit im Vordergrund stand, rückte seit Mitte der 1990er-Jahre die globale Verantwortung Deutschlands in den Mittelpunkt des außenpolitischen Handelns. Als bevölkerungsreiches und wirtschaftlich starkes Land in der Mitte Europas trägt die Bundesrepublik Deutschland auch heutzutage weiterhin große Verantwortung. Dabei hat der völkerrechtswidrige Angriff Russlands auf die Ukraine den ursprünglichen Auftrag der Bundeswehr zur Landes- und Bündnisverteidigung wieder in den Mittelpunkt unseres Handelns gerückt – Abschreckung und Verteidigung sind abermals die zentralen Elemente. Dies erfordert wehrhafte, gefechtsbereite und kriegstüchtige Seestreitkräfte [ds_preview]– auch mit Blick auf Einstellung und...

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For the people

For the people

Gepostet von | 1 Aug 2024 | , , , | 0

Seafarer's Social Service Oldenburg is the name of the latest support and counselling service offered by the Humanist Association. A team of volunteers looks after seafarers from all over the world at the inland harbour in Lower Saxony. When people go to sea for work, it usually has little to do with the romance of a cruise or a relaxing holiday under palm trees. No, work at sea is hard, full of privation, often monotonous and even more often shockingly poorly paid. Going to sea means constantly roaring diesel engines, small cabins and a life confined to a few square metres on and in steel hulks for months on end. Social contacts? Hardly any. Among ship crews...

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Collector's items

Collector's items

Gepostet von | 29 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

A small shipyard near Schwerin builds boats to high standards. They were already successful in the GDR era. Most readers of marineforum sail or have sailed on grey, blue or white ships, whether civilian, naval or government. Or they help build them. For many, this is not enough, they have their own boat. Happiness is a private ship was a code among insiders, wasn't it? The range on offer is huge, the market is booming - as the Düsseldorf boot trade fair proved at the beginning of the year with fascinating dreams in 17 halls. In one of these halls, a very independent, almost...

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Saab relies on autonomous systems

Saab relies on autonomous systems

Gepostet von | 25 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

Artificial intelligence and improved data transmission will enable the use of autonomous systems at sea in the near future. The increasing problem of inadequate recruitment of qualified personnel is fuelling this development. In an interview in early 2024, Vice Admiral Jan C. Kaack, Chief of Naval Operations, commented on naval warfare in the Baltic Sea: "How are we preparing for the future in this battlefield? In our Marine 2035+ course, we're going for unmanned systems [...] especially for such opponents near the coast, with a high threat, short distances and in a complex environment. And then we have many small units, we call this Future Combat Surface...

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Landing without light

Landing without light

Gepostet von | 24 Jul 2024 | , , | 0

US Navy pilots regularly have to renew their qualification to land on an aircraft carrier. Visit to one of the largest warships in the world. On the morning of 13 December 2022, the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN leaves Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego and moves into the Pacific off the Mexican coast near Baja California. It is unusually empty on board. Normally, the aircraft carrier is packed with 65 to 70 jets. But for the following week, it is going on a special voyage. The so-called Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualification is on the agenda. 20 aviators, as the pilots...

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