Category: Security policy

Frigate 126 on course

Frigate 126 on course

Gepostet von | 13 Jun 2022 | , , , , , | 1

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 Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding shipyard. The project is currently focussing on the ongoing construction work. These are expected to progress to such an extent that production can begin at the end of 2023 and the keel can be laid for the first ship at the beginning of 2024. The construction contract provides for the procurement of four units as well as an option for two additional units for...

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What lasts a long time

What lasts a long time

Gepostet von | 10 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

To date, the introduction of an unmanned aerial vehicle for the Corvettes 130 has not been successful. A look at the project history reveals the reasons for this. An unmanned aerial system (UAS) was planned for the Korvette 130 at an early stage. This was initially aimed at the realisation of the SAATEG VTOL (Strategic Imaging Reconnaissance in the Depth of the Operational Area - Vertical Take-off and Landing), which was to be supplied by the Swiss company Schiebel. A joint introduction with the was considered in phases, as land-based deployment was also planned. Various unfulfilled requirement criteria, such as the use of the standard ship's...

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The responsibility of our navy

The responsibility of our navy

Gepostet von | 9 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

The Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 has taught us three things in no uncertain terms. Firstly, we are in the middle of a global clash of systems: Democracy, the rule of law and individual liberties are pitted against autocracy and dictatorship with censorship, surveillance and repression. Our social model and our fundamental values pose a direct threat to autocrats and dictators. We are therefore on the way to a quasi-bipolar world order of two camps with China and Russia on one side and the Western community of values on the other. Secondly, Europe is currently not in a position to prevent military aggression on its own soil.

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Billions more for the navy

Billions more for the navy

Gepostet von | 3 Jun 2022 | , , , , | 0

Was die See- und Seeluftstreikräfte vom Sondervermögen zugewiesen bekommen Mit der zwischen der Ampelkoalition und der Union am 29. Mai erzielten Einigung auf das 100-Milliarden-Euro-Sondervermögen für die Bundeswehr zeichnen sich die Umrisse des zu erwartenden Beschaffungspaketes ab. Das veranschlagte “Sondervermögen Bundeswehr” soll sicherstellen, dass die Streitkräfte mit notwendigem Material ausgestattet werden, um ihren Verteidigungsauftrag erfüllen zu können. Das “Sondervermögen Bundeswehr” wird im Einzelplan (Epl.) 60 geführt. Der Wirtschaftsplan wurde nun veröffentlicht. [ds_preview]Mit den in ihm enthaltenen Maßnahmen sollen bedeutsame Ausrüstungsvorhaben, insbesondere komplexe überjährige militärische Beschaffungen gesichert finanziert werden. Demnach sind für die Marine Beschaffungen in Höhe von 19,306 Milliarden...

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MS Burgenland: Murder on board

MS Burgenland: Murder on board

Gepostet von | 31 May 2022 | , , , , | 0

During the Second World War, atrocities that are barely comprehensible today also took place on a ship off the South American coast. The story of the MS Burgenland shows the brutality of the Nazi era. "Being attacked by several heavy units. My location is about 7° south 26° west. Must sink ship, classified information has been destroyed." - This was the last message from the blockade runner MS Burgenland, which was received by the naval command of the Kriegsmarine on the evening of 5 January 1944. What was meant by classified information was to be the subject of a court case against the former naval attaché in Tokyo and head of the Naval Special Service East Asia, retired Admiral Paul Wenneker, in the mid-1960s....

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