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German Navy: We are puzzling a corvette!

German Navy: We are puzzling a corvette!

Gepostet von | 31 Mar 2023 | , , , | 0

In order to give as many German shipyards as possible a slice of the cake, construction is split between them: one builds the forecastle, another the stern, the third puts everything together and turns it into a proper hull - and the fourth gives the ship an electronic interior! This is what happened again with the German Navy's latest newbuilding, the corvette Luebeck. The towing train with the corvette's forecastle section was towed from German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) through the Kiel Canal (NOK) to Blohm+Voss in Hamburg on 25 March 2023. One day later, on 26 March 2023, the corvette, built by the Lürssen-Peenewerft...

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Berlin: Maritime Capital Forum

Berlin: Maritime Capital Forum

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

It seemed a long time ago: the last time the Maritime Capital Forum (MHF) had issued invitations before the pandemic. Now it was time again: Members of parliament, their staff and the participating parliamentary groups, as well as the maritime community from the navy, the Federal Ministry of Defence, the defence industry, industry and representatives of the press gathered on 29 March at the Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the Federal Government in the Tiergarten district. Under the patronage of the German Maritime Institute and the NATO COE CSW (Center of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters), the MHF organised a Maritime After Work Club following the Munich Security Conference (MSC)....

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thyssenkrupp Marine Systems: Dr Dirk Steinbrink new COO

thyssenkrupp Marine Systems: Dr Dirk Steinbrink new COO

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

From a thyssenkrupp Marine Systems press release Effective 1 June 2023, Dr Dirk Steinbrink (57) will become a member of the Management Board of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. As the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), he will assume overall responsibility for Engineering, Multi Project Management & Planning, Production, Quality Management and Research & Technology. Dr Steinbrink comes from Braunschweigische Maschinenbauanstalt (BMA), an internationally active group of companies specialising in the development, production and sale of machinery, for example for sugar production and processing. The doctor of engineering has had overall responsibility as CEO there since 2018. Prior to this, he held the position of...

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DMB/DMA: Breakfast in Sweden

DMB/DMA: Breakfast in Sweden

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

Once again, the German Naval Academy of the German Naval Association hosted a breakfast, traditionally at the Hopfinger Bräu Berlin. While the previous day's barriers from the British King's state visit were being cleared away next door in front of the Brandenburg Gate, the maritime community of parliamentarians, defence, the German Armed Forces and maritime experts gathered for scrambled eggs. Among them were the former defence commissioners Reinhold Robbe and Heinz-Peter Bartels, as well as the commander of the fleet, Vice Admiral Frank Lenski. The event was well attended and, above all, the guests were in a good mood. DMI President Heinz Maurus and Vice President Karl-Dietrich Haase welcomed the Swedish Ambassador, Per Thöresson. The ambassador's lecture was about...

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German Navy: Target image 2035 published

German Navy: Target image 2035 published

Gepostet von | 30 Mar 2023 | , , | 0

The TARGET IMAGE for the MARINE from 2035 - energetic entry into unmanned systems and artificial intelligence The inspector of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Kaack, published his goals for the coming decade. Without many more words or interpretations - you can download the accompanying brochure here. To download He also gave an interview in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 29 March 2023, which can be found at To the...

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