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Second fleet service boat starts production earlier

Second fleet service boat starts production earlier

Gepostet von | 4 Sep 2025 | , , , | 0

Big day in Wolgast Steel construction began at the Peene shipyard site in Wolgast for the second Class 424 fleet service boat, which will be launched several months earlier than planned to replace the Bundeswehr's OSTE class in the near future. The approximately 130 metre long ships serve as reconnaissance platforms with state-of-the-art sensor technology and fulfil current military requirements. The accelerated production is being achieved through increased involvement of the Peene shipyard and close cooperation with the Federal Office for Equipment, Information Technology and Utilisation in order to meet the current challenges....

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Large-scale exercises to secure the Baltic Sea

Large-scale exercises to secure the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 4 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

September is the month of the major exercises Quadriga and Northern Coast From 18 August to 30 September 2025, the Bundeswehr and 13 partner nations will be conducting a large-scale exercise to protect the Baltic Sea region. Up to 8,400 soldiers from various branches of the armed forces will be deployed. Quadriga 2025 serves to strengthen military capabilities, leadership and multinational cooperation in the Baltic Sea region in order to increase the ability to react in the event of a crisis and to secure the defence of the NATO alliance area. Extensive logistical challenges have to be overcome in order to establish this operational readiness. The exercise includes the complex deployment and supply of armoured forces and...

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Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" under new command

Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" under new command

Gepostet von | 4 Sep 2025 | , , | 2

Today, Thursday 4 September 2025, the commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Frigate Captain Volker Kübsch, handed over command of the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" to Frigate Captain Benedikt Eichhorn. "Taking command of the frigate 'Rheinland-Pfalz' is both an honour and an obligation for me. Especially because we find ourselves in a time in which maritime security is of particular importance. I would like to thank my predecessor and the crew for their professionalism and perseverance," said the new commander. The frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" is currently in the shipyard for a scheduled maintenance period. The new commander is already looking to the future and swears...

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Rheinmetall builds plant to destroy old ammunition 

Rheinmetall builds plant to destroy old ammunition 

Gepostet von | 4 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

Scrap from the North and Baltic Seas is also to be destroyed in Bavaria Rheinmetall is planning to destroy large quantities of old ammunition in the district of Dillingen an der Donau in future. As part of explosive ordnance clearance projects in the so-called offshore and onshore areas, the Düsseldorf-based technology group intends to destroy not only old munitions from the two world wars, but also so-called "newer stockpiled munitions" and take over the disposal of old stocks from the Bundeswehr and other NATO forces. Around 1.6 million tonnes of old munitions are thought to be on the bottom of the North Sea and Baltic Sea alone. This includes artillery shells, ground and sea mines and aerial bombs. In addition, during the Second World War, Germany and the occupied territories...

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TKMS signs memorandum of understanding with Indian defence company

TKMS signs memorandum of understanding with Indian defence company

Gepostet von | 4 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

The Kiel-based company TKMS has signed a letter of intent in New Delhi with the Hyderabad-based company VEM Technologies Pvt. Ltd, an Indian defence company specialising in the design, development and manufacture of weapons and airborne systems. The cooperation had already been promised by Federal Chancellor Scholz in 2024 during his visit during the Indo-Pacific Deployment of the German Navy. India is a growing market for the German defence industry. Russia exports twenty times as much as Germany. India has decided in favour of the German Class 214 submarine from TKMS. The Indian government under Prime Minister Modi announced that the Kiel-based company will supply the international...

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