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Russian fleet movements in the Baltic Sea

Russian fleet movements in the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 20 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

The Steregushiy-class corvettes RFS "Stoykiy" (545) and RFS "Soobrazitelny" (531), as well as the seagoing tug RFS Viktor "Konetskiy" returned to Baltiysk from the Skagerrak on 15 April 2022. Observers assume routine manoeuvre activity in the North Sea and Atlantic. On 16 April 2022, the large landing ship RFS "Ivan Gren" (010) of the Russian Northern Fleet then moved through the Kattegat and Great Belt into the Baltic Sea, where it arrived in Baltiysk on 18 April 2022. Whether the background to the relocation of the landing ship is a shipyard stay at the Yantar shipyard or the loading or unloading of weapons and equipment is speculation. Possibly...

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Contaminated sites in the Bay of Kiel

Contaminated sites in the Bay of Kiel

Gepostet von | 19 Apr 2022 | , , | 0

Mehr als 75 Jahre nach Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs liegen in der Ostsee noch Tausende Tonnen unterschiedlichster Munition. Die Gefahr für Mensch und Umwelt ist weiter dramatisch. Die Kiel Munition Clearance Week, eine kombinierte Präsenz- und Online-Konferenz, wurde von zahlreichen Vertretern aus Politik, Wissenschaft und Fachexperten besucht. In- und ausländische Experten trafen sich, um hochinteressante Vorträge zu hören und, besonders wichtig, Fachgespräche zu führen. Die Frage, wie nahe die Konferenz am realen Problem Munition im Meer dran war, kann kurz und einfach beantwortet werden: Sehr nahe, teilweise nur einige Hundert Meter entfernt![ds_preview] In der Kieler Bucht präsentiert sich die...

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Bundeswehr to learn to fight again

Bundeswehr to learn to fight again

Gepostet von | 19 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

In her 2021 annual report, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces once again puts her finger in the open wounds. In the 2021 annual report, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl, once again describes the problems of the armed forces that have been known for years and continue to be current: material and personnel shortages, bureaucracy, excessively long planning and award procedures for procurement and insufficient operational readiness. The material operational readiness of the main weapon systems is 77 per cent (2020: 74 %). In the operational areas of Lithuania, Mali and Niger, the operational readiness of major equipment was just under 50 per cent in some cases. The current operational load is leading to extremely high wear and tear in the navy, which is why it is dependent on...

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Shipbuilding in heavy seas

Shipbuilding in heavy seas

Gepostet von | 18 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

Despite many difficulties, there are still a number of highly qualified repair yards in Germany. Together, they ensure the operational readiness of the navy. The insolvency of MV Werften with sites in Wismar, Rostock, Stralsund and Bremerhaven as well as the Pella Sietas shipyard in Hamburg and the Nobiskrug shipyard in Rendsburg have once again highlighted the difficult situation in which shipbuilding in Germany has found itself for years. The construction of large merchant ships such as container freighters and tankers has completely migrated to Asia. German shipyards have therefore focussed on technically sophisticated niche products. These include cruise ships, yachts and specialised vessels. In many of these segments, there are now...

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Ukrainian Admiral at the Potsdam Yacht Club

Ukrainian Admiral at the Potsdam Yacht Club

Gepostet von | 15 Apr 2022 | , | 0

Former Vice Admiral Boris Kozhyn reports from the associations' trade fairs are usually found in the non-public, so-called "Yellow Pages" of the printed marineforum. As part of the association life of the Marine-Offizier-Vereinigung, the Marine-Offizier-Hilfe and the Deutsches Maritimes Institut, we have also created separate sections on our website for this purpose. The editorial team has decided to publish the following report from the MOM Berlin online. The Marineoffiziermesse Berlin regularly organises events on current political topics, this time the war in Ukraine was the occasion. The first commander of the Ukrainian navy, retired Vice Admiral Borys Kozhyn, was warmly welcomed as...

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