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Rheinmetall plant in Unterlüß

Rheinmetall plant in Unterlüß

Gepostet von | 10 Sep 2025 | , , , | 0

Ammunition, ammunition, ammunition! The company Rheinmetall must have heard this call from the inspector of the navy, Vice Admiral Jan C. Kaack. Rheinmetall has opened the largest ammunition plant in Europe in Unterlüß, Lower Saxony. The aim? To supply the Bundeswehr and European partners with ammunition. There's not much for the navy yet, but that could still happen! The plant was built in just 15 months and will create up to 500 jobs. The investment amounts to almost 500 million euros and is part of a larger strategy to strengthen European defence. The plant is huge - covering an area of around 30,000 m²...

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Naval helicopter under new leadership

Naval helicopter under new leadership

Gepostet von | 10 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

Change of command during major tasks On 5 September, Captain Carsten Holtgreve handed over command of Naval Air Wing 5 to Frigate Captain Thorsten Werning. The mechanical engineer, who once began his career as a technical officer for the Tornado, had four years of responsibility in turbulent times, not only due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. During his time in office, the Seaking MK 41 was decommissioned and the NTH 90 Sea Lion was brought to operational readiness. The introduction of this weapon system was associated with considerable teething troubles, which the commander of the naval aviation command, Captain Broder Nielsen, also described bluntly with regard to the...

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Gorch Fock is in Mürwik this weekend !

Gorch Fock is in Mürwik this weekend !

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Open Monument Day on 14 September 2025 at the Mürwik Naval Academy in Flensburg On Sunday, 14 September 2025, the Mürwik Naval Academy will once again open its doors under the motto of this year's Open Monument Day "Valuable: priceless or irreplaceable?" from 10:00 to 16:45. This year's attractions will be visits to the Gorch Fock training sailing ship and the Pegnitz hollow-barrelled guided tour boat from Kiel, combined with the opportunity to view them as part of the "OPEN SHIPS". In addition, this year we are offering: rides on a navy boat, demonstrations in one of Europe's most modern ship simulators, planetarium presentations, tours of the...

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Wagen un Winnen: 175 years of Fassmer

Wagen un Winnen: 175 years of Fassmer

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On the occasion of its 175th anniversary at the Berne site, the family-owned company FASSMER celebrated with guests from politics, business and the maritime industry. The company presented its entrepreneurial milestones, technical pioneering work and the transformation of a medium-sized company into an international speciality shipbuilder. "Sometimes the sea is smooth as glass, sometimes you fight against the storm," said Managing Director Holger Fassmer in his speech. "Our compass has been our family motto for generations: Wagen un Winnen." A guiding principle that runs through the company's history: from the first dinghies to research vessels, OPVs and climate-neutral propulsion systems. With a current order volume of more than one billion euros...

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If we lose the sea ...

If we lose the sea ...

Gepostet von | 10 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

Das maritime Fundament europäischer Wehrhaftigkeit und gesamtstaatlicher Resilienz ist heute bedeutsamer denn je. Seine Sicherung ist lebenswichtig für ein freies Europa. Im Gegensatz zu den USA gibt es in Europa keine vorgehaltenen Frachtschiffe für den nationalen Notfall. Es gibt Verträge für die Nutzung von Handelsschiffen für strategische Logistik – dimensioniert für militärische Transportaufgaben bei Auslandseinsätzen, nicht für die Versorgung Europas im Verteidigungsfall. Und schaut man sich das grob geschätzte Frachtaufkommen selbst einer Kriegswirtschaft an,[ds_preview] reicht die stark geschrumpfte amerikanische Reserve Fleet von heute nicht mal für eine Seite des Atlantiks aus. Wo vor einigen Jahrzehnten noch ein gewisses Maß...

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