Category: Magazine

Will Putin win?

Will Putin win?

Gepostet von | 27 Apr 2021 | , | 0

The imminent completion of Nord Stream 2 will strengthen Russia Hans Jürgen Witthöft The discussions surrounding the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline have now taken on dimensions that have absolutely nothing to do with its officially communicated objective. Nord Stream 2 is a pipeline that runs parallel to the Nord Stream pipeline, which went into operation in 2011, from Vyborg in Russia under the Baltic Sea to Lubmin in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Both pipelines are designed for throughputs of 55 billion cubic metres each. Nord Stream 1 was politically controversial from the outset. The reason for this was that it was a "deal" between Russian President Vladimir...

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Tight schedule for the Sea Falcon

Tight schedule for the Sea Falcon

Gepostet von | 27 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

Unmanned systems will become increasingly important in the German Navy in the future. The MovMUAS project is currently taking centre stage for the corvettes. Fabian Henning The idea of unmanned aviation is as old as aviation itself. The military has always been the driving force behind the development of such unmanned systems due to the wide range of possible applications. With the rapidly advancing technologies of our dawning information age, there are new outstanding opportunities for unmanned aerial vehicles, which are revitalising applications in the military sector. In the German Navy, this development is taking place against the backdrop of a fundamental, future-orientated change in naval aviation. We are currently experiencing...

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Charting a new course together

Charting a new course together

Gepostet von | 27 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

European cooperation has proven its worth in many areas of the defence industry. Can German-Dutch cooperation become the nucleus for European naval shipbuilding? Christian Freiherr von Oldershausen and Marcel Hendriks Last summer, the Federal Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Damen Schelde Naval Shipyards and Thales for the construction of four frigates 126, the former multi-purpose combat ship 180 (MKS 180). The fact that the new naval combat ship, which was put out to tender across Europe, is to be built by Blohm+Voss in Hamburg under Dutch leadership, caused a great deal of controversy in politics and industry. Understandably so, because in addition to a possible wound to national pride, there were concerns that...

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Shortage economy, staff shortages and corona are a burden

Shortage economy, staff shortages and corona are a burden

Gepostet von | 26 Apr 2021 | , | 0

Zum Jahresbericht 2020 der Wehrbeauftragten Dieter Stockfisch Die Wehrbeauftragte des Bundestages, Eva Högl, beschreibt im Jahresbericht 2020 die seit Jahren bekannten und weiterhin aktuellen Probleme der Truppe: Material- und Personalmangel, Bürokratisierung, unzureichende Einsatzbereitschaft und erstmals Belastungen durch die Corona-Pandemie. Trotz eines rasant gestiegenen Verteidigungsetats von derzeit etwa 50 Milliarden Euro, der sich aus geplanten 47 Milliarden Euro sowie 3,2 Milliarden aus dem Konjunkturprogramm zusammensetzt, zeigen sich Verbesserungen „nur langsam“ und seien meist „kaum erkennbar“. Die materielle Einsatzbereitschaft der Hauptwaffensysteme liegt bei 74 Prozent. Der Bundeswehrverband geht von nur 50 Prozent aus. Laut Högl sei es „absolut unerträglich“, dass es...

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Sea voyage with psychologist

Sea voyage with psychologist

Gepostet von | 26 Apr 2021 | , | 0

The crew of the Brandenburg spent 166 days without going ashore during the mission in the Mediterranean. Commander Jan Hackstein gives an insight into how the men and women coped with this strain. Jan Hackstein Between the beginning of September 2020 and the end of January 2021, the Brandenburg frigate was part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2), one of NATO's four standing maritime task forces. The ship was absent from its home port for a total of 166 consecutive days. The mission, framework conditions and nature of the deployment, as well as the effects of the pandemic, made this voyage exceptional. The main mission during this time was to fulfil the mission-equivalent obligation "NATO Support Aegean"....

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