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Submarines - the capital ships of the Baltic Sea

Submarines - the capital ships of the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 20 May 2025 | , , | 0

Even the possible presence of submarines in a sea area binds the enemy forces. This is because their core contribution to modern naval warfare is clear. Submarines are as fascinating as they are mysterious. They disappear into the shallows of the oceans, appear unexpectedly and without warning from the shadows, are extremely difficult to find and usually operate alone and can only be reached sporadically. These are facts that will not change in the foreseeable future. This picture encourages debates about their role in modern naval warfare, which erupt time and again - especially after a security policy caesura. As was the case in the 1950s and 1990s, a new...

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Great Britain: Four destroyers receive DragonFire laser weapons

Great Britain: Four destroyers receive DragonFire laser weapons

Gepostet von | 20 May 2025 | , , | 0

The kingdom intends to spend almost 3 billion euros on upgrading the weaponry of its Type 45 destroyers (Daring class) - not only to give the fleet more firepower in the short term, but also to visibly come closer to the 2.5% target for defence spending. Not just one, but four of the ships are to be equipped with the DragonFire LDEW (Laser Directed Energy Weapon) laser weapon system by 2027, which is currently only available as a demonstrator. In addition to the advantage of unlimited availability on board (as long as enough electrical energy can be generated), the laser weapon also offers a price advantage: a laser shot costing well under a hundred euros is equivalent to...

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Lithuania - small multi-purpose combat boats for the Baltic States

Lithuania - small multi-purpose combat boats for the Baltic States

Gepostet von | 19 May 2025 | , , | 0

Lithuania procures Jehu-class combat boats - NATO cooperation in the Baltic region strengthens maritime security To strengthen regional maritime security, Finland, Latvia and Lithuania have signed a technical agreement in 2024: the "Common Future Multipurpose Attack Craft" (CFMAC). This joint procurement programme for small combat boats is also open to other NATO members with comparable equipment requirements. Finland already deploys a fleet of twelve boats of this type as the Jehu class. At the beginning of April, Vilnius, together with the Finnish shipyard Marine Alutech, announced that Lithuania had now ordered two of these multi-purpose boats. The units, which are based on the Watercat M18 model, are intended for the Lithuanian Navy and will be assigned to the coastal defence battalion...

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Combined Joint Task Forces fuelled by multi-domain operations

Combined Joint Task Forces fuelled by multi-domain operations

Gepostet von | 19 May 2025 | , , | 0

The Combined Joint Task Forces (CJTF) concept is a NATO concept proposed in 1994 and approved in 1996 by Allied Force Commands for the command of NATO units in crisis management and conflict prevention. Today - three decades later - it is still used in numerous operations around the globe. Meaning of the term CJTF To better understand the term, it must be broken down into its component parts: Behind the term force is a military formation or unit. A task force is an organisation with a specific, common mission. It usually disbands after completion of the mission or expiry of an agreed period of time.

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Coalition agreement 2025: light and shade close together

Coalition agreement 2025: light and shade close together

Gepostet von | 16 May 2025 | , , | 0

The coalition agreement is now in place - and perhaps by the time this issue is published there will be a prospect and a date for the election of a chancellor and the formation of a coalition. The coalition agreement refers to the dynamically developing security policy situation, which is characterised by the fact that war is no longer just threatened, but actually waged. However, apart from the mention of Russia, a cloak of silence has been drawn over the very hot global threat. The key aspects of the situation are recognised: "For the first time since the end of the Second World War, Germany and Europe must be in a position to ensure their security...

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