Category: Security policy

Music of the future and reference to the present at the fjord

Music of the future and reference to the present at the fjord

Gepostet von | 19 Sep 2022 | , , , , , | 0

Experten und Praktiker kamen erstmals seit 2019 wieder beim Kiel International Seapower Symposium 2022 zusammen. Thematisch ließen sie den strategischen Blick schweifen. Ein häufig vor allem britischen Premierministern verschiedener Epochen in den Mund gelegtes Bonmot sagt, dass Vorhersagen schwierig sind – insbesondere, wenn sie die Zukunft beträfen. Rund 100 dementsprechend mutige und motivierte Gäste kamen trotzdem kürzlich beim diesjährigen Kiel International Seapower Symposium (KISS) zusammen, um über Naval Warfare 2040 und über Strategien für den Ostseeraum zu beraten. Vorhersagen waren natürlich nicht zu treffen, sondern vielmehr Szenarien zu entwickeln, welche die maritime Sicherheit zwischen heute und in knapp 20...

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First German RBS 15-shot against land target

First German RBS 15-shot against land target

Gepostet von | 15 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

The RBS 15 Mk 3 guided missile has been in service with the German naval forces together with its weapon platform, the class 130 corvettes, since 2008. Due to the comparatively heavy weight of its warhead, it is categorised as a heavy naval missile. It can be used against both sea and land targets, for example against military infrastructure or missile launchers. The target data is generally not provided by the corvettes' own sensors, but by other sources, such as forces on land deployed as spotters or the Sea Falcon drone deployed on corvettes. Until now, the corvettes had only fired the heavy sea target missile against sea targets. Now...

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Unmanned systems for maritime security

Unmanned systems for maritime security

Gepostet von | 12 Sep 2022 | , , , , | 0

It hardly needs the confirmation of the Ukraine war to demonstrate the ever-growing importance of unmanned underwater, surface and airborne systems for maritime security. Camcopters are currently being used by Denmark, Iceland and Romania, among others, for maritime and border surveillance, supported by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The US Navy is testing a SeaGuardian drone with electronic and communication sensors during its major Rimpac 2022 exercise. The US 7th and 5th fleets are rehearsing the use of unmanned systems in exercises with allied partners. The Royal Air Force reports successful trials with drones to saturate enemy air defences and Israel...

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More than sluggish

More than sluggish

Gepostet von | 23 Aug 2022 | , , , | 2

Once put into service as tugs, the various types of naval vessels quickly turned out to be versatile quick-change artists. But after many decades at sea, it is now time to decide on a successor. A Swiss Army knife is a useful little thing, usually carried inconspicuously on a belt or in a trouser pocket so that it is immediately available when needed. There are many very useful and few or no useless functions on such a multi-purpose knife. This is no surprise, as experts have been working on the development of such tools for decades, supported by user feedback. Basic functions and tried and tested...

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Kiel defies all upheavals

Kiel defies all upheavals

Gepostet von | 8 Aug 2022 | , , , , | 0

Geography determines the strategic and military policy significance of the navy, which is stationed in and around Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein, to a disproportionately high degree. As a strategic partner, Kiel's naval shipbuilding companies are highly relevant in terms of security, economic and employment policy as well as technology. Kiel has traditionally been closely associated with the navy. This goes back to two epoch-making strategic military decisions that still shape the city today: firstly, the decision of the Frankfurt National Assembly on 14 January 1848 to build the first German imperial fleet, with Kiel becoming the main war port of the German navy, and secondly, the order issued to the city of Kiel on 24 March 1865 immediately after the end of the German-Danish War...

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