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The Bundeswehr must be better equipped more quickly

The Bundeswehr must be better equipped more quickly

Gepostet von | 13 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

The Annual Report 2024 of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces has been published In the Annual Report 2024, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Dr Eva Högl, demands in view of the acute global threats and wars (Ukraine): "The Bundeswehr's personnel, material and infra-structural equipment must improve more quickly." Despite investments, including the 100 billion special fund, the structural reform of the Bundeswehr is progressing far too slowly. However, the Territorial Command and the Operational Command have been transferred to a joint Operational Command of the Bundeswehr, and CIR (Cyber and Information Space) has been established as the fourth branch of the armed forces. In 2024, the Bundeswehr was also equipped for international crisis management missions up to...

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MASS from Rheinmetall for the Australian Navy

MASS from Rheinmetall for the Australian Navy

Gepostet von | 13 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

Rheinmetall's MASS decoy system: assembly for the Australian Navy begins The Royal Australian Navy will in future be equipped with Rheinmetall's MASS (Multi Ammunition Soft Kill System) decoy system. Initially, six ships are to receive the modern protection system. Assembly has begun at the Australian subsidiary Rheinmetall Defence Australia, as the company announced on 11 March. Production will take place at the Military Vehicle Center of Excellence (MILVEHCOE), Rheinmetall Defence Australia's centre of excellence for military vehicles. "This is Rheinmetall's largest single order to date in the field of ship protection technology and could potentially be extended to the entire Australian fleet."- Nathan Poyner, Managing Director of Rheinmetall Defence...

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Friedrichshafen - Rolls-Royce Power Systems continues to invest

Friedrichshafen - Rolls-Royce Power Systems continues to invest

Gepostet von | 12 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

Der britische Konzern Rolls-Royce, zu dem Rolls-Royce Power Systems (mtu) seit 2014 vollständig gehört, betreibt drei Kerngeschäftsfelder: Zivile Luft- und Raumfahrt, Energiesysteme und Verteidigung. Rolls-Royce hat nun angekündigt, sein Investitionsprogramm nach 2024 auch in 2025 fortzusetzen, gerade um als Unternehmen bis 2050 das Netto-Null-Emissions-Ziel zu realisieren. Gleichzeitig will es seine Kunden dabei unterstützen, dasselbe zu erreichen. Dazu ist allerdings [ds_preview]eine Menge Kapital erforderlich. Die für das abgelaufene Geschäftsjahr veröffentlichten Zahlen der Friedrichshafener geben allerdings Hoffnung. Der bereinigte Umsatz 2024 kletterte um 11 % auf erstmals über 5 Mrd. Euro, der bereinigte Betriebsgewinn liegt mit 662 Mio. Euro sogar um...

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"Rhön" in the NATO organisation

"Rhön" in the NATO organisation

Gepostet von | 11 Mar 2025 | , , | 0

Fuel transporter "Rhön" becomes part of the NATO "Standing NATO Maritime Group 1" You don't want to shout about it, but the old tankers are simply indispensable. Yet another tanker has to join an SNMG as the German contribution to the NATO Standing Maritime Group. The "Rhön" not only has to remain in the North and Baltic Seas until the end of June 2025, but will also have to act as a floating refuelling station for NATO for a good while yet. Such a ship is very welcome and we will have to wait at least another two years until the successors are ready and operational. The supply of fuel for the participating NATO partners increases sea endurance and...

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Norddeich - travelling fully electrically in the Wadden Sea

Norddeich - travelling fully electrically in the Wadden Sea

Gepostet von | 11 Mar 2025 | , , , | 0

Damen Shipyards was once again able to impress when the Dutch shipyard group handed over Germany's first fully electric catamaran ferry (e-cat) to its operator, AG Reederei Norden-Frisia, in January. The ship can carry up to 150 passengers and will operate in the East Frisian Wadden Sea. Built at Damen shipyards in Poland and the Netherlands, the catamaran has two propellers, each driven by a 600 kW electric motor. In view of the shallow waterways, it was designed with two hulls with a draught of just 1.2 metres. The aluminium hulls and the superstructure, which is also made of aluminium, keep the weight of the ship low, allowing it to reach speeds of up to 1.2 metres.

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