Change of command in Warnemünde
Frigate Captain Marc T. Tippner handed over the 1st Corvette Squadron to his successor Stephan Lukascyk. The handover was carried out by the deputy commander of Operational Flotilla 1, Captain Dr Zarthe
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Category: Security policy
Efficient maritime surveillance - NVL operator model
Deployment of unmanned boats: Efficient maritime surveillance thanks to NVL's new operator model Until the defence group Rheinmetall takes the future of the naval shipbuilder NVL into its own hands, NVL will not let anyone take the butter off its bread! New in the portfolio: An operator model solution for maritime surveillance with unmanned boats. Here are the key points of the press release and a video. - With the specially developed operator model ISR as a Service by NVL (ISR - Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance), NVL offers the security authorities of Germany and other NATO countries as well as commercial customers an effective and quickly available solution for the targeted and permanent surveillance of predefined sea areas using unmanned boats (USV) available on the market.
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Maritime Cluster Northern Germany presents updated guidelines on ship efficiency
Hamburg, 22 September 2025 - The Maritime Cluster Northern Germany (MCN) today published the fourth edition of the Ship Efficiency Guide. The English-language guide provides companies, researchers and policymakers with practical guidance on how efficient ship operations can be designed as a key lever for more climate-friendly and sustainable shipping, and was developed by an interdisciplinary team of authors consisting of members of the MCN's Ship Efficiency expert group and external experts from the maritime industry. With their expertise and experience, they contribute to presenting the complex topic of ship efficiency in an understandable and practical way. "The guide is based on practical experience for practical use, which is precisely why it...
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Exercise RED STORM BRAVO
With the regional defence exercise RED STORM BRAVO, the Bundeswehr will be training in Hamburg from 25-27 September 2025 with around 500 soldiers together with blue light organisations, Hamburg authorities and companies in a fictitious scenario. RED STORM BRAVO starts: Bundeswehr and civilian actors to train together from Thursday Next Thursday, 25 September 2025, the regional defence exercise RED STORM BRAVO will begin. As already announced several times, the Bundeswehr will be training in Hamburg from 25-27 September 2025 with around 500 soldiers together with blue light organisations, Hamburg authorities and companies in a fictitious scenario. The RED STORM BRAVO manoeuvre led by the Bundeswehr will take place...
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London: Drone combat - a costly affair
Der britische Lenkwaffenzerstörer HMS „Diamond“ (D34, Type 45) war ab Januar 2024 für mehrere Monate als Teil der US-geführten Operation Prosperity Guardian im Roten Meer stationiert. Das Schiff verschoss in einer Nacht mehrere Sea Viper-Raketen, um sieben Drohnen abzuwehren, die auf Handelsschiffe abgefeuert worden waren. Während einige Drohnen im Roten Meer mit relativ kostengünstigen Rohrwaffensystemen abgeschossen werden konnten – wie beispielsweise Phalanx – erfolgten die meisten Abschüsse jedoch mit teuren Raketen. [ds_preview]Eine einzelne Sea-Viper kostet deutlich mehr als 1 Million Euro. Die Gesamtkosten für die von HMS „Diamond“ während ihres Einsatzes im Roten Meer abgefeuerten Raketen werden auf über...
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