Category: Security policy

Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" under new command

Frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" under new command

Gepostet von | 4 Sep 2025 | , , | 2

Today, Thursday 4 September 2025, the commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Frigate Captain Volker Kübsch, handed over command of the frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" to Frigate Captain Benedikt Eichhorn. "Taking command of the frigate 'Rheinland-Pfalz' is both an honour and an obligation for me. Especially because we find ourselves in a time in which maritime security is of particular importance. I would like to thank my predecessor and the crew for their professionalism and perseverance," said the new commander. The frigate "Rheinland-Pfalz" is currently in the shipyard for a scheduled maintenance period. The new commander is already looking to the future and swears...

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TKMS signs memorandum of understanding with Indian defence company

TKMS signs memorandum of understanding with Indian defence company

Gepostet von | 4 Sep 2025 | , , | 0

The Kiel-based company TKMS has signed a letter of intent in New Delhi with the Hyderabad-based company VEM Technologies Pvt. Ltd, an Indian defence company specialising in the design, development and manufacture of weapons and airborne systems. The cooperation had already been promised by Federal Chancellor Scholz in 2024 during his visit during the Indo-Pacific Deployment of the German Navy. India is a growing market for the German defence industry. Russia exports twenty times as much as Germany. India has decided in favour of the German Class 214 submarine from TKMS. The Indian government under Prime Minister Modi announced that the Kiel-based company will supply the international...

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Romanian navy puts British minehunter into service

Romanian navy puts British minehunter into service

Gepostet von | 2 Sep 2025 | , , , | 0

The Romanian Navy has commissioned the former British minehunter HMS Pembroke (Sandown class) at an official ceremony in Rosyth, Scotland, under the name "Capitan Constantin Dumitrescu" (M 271). Together with their sister ship Ex HMS Blyth, both mine countermeasures vessels were refurbished in cooperation with the industry (Babcock) before being sold to Romania by the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA), part of the Ministry of Defence. We are delighted that the former HMS Pembroke has joined the Romanian naval forces and will play an important role in the security of the Black Sea in the future," said a Royal Navy flag officer. This also emphasises...

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Ukraine: First overwater attack by a Russian naval drone

Ukraine: First overwater attack by a Russian naval drone

Gepostet von | 1 Sep 2025 | , , , | 0

Russian drone attack on Ukrainian naval unit For the first time in the chronology of the Ukrainian war, the Kiev Navy was attacked and heavily hit by a Russian surface drone (similar to the Ukrainian Magura V) on 28 August 2025. The incident occurred at night in the delta of the Danube estuary. An analysis identifies this location about 30 kilometres upstream (about 3 kilometres west of Wylkowe) on the Ukrainian side of the Danube - in the middle of the river just a few metres away is the NATO border with Romania! The medium-sized reconnaissance ship "Simferopol" (Project Laguna, 55 metres, 1,200 tonnes), built in Kiev according to the plans of the trawler type 502EM and not in service until 2021...

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Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the German Navy

Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the German Navy

Gepostet von | 29 Aug 2025 | , , , | 0

On Thursday, 28 August 2025, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the German Navy for the first time. In a varied programme, the Chancellor was shown some of the Navy's range of capabilities. After a confidential round of talks at the Naval Command with the Inspector of the Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany visited the Commander Task Force Baltic area. The Chancellor was then flown to the frigate "Bayern" in the NH-90 helicopter. There, he was given a tour on board followed by a capability demonstration at sea with the corvette "Magdeburg", the minesweeper "Rottweil", the task force provider "Frankfurt...

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