Category: Security policy

German Navy: Target image 2035 published

The TARGET IMAGE for the MARINE from 2035 - energetic entry into unmanned systems and artificial intelligence The inspector of the German Navy, Vice Admiral Jan Kaack, published his goals for the coming decade. Without many more words or interpretations - you can download the accompanying brochure here. To download He also gave an interview in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on 29 March 2023, which can be found at To the...

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Marine Special Forces Command - back from the desert!

Successful cooperation - roll call for returnees for Gazelle training mission On Monday, 3 April 2023 at 1 p.m., a roll call will be held as a symbolic act for the end of the Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) Gazelle. This was part of the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) Mali and will take place with invited guests from politics and the military at the Eckernförde naval base. This special recognition goes not only to the men and women of the Naval Special Forces Command (KSM), but also to all the Bundeswehr units involved, who worked together successfully to make this mission a success. Initially, it was a training mission, which became...

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China, Iran, Russia: Joint naval exercises in the Gulf of Oman

From 15 to 19 March 2023, units of the Chinese, Iranian and Russian navies conducted a joint naval manoeuvre in the area between Muscat (Oman) and Chahbahar (Iran). According to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defence, ten units took part in the "Maritime Safety Belt" exercise: China provided the destroyer 155 "Nanjing" (Type 052D), Russia the frigate "Admiral Gorshkov" and its tanker "Kama", Iran the frigates "Sahand" and "Jamaran", the corvette "Bayandor", the missile boat "Tondar", the small missile ship "Zerekh", additionally the supply ship "Sirzhan" and transporter "Shahid Nazeri", as well as other ships and watercraft. According to Iranian sources, the naval component of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) will also be equipped with smaller vessels...

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EU with revised maritime security strategy

Als Antwort auf die sich wandelnden maritimen Bedrohungen und zur Verbesserung der Gefahrenabwehr auf See aktualisiert die EU ihre Strategie für maritime Sicherheit und passt den dazugehörigen Aktionsplan an, wie die EU-Kommission mitteilt. Die EU-Strategie für maritime Sicherheit und ihr Aktionsplan sind seit 2014 in Kraft. Der Aktionsplan wurde zuletzt 2018 aktualisiert. Mit der Neuauflage von Strategie und Plan will die EU auf die maritimen Entwicklungen seit ihrem Erscheinen reagieren. Dazu zählen nicht nur die geographisch zu verortenden Risiken und illegalen Aktivitäten, sondern auch Cyber- und hybride Bedrohungen. Aus sechs strategischen Zielen werden Maßnahmen abgeleitet. Verstärkung der Aktivitäten auf...

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Mission "Preserve the memorial"

On 2 March, District Administrator Stephanie Ladwig presented a grant of €50,000 for the renovation of the naval memorial in Laboe. The President of the German Naval Association (DMB), former State Secretary Heinz Maurus, expressed his thanks and was delighted that the district of Plön was supporting the mission of "preserving the memorial" with its contribution and joining the "rescue crew". Extensive renovation work has become necessary in order to preserve the memorial for future generations. The façades are a particular cause for concern, as joints and clinker bricks are flaking. Expert investigations in recent years have confirmed the need to renovate the facing brick façade with an area of around...

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