Tag: German Navy
Germany, Norway begin construction of new Type 212CD submarines
German and Norwegian defense ministers Boris Pistorius and Bjørn Arild Gram jointly initiated the construction phase of the binational Type 212CD submarine...
German Navy christens new survey vessel ‘Kalkgrund’
The German defense ministry's Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons, Maritime Technology and Research (WTD 71) has christened the survey vessel...
German Navy cuts steel for first replenishment tanker
A June 29 steel-cutting ceremony in Papenburg, Germany, signalled the start of construction for the first of two new Type 707 fleet...
German Navy upgrading second combat support ship into a floating hospital
The German defense procurement agency BAAINBw has contracted German Naval Yard Kiel to build an integrated marine rescue center (i-MERZ) that would...
German submarine returns from Mediterranean Sea mission
The crew of German Type 212 submarine U35 is heading home after almost four months of operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
German Navy completes acceptance trials for 127mm Vulcano ammunition
The German Navy and the German defense technology and procurement agency BAAINBw have completed acceptance trials of the new 127mm Vulcano ammunition.
Atlas Elektronik to deliver anti-submarine warfare kit for German F126 frigates
Atlas Elektronik GmbH has received a contract for the delivery of anti-submarine warfare mission modules (F126 MM ASW) for the German Navy's...
German Navy ship trials laser weapon for first time ever
A German air-defense frigate has hosted a laser weapon trial in the first event of this kind for the German Navy.
German Bundestag approves €560M buy of RAM Block 2B missiles
The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has given its green light for the purchase of 600 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block...
German frigate joining newest US aircraft carrier on maiden deployment
A German air-defense frigate is poised to become one of the first international warships to sail alongside the US Navy's newest aircraft...
