German Navy Archives

German Naval Yards Kiel Files Complaint Against MKS 180 Decision

February 21, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BAAINBw, Damen Shipyard, Frigate, German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK), German Navy, Germany, MKS 180 (German Navy)

The German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) has challenged the decision of the German Federal Ministry of Defence to award the

Europe Naval

German Navy Combat Support Vessel Frankfurt am Main Arrives at German Naval Yards Kiel for iMERZ Integration

February 20, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Frankfurt am Main (A 1412), German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK), German Navy, Germany, iMERZ Naval Rescue Center, Replenishment oiler (AOR), Type 702 Berlin-class AOR

The German Navy combat support vessel Frankfurt am Main (A 1412) has arrived at the German Naval Yards facility in

Europe Naval

German Navy Selects Damen, Blohm+Voss for MKS 180 Multi-Purpose Combat Ship Program

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Blohm+Voss (B+V), Damen Shipyard, Frigate, German Navy, Germany, Lürssen, MKS 180 (German Navy), Thales

The German government has announced its intention to select Damen as the main contractor, together with partners Blohm+Voss and Thales,

Europe Training & Simulation

CAE to Provide German Navy with Comprehensive NH90 Sea Lion Training Solution

December 20, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments CAE Inc., Cockpit Procedures Trainer (CPT), Full-mission simulator (FMS), German Navy, Germany, Helicopter, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), NHIndustries NH90, Operational Tactics Trainer (OTT), Training and Simulation

CAE announced on Dec. 19 that CAE Elektronik GmbH has signed a contract with the NATO Support and Procurement Agency

Air Europe

Airbus Delivers First NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter to German Armed Forces

October 24, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus, Airbus Helicopters, BAAINBw, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), German Navy, Germany, Helicopter, NHIndustries NH90

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter to the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) Federal Office

Directed-energy weapons Europe

Rheinmetall, MBDA to Develop High-Energy Laser Effector System for German Navy

August 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAAINBw, German Navy, Germany, K130 Braunschweig-class corvette, Laser weapon, MBDA Missile Systems, Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall and MBDA intend to construct, integrate and test a laser demonstrator for the German Navy’s K130 Braunschweig class corvettes.

Air Europe

German Navy’s NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter Successfully Completes Mission Demonstration

July 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BAAINBw, German Navy, Germany, Helicopter, NHIndustries NH90

The NH90 Sea Lion helicopter successfully completed mission demonstrations for its relevant roles in the German Navy, including SAR missions,

Air Europe

Kratos’ Aerial Target Drones Support German Navy Missile Firing Exercise

June 25, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerial Target Drone, BQM-167i, Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter, German Navy, Germany, Kratos, Kratos MQM-178 Firejet, Sweden, Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV)

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Unmanned Systems Division successfully completed Swedish Defence Materiel Administration’s (FMV) missile

Europe Naval

German Navy Commissions Its First F125 Baden-Württemberg-Class Frigate

June 17, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments F125 Baden-Württemberg-class frigate, FGS Baden-Wurttemberg (F222), Frigate, German Navy, Germany

German Navy officially commissioned its first Baden-Württemberg-class frigate, Baden-Wurttemberg (F222), during a ceremony attended by German Defense Minister Ursula von