German Navy

Europe Torpedos 

U.S. Approves FMS Sale of 64 MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes to Germany

July 10, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Foreign Military Sales (FMS), German Navy, Germany, Lockheed P-3 Orion, MK 54 Lightweight Torpedo, Torpedo, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of 64 MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight torpedoes to Germany

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Air Europe 

German Navy Formally Inducts NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments German Navy, Germany, Helicopter, NH90 Sea Lion, NHIndustries NH90, Nordholz Naval Airbase

The German Navy has formally inducted its NH90 Sea Lion naval multi-role helicopter during a ceremony at the Nordholz Naval

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Naval Europe 

Damen Shipyards Signs Contract for Construction of Four MKS 180 Frigates for German Navy

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS), Damen Shipyard, Frigate, German Navy, Germany, MKS 180 (German Navy)

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with the German procurement agency BAAINBw for the construction of four MKS 180

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Naval Europe 

German Parliament Approves €5.6 Billion to Procure Four MKS 180 Frigates

June 19, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Frigate, German Navy, Germany, MKS 180 (German Navy)

German Parliament (Bundestag) has approved the procurement of four MKS 180 frigates for around 5.6 billion euros, the government announced.

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Naval Europe 

German Navy Commissions Second F125 Baden-Württemberg-Class Frigate Nordrhein-Westfalen

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments F125 Baden-Württemberg-class frigate, FGS Nordrhein-Westfalen (F223), Frigate, German Navy, Germany

German Navy commissioned its second F125 Baden-Württemberg-class frigate FGS Nordrhein-Westfalen (F223) during a ceremony on June 10. The ceremony took

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Misc Europe 

NATO’s NCI Agency Delivers Satellite Coverage During German Test Campaign in Caribbean

May 26, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Caribbean, German Navy, Germany, NATO, NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)

The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency delivered essential satellite coverage during tropical climate trials undertaken by the German Navy

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Naval Europe 

German Submarine U-33 Concludes Baltic Sea Deployment Under NATO Command

May 26, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Diesel-electric submarine (SSK), German Navy, Germany, NATO, NATO Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), Naval Base Eckernförde, Submarine, Type 212 SSK, U-33 (S183)

The German Navy Type 212A submarine, U-33 (S183) has just concluded a several-week-long assurance measure deployment under NATO command in

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Industry Europe 

German Naval Yards Withdraws Request to Review German Navy MKS 180 Contract

May 15, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS), Damen Shipyard, Frigate, German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK), German Navy, Germany, MKS 180 (German Navy)

German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) withdrew its request to review the German Navy’s decision to award the MKS 180 multi-purpose

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Naval Europe 

German Navy Type 212A Submarine U-33 Enters Dry Dock for Torpedo Tube Repairs

April 28, 2020May 26, 2020 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Diesel-electric submarine (SSK), German Navy, Germany, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft (HDW), Submarine, ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Type 212 SSK, U-33 (S183)

The German Navy Type 212A submarine, U-33 (S183) entered into a dry dock at ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems’ shipyard in Kiel

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Naval Europe 

German Navy Frigate Baden-Württemberg Returns from Extreme Climate Testing

April 19, 2020 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments F125 Baden-Württemberg-class frigate, FGS Baden-Wurttemberg (F222), Frigate, German Navy, Germany

German Navy’s first F125 frigate Baden-Württemberg (F222) has returned after completing testing of its technical systems under extreme climatic conditions

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