
Germany Approves The Procurement Of Five P-8A Poseidon MPA
The German parliament (Bundestag) has formally approved, June 23, the procurement of five P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircrafts (MPA) from Boeing for the German Navy (Deutsche Marine).

The German parliament (Bundestag) has formally approved, June 23, the procurement of five P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircrafts (MPA) from Boeing for the German Navy (Deutsche Marine).

On Saturday, June 12, 2021, the submarine “U 35”, which belongs to the 1st Submarine Squadron, left its home port of Eckernförde and headed for the Mediterranean to take part in the EU operation “Irini”.
The German Navy (Deutsche Marine) commissioned its third F125 Baden-Württemberg-class Frigate on Monday, May 17, 2021. The “Sachsen-Anhalt” joined the German fleet during a ceremony at Naval Base Heppenser Groden in Wilhelmshaven.
According to official documents quoting Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas Silberhorn, the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) would have selected the Boeing P-8A Poseidon…
On March 24, 2021, the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr, General Eberhard Zorn, handed over command of the German Navy from Vice Admiral Andreas Krause to his successor, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach.
Today, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tk MS) handed over the frigate “SACHSEN-ANHALT” to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in Wilhelmshaven.
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is modernising the TRS-3D radars of two K130-class corvettes of the German Navy, as well as an associated shore facility.

MBDA and Rheinmetall won a contract to fabricate, integrate and support testing of a laser weapon demonstrator in the maritime environment.
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that it delivered new REMUS 100 Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to the German Navy.
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