The last three weeks, DefenceChronicles has collected interesting developments in Germany, which all illustrate how inconsistent the Defence issues have gone in Germany. Inconsistency in the defence procurement The Federal Government has recently announced that it will pour in more money than in decades buying ships worth more
In a rare public intervention during the ‘Hamburger Messe’[1], Lürssen, the German subcontractor to the Dutch Damen, has recently deplored the lack of political support from the city Mayor of Hamburg in the fierce competition around the MKS 180 program in these terms : ‘Dort
In a recent article[1], The Guardian has shed the light on a very fashionable topic inside German naval circles: are the technologies used in Naval surface ships a strategic asset? Is German Naval surface shipbuilding key or not for the Standort Deutschland ? For the British
Like a thunderbolt in the middle of a hot Summer, German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK) has achieved a master stroke. On August 3rd, GNYK signed an agreement with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS), where the Naval division of the troubled ThyssenKrupp is its subcontractor for the development and construction of the multi-purpose combat vessel
One of the biggest Naval procurement programs in Europe and the biggest in Germany since the end of the World War II, the future MKS 180 frigates, sheds the light on a key issue, often neglected: the strategic importance of the domestic order for the
Recently, the President of the Land of Schleswig-Holstein, Mr. Daniel Günther (CDU) and his minister for economy, Mr. Bernd Buchholz (FDP) visited the two shipyards in tough competition for the MKS 180: Blohm+Voss (Lürssen) and German Naval Yards-Kiel. If nothing interesting pertaining to the race has
In an interview published by De Telegraaf, on the 4th of May, the Chief of the Royal Dutch Navy, Admiral Kramer, had made several comments on issues directly linked to the MKS 180 competition in Germany, and to Damen's future role.
In the MKS 180 contest, it is hard to believe that DAMEN, a real champion in civilian service boats or dredges worldwide, could pretend to build heavy multi-mission frigates.
The German government had announced on the 7th February that it would "immediately" stop arms exports to any country participating in the war in Yemen. The move would include Saudi Arabia, a major buyer of German weapons.
The German government had announced on the 7th February that it would "immediately" stop arms exports to any country participating in the war in Yemen. The move would include Saudi Arabia, a major buyer of German weapons.
