FGS Rottweil Deploys to NATO’s SNMCMG1
Minehunter “Rottweil” left Kiel on January 11, under the command of Lieutenant Captain Oliver Kieling, heading for Oslo. There it joins the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) on.…
FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Becomes SNMG1 Flagship
Like last year, the approximately 210 crew members will be part of the NATO Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF Very High Readiness Joint Task Force). Their operational area…
Second NFS Contract Amendment Awarded
On 21 December 2022, in the frame of the NFS PC meeting, the 2nd Contract Amendment for U212 NFS was awarded. This is another major step towards the progressive development…
JFD Wins Third NATO In-Service Submarine Rescue Support Contract
JFD has won the prestigious ‘Third In-Service Support’ (3ISS) contract, worth £63M, continuing seven years of safety critical operational assurance services to the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). The 3ISS…
Busy NATO Deployment for FS Croix du Sud
From November 7 to December 16, 2022, the Croix du Sud tripartite minehunter (CMT) was integrated into NATO’s Brilliant Shield mission in the Baltic Sea, within the NATO mine warfare…
New NATO Strategic Direction for New Innovation Accelerator
On 12 December 2022, the Board of Directors of NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) agreed that energy resilience, secure information sharing and sensing and surveillance will…
USS James E Williams Takes Over as SNMG2 Flagship
Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) transferred its flagship as scheduled from U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) to U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer…
Three Bundesmarine Ships Home for Christmas
After participating in NATO’s operational units, the “Mosel”, “Sulzbach-Rosenberg” and “Spessart” returned at the beginning of December. Return to their home port in time for the holidays. The crews left…
USS James E Williams to Become SNMG2 Flagship
USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) departed on deployment, December 2, 2022. During the deployment, James E. Williams will serve as the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2)…
ITS Andrea Doria Relieves Alpino in SNMG2
From 2 to 25 November 2022, in fact, the ALPINO frigate of the Navy – Unit of the “Bergamini” Class with peculiar Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities – was aggregated to…