Germany is reportedly implementing a severe overhaul of the nation’s navy, led by Protection Minister Boris Pistorius.
The revamp of the navy seeks to ‘make the force more capable of defending Germany and its allies.’
Deutsche Welle reported that the new protection pointers state: “‘We must be the backbone of deterrence and collective defense in Europe. Our own population, as well as our partners in Europe, North America and the world, expect us to face up to this responsibility’.”
Nevertheless, in the actual world, issues should not going so effectively for the Bundeswehr, because the deploying of the frigate ‘Hessen’ to the Pink Sea has made clear.
German paper Bild’s editor Julian Röpcke has written about what he calls the ‘incredible double mishap in the German Navy off the coast of Yemen!’
The drama befell on Monday night and is ’emblematic of the partly desolate state of the German military beneath Protection Minister Boris Pistorius’.
BILD reported:
“The German warship’s radar programs incorrectly acknowledged a drone circling overhead as hostile. The ‘Hessen’ then fired two rockets at them.
However in actuality the unknown plane was a US MQ-9 Reaper drone (20 meter wingspan, 30 million euros).
A blessing in disguise for the Individuals: Each German SM2 interceptor missiles [failed to] attain their goal for technical causes, however as a substitute fell into the ocean with out reaching something.”
Germany deployed the frigate Hessen with round 240 troopers on board.
The Reaper drone flies 40,000 toes excessive, whereas the utmost operational altitude of the German SM-2 anti-aircraft missile is over 65,000 toes – so it ought to have been effectively inside fireplace vary.
“Defense Ministry spokesman Michael Stempfle confirmed on Wednesday that the drone that was targeted and shot at could not initially be assigned to any of the allied nations. The ‘Hesse’ then tried to shoot down this drone, but was unsuccessful.”
Earlier than firing the missiles, the frigate had requested all allied nations in regards to the drone, and no nation had reported it within the operational space.
Solely later did it end up that it was an ‘unreported drone’.
US fight drones are reportedly working within the area in missions that don’t have anything to do with the operation within the Pink Sea.
German opposition MP Florian Hahn says that Olaf Scholz and his dysfunctional coalition hid the issues from lawmakers.
“We’ve solely now came upon when requested that among the ammunition from the frigate ‘Hessen’ can now not be procured as a result of there isn’t any longer any industrial capability to do it.
So, when the shares are depleted, the Navy can now not restock them – and has to withdraw the frigate. Parliament determined to deploy with out understanding that there was clearly an ammunition downside with the category 124 frigate.”
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