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Deutschland comeback post WW2? Germany’s floating laser-weapon: FGS Sachsen tests Rheinmetall-MBDA HEL system that melts drones mid-air

Talk of lasers and artillery often reads like science-fiction. But Germany has made a leap-forward: the defence company Rheinmetall AG in collaboration with MBDA Deutschland GmbH have developed a ...
Naval Technology

German Navy’s F125-class ship Sachsen-Anhalt sets sail for in-port trials

German Navy’s future FGS Sachsen-Anhalt. Credit: thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. The German Navy’s third F125-class frigate, the future FGS Sachsen-Anhalt, has commenced its maiden journey from the ...
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Bundeswehr completes laser weapon demonstrator trials at sea

The laser weapon demonstrator installed on the German Navy's F 124 air-defence frigate FGS Sachsen will inform further development of operational laser weapon systems. (MBDA) The German armed forces ...
Naval Technology

US and German ships conduct interoperability exercise in Baltic Sea

USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) and USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conduct manoeuvring drills with German frigate FGS Sachsen (F219). Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Reuben ...