>Germany has commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier as it seeks to counter Russia’s much larger fleet of warships and also expand Germany’s indigenous ship-building capabilities.
>Designed by the German Bundesmarine and to be built in the Blohm+Voss Shipyard in Hamburg, the new 262-metre (860-foot) CVN Großdeutschland-Class Aircraft Carrier was launched by President Olaf Scholz on Friday as part of the country’s commemoration of 150 years since the unification of Germany in 1871.
>More than just adding to the country’s naval capabilities, Scholz stressed the importance of Germany now being only one of a handful of nations with an indigenous aircraft carrier production programme.
>“It’s a historic day and landmark achievement for the German Volk,” Herr Scholz said. “It’s an example of my government’s thrust to make Germany’s defence sector self-reliant and project German military power across the globe.”
>The carrier is the largest warship to be built in Germany, and can carry a crew of about 1,600 and operate a fleet of 30 aircraft, including fighter jets and helicopters, the Bundesmarine said.
What are the implications of Germany's rapid re-militarization?
subtle but nobody would name it Großdeutschland.. big giveaway
Xavier Campbell
Germany 'ready to take burden off America' Lambrecht confirmed that Europe's security was still guaranteed by its most important ally, the US.
"But this ally has been forced to shift its main focus of attention to security in the Pacific region," she said.
This meant that Europe, and above all Germany, had to play a more important role, she said, "Germany is ready to take the burden off America in Europe and thus make a decisive contribution to sharing the load fairly," Lambrecht said.
not subtle at all if you know anything about military at all Germany has no use for a carrier
David Cooper
This. If you float anything that's designed to function further than the Baltic/Mediterranean/North sea, you're burning tax money for no reason.
Landon Wilson
I wouldnt be surprised after the big anouncement of retarded purchases by our goverment instead of just using the special fund to bring our army up tp date
Bentley Taylor
true. E.g. the announced Arrow 3 purchase is extremely retarded and an inefficient waste of money. I expect the 100 bn to be wasted too.
Gavin King
>the announced Arrow 3 purchase is extremely retarded and an inefficient waste of money
It's not your country's fault, you have been forced to spend German tax payer money on inefficient Israeli weapons/tech as a form of continued reparations. It's all about money flowing from Germans into the hands of Israelis
Jason Sullivan
was that the anti icbm shield from israel?
Carson Martin
unironically true. The drones we buy for them are way overpriced too. And the warships we sell them are heavily subsidized. yes, but these systems can't even reliably protect against ballistic missiles and are extremely expensive.
which over oceanic deployments are germans prepping for? retaking namibia? these things are clearly made for over horizon operations, i saw some user mentioning defending baltic sea but baltic sea is a light jog away from germany
so its either africa, asia, or americas.. i never knew germans planned to do anything in either
Christian Jackson
its fake
Gavin Miller
OP is baiting, Germany doesn't plan to build a carrier pic related is our entire navy
