1. Vice Admiral Axel Schimpf, Chief German Navy Ramifications of Recent Operational Experience on Current Projects German Navy Headquarters

2.  Operational Deployments  Additional Operational Commitments  Communalities and Characteristics  Implications  Influence on Current Projects  Way Ahead  Operational Deployments  Additional Operational Commitments  Communalities and Characteristics  Implications  Influence on Current Projects  Way Ahead Agenda

3.  OPERATION ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR(OAE)  UNIFIL  EUNAVFOR ATALANTA Operational Deployments

4.  Standing NATO Maritime Groups (SNMGs)  German Task Group (TG 501.01 or „EAV“) Additional Operational Commitment

5. Long Duration Long Transit Times Climatic Conditions Excessive Wear & Tear Days At Sea & Absence From Home Base Communalities and Characteristics

6. Operational Capability vs. Operational Requirement Warfare Areas vs. Operational Requirement Unidirectional Operational Reality Asymmetric Threats Increasing Demand For Special Ops Maritime Ops Interlocked with Ops Ashore Communalities and Characteristics

7. Implications The allocation of specialised tasks to a certain type of plattform across its entire service life is no longer feasible. Specialisation in Warfare Areas does not meet the requirements of modern day conflicts and current operations. The missmatch between duration of operations and transit-times needs to be resolved.

8. To develop the ability to re-adjust future platforms to changing operational requirements by incorporating either sufficient reserves in the structural design or inplementation of modular sub- systems. Additionally: increase operational availability by extending period of use in area of operation. Implications: Action Items

9. Current Projects: Frigate Class 125 Tasks: Stabilization Operations Tactical Fire Support to Operations Ashore Counter Asymmetric Threats At Sea Support of Special Operations

10. Current Projects: Frigate Class 125 New Approaches: Intensive Utilisation - 24 Months On Deployment Multi Crew Concept - 4 Ships, 8 Crews Crew Change During Deployments

11. Current Projects: Multi Role Combat Ship Class 180 New Approaches: Intensive Utilisation Multi Crew Concept Mission Modularity Compliance with Budgetary Restraints

12. Way Ahead: Joint Support Ship (JSS) Tasks: Transport of Personnel & Equipment Military Evacuation Ops Enabler for HRO & MIO Support of Joint Ops Command & Control

13. Transport Tact. Supp. SOF Air ASW ASuW AirMedEvac Humanitarian Aid SAR Way Ahead: Maritime Multi-Role Helicopter

14. Vice Admiral Axel Schimpf, Chief German Navy German Navy Headquarters