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DW
4 days ago
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Treasure islands in the Pacific (Part 1) – DW – 08/06/2025
It's an adventurous journey into a remote and fascinating world: in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, people search for hidden treasures, explore the consequences of climate change, or dive with whales. For this two-part documentary, a camera team travels in a propeller plane to the 'treasure islands' of the Pacific. They circumnavigate an area that – though roughly the size of China and the USA combined – has only half the population of Berlin. The Pacific Ocean is larger than the entire land mass of the Earth combined. All the continents could fit into it and still be surrounded by water. Today, it is increasingly becoming a strategic arena for the world's major powers – each seeking to safeguard its own economic and political interests. In Hawaii, the team accompanies the German Air Force's Eurofighter pilots, as well as naval divers from the German Armed Forces. They are practicing to defend German interests in the Pacific. From an economic point of view alone, it is absolutely clear 'that the Pacific has a very important, fundamental significance for Germany,' explains Ingo Gerhartz, a longtime officer from the German Air Force, who was recently named Commander of the NATO Allied Joint Force Command in Brunssum, the Netherlands. Lucie Knor, a German doctoral student, is researching how an increased uptake of greenhouse gases is affecting living conditions in the ocean around Hawaii. On the Cook Islands, the team finds out how climate change impacts the lives of whales. Whale researcher Nan Hauser and her team hope that their work will shed new light on the migration of whales – to protect them. They say their research is also about 'giving whales a voice so that people love and respect them,' says Nan Hauser. Many islands are facing an uncertain future. But on the Cook Islands, people are hoping for a new gold rush, thanks to the presence of minerals in the seabed that could become increasingly valuable as demand for renewable energies grows. Mark Brown, head of the Cook Islands government, says deep-sea mining has the potential to make his island nation more economically independent.
DW
23-07-2025
- Science
- DW
Treasure Islands in the Pacific - Part 1 – DW – 07/23/2025
It's an adventurous journey into a remote and fascinating world: in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, people search for hidden treasures, explore the consequences of climate change, or dive with whales. For this two-part documentary, a camera team travels in a propeller plane to the "treasure islands' of the Pacific. They circumnavigate an area that - though roughly the size of China and the USA combined - has only half the population of Berlin. The Pacific Ocean is larger than the entire land mass of the Earth combined. All the continents could fit into it and still be surrounded by water. Today, it is increasingly becoming a strategic arena for the world's major powers - each seeking to safeguard its own economic and political interests. In Hawaii, the team accompanies the German Air Force's Eurofighter pilots, as well as naval divers from the German Armed Forces. They are practicing to defend German interests in the Pacific. From an economic point of view alone, it is absolutely clear "that the Pacific has a very important, fundamental significance for Germany,' explains Ingo Gerhartz, a longtime officer from the German Air Force, who was recently named Commander of the NATOAllied Joint Force Command in Brunssum, the Netherlands. Lucie Knor, a German doctoral student, is researching how an increased uptake of greenhouse gases is affecting living conditions in the ocean around Hawaii. On the Cook Islands, the team finds out how climate change impacts the lives of whales. Whale researcher Nan Hauser and her team hope that their work will shed new light on the migration of whales - to protect them. They say their research is also about "giving whales a voice so that people love and respect them,' says Nan Hauser. Many islands are facing an uncertain future. But on the Cook Islands, people are hoping for a new gold rush, thanks to the presence of minerals in the seabed that could become increasingly valuable as demand for renewable energies grows. Mark Brown, head of the Cook Islands government, says deep-sea mining has the potential to make his island nation more economically independent. Broadcasting Hours: DW English THU 07.08.2025 – 01:15 UTC THU 07.08.2025 – 04:15 UTC FRI 08.08.2025 – 09:15 UTC FRI 08.08.2025 – 16:15 UTC FRI 08.08.2025 – 21:15 UTC SAT 09.08.2025 – 19:15 UTC SUN 10.08.2025 – 02:15 UTC MON 11.08.2025 – 12:15 UTC Lagos UTC +1 | Cape Town UTC +2 | Nairobi UTC +3 Delhi UTC +5,5 | Bangkok UTC +7 | Hong Kong UTC +8 London UTC +1 | Berlin UTC +2 | Moscow UTC +3 San Francisco UTC -7 | Edmonton UTC -6 | New York UTC -4
DW
11-06-2025
- Politics
- DW
German imports from Russia fell 95% since war in Ukraine – DW – 06/11/2025
Skip next section German general Ingo Gerhartz becomes new commander of NATO's Joint Force Command 06/11/2025 June 11, 2025 German general Ingo Gerhartz becomes new commander of NATO's Joint Force Command From today, German Air Force General Ingo Gerhartz will oversee the operational protection of NATO's eastern flank. The 59-year-old will assume command of the relevant NATO headquarters, the "Allied Joint Force Command," in Brunssum, the Netherlands, from Italian General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta at noon. Following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, deterring and defending the eastern part of the alliance area has once again become a core task for NATO states. Recently, warnings that Russia could test NATO's commitment to mutual defense have become more forceful. One of the three operational NATO headquarters is located in Brunssum. The other two are in Naples and Norfolk, Virginia, and are led by Americans. Gerhartz was promoted to four-star general before assuming his new position.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Business
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German Air Force receives first parts for Arrow 3 system from Israel
The chief of Germany's Air Force has travelled to Israel to procure the first part of the Arrow 3 air-defence system, as Germany seeks to boost its air defences in light of Europe's altered security landscape. Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz visited Arrow 3 manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Tel Aviv to receive the central communication element of the weapons system, a spokesman for the air force said. Germany's Air Force is aiming for the modern hypersonic, anti-ballistic missile system to achieve initial operational readiness by the end of this year, as the country is looking to close a defence gap. Arrow 3 is able to shoot down missiles at an altitude of more than 100 kilometres - meaning it can destroy projectiles outside of the atmosphere, a capability Germany's current defence umbrella doesn't have. "With Arrow 3, Germany is procuring an Israeli weapons system on my initiative that will help to protect Germany against threats from the air," Gerhartz told dpa. The first of three locations for the firing units is set to be Holzdorf military airbase in eastern Germany, some 75 kilometres south of the German capital, where construction work is under way. Germany is seeking to invest heavily in its air defence in light of Russia having significantly ramped up its defence industry amid its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, sparking fears that Moscow might launch an attack on European NATO territory in the coming years. To this end, Germany has also launched an initiative for a common European air defence system - the European Sky Shield Initiative.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Politics
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Germany's Luftwaffe opens new headquarters to command air operations
The German air force is strengthening its ability to plan and command defence operations from a new headquarters in north-western Germany. A new Air Component Command (ACC) went into service on Friday in Kalkar, near Germany's border with the Netherlands. Lieutentant General Ingo Gerhartz called the redeveloped command post a "decisive point" for Germany's "national and alliance defence." The headquarters will facilitate multinational operations between NATO allies and the Luftwaffe, Germany's air force. "Air Defender, the largest air force deployment exercise, showed that it took some time before we were able to command our partners' aircraft. We are now changing that with the ACC," Gerhartz told dpa on Friday. The German military said the headquarters is "capable of operationally implementing political decisions on the employment of air forces within the scope of national and collective defence at any time without lead time, thus ensuring immediate response capability at any time in the event of a crisis."
