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The manufacturer is Transas, a company with roots in Saint Petersburg, Russia, a branch of which was bought by Finland\u2019s W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navi Sailor 4000-series terminals, a kind of digital version of nautical maps, are standard pieces of equipment on many commercial vessels. Some Western governments have chosen the equipment for their security forces in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Bild am Sonntag report, the German Navy\u2019s association with Transas goes back to 2005. Twitter sleuths this week circulated a photo of a Transas terminal installed on the German frigate Brandenburg as proof that surface ships also were equipped with the technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Navy spokesman told Defense News that the potential for security risks was acknowledged inside the service, though details are classified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inner workings of navigation and geolocation are typically highly guarded secrets on naval vessels, as many types, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2021\/03\/25\/agreement-in-hand-german-norwegian-submarine-scheme-awaits-funding-decision\/\">submarines<\/a>, try to evade detection by adversaries for the advantage of surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Western defense officials have previously acknowledged that navigation services can amount to an Achilles\u2019 heel in military operations. Savvy adversaries could jam the GPS signal, for example, or trick forces by feeding them erroneous position markers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the Bild am Sonntag report, the data encryption level used by the Transas equipment is below that required for military equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeremy St\u00f6hs, non-resident naval analyst at the University of Kiel in northern Germany, said there is a potential for over-hyping the problem. \u201cOne has to assume that there is very conscious consideration given to what kinds of systems are installed on the few submarines that Germany has,\u201d he told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019d be very careful with the assumption that German submarines are \u2018sailing with Russian navigation,\u2019 as the reporting would make you believe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, several lawmakers are alarmed enough to demand answers. Bundestag members Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann and Tobias Lindner, the Free Democratic and Green parties\u2019 leading voices on defense topics, respectively, have called for the parliamentary Defence Committee to discuss potential risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lindner\u2019s office queried the Defence Ministry about the issue in November 2020, receiving a classified response, according to a staffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesman for Finnish Transas owner W\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 argued his company has no connection to the Russian defense branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cW\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 acquired Transas in 2018 for its commercial marine business and did not acquire a previous defense business which had the same ownership but was separate from the current marine business,\u201d the spokesman wrote in an email. \u201cWe understand that the defense business was sold by the former owners in or around 2015, and it has 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