{"id":56823,"date":"2020-03-12T22:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/12\/germany-plans-to-send-a-warship-to-the-indian-ocean\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:14:40","slug":"germany-plans-to-send-a-warship-to-the-indian-ocean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2020\/03\/12\/germany-plans-to-send-a-warship-to-the-indian-ocean\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany plans to send a warship to the Indian Ocean"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

COLOGNE, Germany \u2014 The German Navy plans to send its frigate Hamburg to the Indian Ocean in June to conduct port visits and partake in a regional, naval powwow on the French island of R\u00e9union, the service announced March 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The air-defense vessel will begin its journey in May with interceptor test firings off the coast of Norway. It is then scheduled to steam toward the Indian Ocean for a five-month training mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late June, a visit at R\u00e9union\u2019s Indian Ocean Naval Symposium is on the agenda, followed by a trip to Australia as well as various port visits and exercises along the way, the German Defence Ministry announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The planned Hamburg deployment comes as Germany\u2019s defense leaders test the waters for new engagements far from home. The sea service especially is seen by some as a potential harbinger for the type of out-of-area missions that the homeland defense-focused German military wants to expand to underwrite its geopolitical ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\t