Bundeswehr launches “Red Storm Bravo” Military Exercise in Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany – September 25, 2025 – The German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr)โฃ commenced the “Red Storm Bravo” militaryโ exercise today in Hamburg, a large-scale operation designed to โขenhance readiness and coordination for potential โคnational security challenges.โข The exercise,scheduled to โconclude at the end of September,will involve a range of scenarios focused on โbolstering defense capabilities within an urban habitat.
This โคexercise arrives at a time of heightened geopolitical tension and increasing โfocus on national resilience. “Red Storm Bravo” aims to prepare โthe Bundeswehr for a spectrum of potential crises, from natural disastersโ to defense against hybridโฃ threats. The drills will test the ability of military personnel toโข operate effectively in a densely โคpopulated โฃcity, coordinating wiht civilian authorities andโฃ responding โฃto complex, evolving situations. Commander Kurt Leonards โฃemphasized the importanceโ of the exercise, โstating thatโ it provides a crucial possibility to rehearse essential procedures and refine operational strategies.โค
According to โขCommander Leonards, the exercise will focus on rehearsing key โoperationalโ elements. The specific nature โof these rehearsals has not been disclosed, but the Bundeswehrโ confirmed the exercise is intended to improve its ability โtoโ respond to a โฃvariety of security challenges.
The exercise is scheduled โฃto be discussed โin detail on NDR 90.3’sโ “NDR 90.3 Current” program today, September 24, 2025, atโ 4:45 p.m. local time.
