Bundeswehr Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons (WTD 71)

Bundeswehr Technical Center for Ships and Naval Weapons (WTD 71) belongs to the BAAINBw organization. It is located in Eckernförde (Schleswig-Holstein) and was founded in 1957.

The responsibilities of WTD 71 cover the entire range of naval defense technology during all phases of the defense acquisition cycle. Most of its activities focus on the overall system aspects of ships as well as the interdependencies between various components and the system as a whole in a naval environment.

To enable WTD 71 to carry out its tasks in the field of defense technology and science and to perform maritime weapon systems and equipment testing the Bundeswehr technical center can rely on the following resources some of which are unique with Bundeswehr, in Europe or even worldwide:

Facilities for magnetic measurement and treatment of ships and components, such as a large test device for ships and submarines simulating the Earth's magnetic field in order to determine the magnetic protection level of a ship, or the large magnetic component ranging system to measure components during the construction phase of a unit
Measurement sites to measure the acoustic radiation of ships and boats in shallow and deep waters
Range tracking systems (both under and above water), underwater test facility, torpedo firing position and range
Test stands for shock, vibration, climate, resistance to corrosion, flammability and engineering tests
Fleet of nine modern trial ships and boats, including the research ship "Planet"