Tag: ammunition
NATO boss Stoltenberg warns China against arms deliveries
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin Xi’s visit to Moscow has met with a lot of criticism from the West – not least because it has not…
Zelensky thanks the US and Europe for new military aid
Ukrainian soldiers reload ammunition The EU and the US have announced new military aid to Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) Kyiv, Moscow Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised the new military aid…
Xi starts “peace trip” in Moscow – Europe establishes ammunition pact
Berlin, Brussels What the Europeans think of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “peace trip” to Moscow was already made clear by the topics at the joint meeting of EU foreign and…
How Europe intends to support Ukraine’s summer offensive
armed forces Analyzes are circulating in Brussels according to which Ukraine is currently firing 110,000 grenades a month, but would need 300,000 a month to be successful in a counteroffensive.…
What else can Moscow come up with? The Great Mystery of Russia’s Munitions Inventory
Burned out Russian ammunition depot Russia is apparently looking for new suppliers of war ammunition. (Photo: AP) Berlin Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, is furious. For weeks…
The country lost the economic war long ago
The author Wolfgang Ischinger is a former ambassador to Washington and was head of the Munich Security Conference. (Photo: Klawe Rzezcy) In the book “Jim Button and Luke the Locomotive…
At what price does Ukraine want to keep Bakhmut?
Bachmut Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer at Russian positions near Bakhmut. Kiev is losing hundreds of soldiers every day, which is causing noticeable unrest. (Photo: dpa) Vienna The current…
“It has to be produced before it can be delivered”
Ukrainian soldiers fire a French Caesar self-propelled howitzer Ukraine has a requirement of up to 300,000 artillery shells per month. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin The EU countries want to boost…
EU wants to eliminate dramatic shortage of ammunition in Europe
>>iOS For joint ammunition procurement, 25 of the 27 member states have already agreed to order seven different types of 155mm projectiles. The project, which is to be run through…
Disappointment: Has the turning point failed?
Good morning dear readers, It is exactly one year ago today that Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave a historic speech in which he outlined Germany’s response to the Russian…
The first Leopard 1 tanks should be operational by June at the latest
Ukrainian soldier in front of a Marder armored personnel carrier A limiting factor in training is the lack of interpreters. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Bundeswehr wants to have trained more…
Ukraine must defend itself with a patchwork army
Ukrainian soldiers with Russian T-72 tanks The Ukrainian army shows a lot of flexibility within its hodgepodge of weapons, but it also has to deploy a lot of personnel. (Photo:…
Swiss parliament wants to facilitate arms deliveries
Cheetah anti-aircraft tank Germany is not allowed to pass on cheetah ammunition produced in Switzerland to Ukraine. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Zurich The easing of the Swiss export ban…
“Support for Ukraine is the fastest way to peace”
Brussels NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is increasing the pressure on the German government to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. “We are in a crucial phase of the war,”…
“Support for Ukraine is the fastest way to peace”
Brussels NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is increasing the pressure on the German government to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. “We are in a crucial phase of the war,”…
“Support for Ukraine is the fastest way to peace”
Brussels NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is increasing the pressure on the German government to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. “We are in a crucial phase of the war,”…
Which makes it likely that the war will end in 2023 after all
theater of war The shelling of a field near Izium in the Kharkiv region has left a cratered landscape. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After ten months of inexorable war in Ukraine,…
Two percent target of NATO: new endurance test for Stoltenberg
Jens Stoltenberg It is unclear whether the NATO Secretary General will stay in office much longer. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Jens Stoltenberg’s reputation for being “reliable” and “essential” precedes him. He…
Defense company builds new ammunition production in Germany
Berlin Rheinmetall is building an extensive new ammunition production facility in Germany with the aim of supplying the Bundeswehr independently. The systems for so-called medium-caliber ammunition should be ready in…
“Principally independent”: Rheinmetall expands ammunition production
Berlin Rheinmetall is building an extensive new ammunition production facility in Germany with the aim of supplying the Bundeswehr independently. The systems for so-called medium-caliber ammunition should be ready in…