Tag: Armaments expenditure
Habeck advisers want to bypass Parliament for armaments orders
Rheinmetall factory in Kassel The government should be able to decide more freely which armaments it orders, advisers to the Economics Minister are proposing. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Scientific advisors to…
Siemens ends ties with Chinese arms company Transemic
Siemens headquarters in Munich Siemens itself did not want to know anything about the repurchase of its software to Chinese military universities. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The technology group Siemens has…
Why Germany is in danger of missing the two percent target
Berlin/Washington Christian Lindner (FDP), as a reserve officer and major in the Air Force, had one message that was particularly important when presenting the budget: Germany will finally meet the…
How NATO is preparing for a war with Russia
Polish soldiers on the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad NATO’s defense lines are to be strengthened in such a way that it will be practically impossible to breach…
These NATO countries meet the two percent target
The 31 NATO member states have a lot to discuss at the July 11-12 summit in Lithuania’s capital, Vilnius. The Ukraine war and military support for Kiev are likely to…
Airbus is testing intelligent drone swarms with start-ups
Connected Fighter Plane The combat aircraft of the future should be accompanied by drones and be able to communicate in real time via satellites. Dusseldorf Combat aircraft are to be…
Helsing and Saab develop electronic warfare
Bundeswehr Eurofighter The combat aircraft is to be modernized for electronic warfare. (Photo: Bundeswehr/Markus Schulze) Dusseldorf One of the most mysterious German start-ups to date is facing an order from…
Denmark’s prime minister is considered the favourite
Brussels, London Suddenly Mette Fredriksen interrupts her speech in the Danish Parliament. “What I have just read here is not mine. Or from another person, ”said the head of government…
Denmark wants to invest almost 20 billion euros in defense
Mette Frederiksen The government will now begin negotiations with the other parliamentary parties this week. (Photo: AP) Copenhagen The Danish government intends to invest significantly more money in defense over…
Baltic leaders are pushing for higher defense spending
Riga During the visit of Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Tallinn, Estonia, the prime ministers of the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are urging the other NATO member…
Bundeswehr gets twelve new howitzers and 18 modern Leopard main battle tanks
Leopard 2A6 main battle tank The Bundeswehr gets the tanks handed over to Ukraine replaced by the latest model 2A8. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Bundeswehr will receive new tank howitzers…
Bundeswehr gets twelve new howitzers and 18 modern Leopard main battle tanks
Leopard 2A6 main battle tank The Bundeswehr gets the tanks handed over to Ukraine replaced by the latest model 2A8. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Bundeswehr will receive new tank howitzers…
“Our transport helicopter is already in the museum”
Lieutenant General Ingo Gerhartz in the cockpit of a Eurofighter The 57-year-old has been an Air Force Inspector for almost five years. (Photo: IMAGO/Kyodo News) Berlin The inspector of the…
Safety: completed era
Volodymyr Zelensky The Ukrainian President on his first visit to Germany since the beginning of the war. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has actually traveled to Germany. In…
Rheinmetall repairs and builds tanks in Ukraine
Yuriy Husyev (left), Armin Papperger The heads of the Ukrainian state-owned company Ukroboronprom and Rheinmetall have founded a joint venture. (Photo: Bloomberg, Imago, PR) Dusseldorf, Berlin The armaments group Rheinmetall…
Bundeswehr creates 50 more Puma tanks – despite concerns of the Federal Court of Auditors
Puma infantry fighting vehicle The Federal Court of Auditors criticizes that the technical maturity of the weapon system is not yet certain. (Photo: imago images/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin The Budget…
The Federal Audit Office reports concerns about the procurement of additional Puma armored personnel carriers
Puma infantry fighting vehicle The Federal Court of Auditors criticizes that the technical maturity of the weapon system is not yet certain. (Photo: imago images/Chris Emil Janssen) Berlin The planned…
Union criticizes standstill in ammunition procurement
leopard 2 In addition to the Leopard 2 tanks, a lot of ammunition was delivered to Ukraine, according to the Defense Ministry. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Union accuses the federal…
Hensoldt benefits from the first Ukraine orders
Hensoldt TRML-4D Ukraine uses air defense-enhancing radars. (Photo: Reuters) Munich The defense electronics manufacturer Hensoldt started the year with significant growth in day-to-day business. In the first quarter, sales increased…
Ammunition: Breton surprisingly visits Rheinmetall
Thierry Breton (left) and Rheinmetall boss Armin Papperger The EU Commissioner visited the armaments company’s plant in Unterlüß on Thursday. (Photo: Rheinmetall) Berlin The armaments group Rheinmetall wants to make…