Tag: armaments
Arms start-up becomes Europe’s first armaments unicorn
Dusseldorf The German defense start-up Helsing receives 209 million euros in a new round of financing. The US venture capitalist General Catalyst, the Swedish Saab Group as a strategic investor…
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…
EU Commission increases pressure on European armaments companies
Shells at an exercise in Britain Ukraine urgently needs 155mm ammunition for western weapons such as howitzers to be able to defend itself against the Russian attack. (Photo: AP) Brussels…
Oliver Dörre will be the new head of the armaments group in 2024
Oliver Dorre The armaments manager is to take over the management of Hensoldt in the coming year. (Photo: Thales Germany) Dusseldorf The head of Thales Germany, Oliver Dörre, will succeed…
Oliver Dörre will be the new head of the armaments group in 2024
Oliver Dorre The armaments manager is to take over the management of Hensoldt in the coming year. (Photo: Thales Germany) Dusseldorf The head of Thales Germany, Oliver Dörre, will succeed…
China plans less growth but more spending on armaments
This year’s People’s Congress in China The People’s Congress, which meets until February 13, promises a lot of excitement. (Photo: AP) Beijing When the approximately 3,000 members of China’s mock…
China plans less growth but more spending on armaments
This year’s People’s Congress in China The People’s Congress, which meets until February 13, promises a lot of excitement. (Photo: AP) Beijing When the approximately 3,000 members of China’s mock…
Thyssen-Krupp talks to the federal government about the armaments division
Dusseldorf Immediately at the beginning of the Thyssen-Krupp Annual General Meeting, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Siegfried Russwurm, corrected his statement from a year ago. The strategic restructuring of…
How Germany’s armaments industry could do more
Bundeswehr soldiers in front of a Leopard 2 The federal government wants to improve German defense capabilities. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf, Brussels The group around Air Force Inspector Ingo Gerhartz,…
How Germany’s armaments industry could do more
Bundeswehr soldiers in front of a Leopard 2 The federal government wants to improve German defense capabilities. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf, Brussels The group around Air Force Inspector Ingo Gerhartz,…
How Germany’s armaments industry could do more
Bundeswehr soldiers in front of a Leopard 2 The federal government wants to improve German defense capabilities. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf, Brussels The group around Air Force Inspector Ingo Gerhartz,…
Rheinmetall boss demands more speed for armaments orders
armaments company Rheinmetall headquarters in Dusseldorf. Dusseldorf The head of the armaments group Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, has called for more speed in politics when awarding contracts for defense technology. “The…
Japan wants to become an armaments nation
Japanese tanks and amphibious vehicles Expensive Armor: A Japanese tank costs three times as much as a German Leopard. (Photo: IMAGO/AFLO) Tokyo From a weak armaments location to an export…
A turning point – also for the armaments industry
Army maneuvers Most recently, the Defense Minister spoke of the fact that the Bundeswehr has been cut back enormously in recent years (Photo: dpa) In the liberation struggle against the…
Why the armaments giant is becoming a problem for NATO
Aircraft carrier TCG Anadolu The Turkish-made ship is Erdogan’s new military status symbol. (Photo: Anchors Aweigh TR/CC-by-SA/Wikipedia) Istanbul It is a provocation for Greece: a few days ago, the Turkish…
difficult personnel search in the armaments industry
Personnel consultant Brückner “Other industries pay better than the defense industry.” (Photo: Heinrich & Coll) Dusseldorf “The defense industry is discreet. Don’t peddle it,” says headhunter Eva Brückner. The 44-year-old…
Is it still worth investing in armaments stocks?
Leopard 2 of the Bundeswehr The tank is used by the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group. (Photo: dpa) Cologne While stock market prices are falling worldwide, the papers in…
Rheinmetall: armaments group makes more profitable deals
Leopard main battle tank In view of the threat posed by Russia, Rheinmetall is likely to receive more orders from other countries as well. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The German armaments…
War fuels Asia’s armaments
Tokyo With the Ukraine war, Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi gained a new role model: Germany. Earlier this week, in an interview with Japan’s Kyodo news agency, he announced he…
Where Germany is now investing 100 billion euros in armaments
Condition: operational The Bundeswehr is modernized with a financial tour de force. (Photo: Fabian Bimmer) Berlin, Munich More ammunition, new tanks, aircraft and warships – and now also a missile…