Tag: armed forces
Wagner boss Prigozhin back in Russia
Wagner boss Prigozhin Prigozhin also owns a corporate conglomerate headquartered in St. Petersburg. (Photo: dpa) Minsk According to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the head of the Wagner mercenaries, Yevgeny Prigozhin,…
Lindner saves on the railway network
Berlin Deutsche Bahn AG will receive far less money than planned from the federal government to modernize the rail network. As the Handelsblatt learned from government circles, the federal company…
Why Ukraine’s offensive is faltering
Leopard 2 tank The Ukrainian armed forces can fall back on arms supplies from their western partner countries. (Photo: AP) Brussels, Berlin It seemed like the chance Ukraine had been…
Why Ukraine’s offensive is faltering
Leopard 2 tank The Ukrainian armed forces can fall back on arms supplies from their western partner countries. (Photo: AP) Brussels, Berlin It seemed like the chance Ukraine had been…
Draft budget for 2024 is in place – Lindner is planning new debts of 16.6 billion euros
Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz Lindner is planning new debts of 16.6 billion euros. (Photo: IMAGO/image enclosure) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) summarizes a months-long…
Draft budget for 2024 is in place – Lindner is planning new debts of 16.6 billion euros
Finance Minister Christian Lindner and Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz Lindner is planning new debts of 16.6 billion euros. (Photo: IMAGO/image enclosure) Berlin Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) summarizes a months-long…
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…
Nicola Winter on strong nerves and leadership
Nicholas Winter The 38-year-old was one of the first female fighter jet pilots in Germany and could be the first German woman to fly into space. (Photo: Maren Richter) Dusseldorf…
Only 1.1 billion euros flowed out
Bundeswehr mission in Mali The Bundeswehr is to be better equipped with the special fund. (Photo: dpa) Berlin By the end of May this year, only 1.09 billion euros had…
Only 1.1 billion euros flowed out
Bundeswehr mission in Mali The Bundeswehr is to be better equipped with the special fund. (Photo: dpa) Berlin By the end of May this year, only 1.09 billion euros had…
What remains of Prigozhin’s empire?
Yevgeny Prigozhin According to the Kremlin, Prigozhin’s mercenary group is fully funded by the state. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Riga On the Saturday of the uprising, advertising for the Wagner group…
What remains of Prigozhin’s empire?
Yevgeny Prigozhin According to the Kremlin, Prigozhin’s mercenary group is fully funded by the state. (Photo: dpa) Berlin, Riga On the Saturday of the uprising, advertising for the Wagner group…
This drone is designed to rescue wounded soldiers
A Cricket The rescue drone flies with eight rotors. It is named after the insect it resembles. Manchester Munich scientists have built a drone to rescue injured soldiers. The “Cricket”…
Russia is sending generals to the front – and thus targeting Ukraine
Russian General with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) Russia’s military leadership has come under criticism because high-ranking generals are apparently frequently injured or killed. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Vienna Since the beginning…
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…
The Kremlin is losing patience with Wagner boss Prigozhin
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin (M.) The fighters in his mercenary group are particularly brutal. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Vienna For a good 15 months, Russian troops have been fighting Ukraine in Vladimir…
The federal government directs sharp tones towards China in the national security strategy
Berlin In view of the geopolitical changes, the federal government has decided on a national security strategy for the first time. One of the central points is the realignment of…
The federal government directs sharp tones towards China in the national security strategy
Berlin In view of the geopolitical changes, the federal government has decided on a national security strategy for the first time. One of the central points is the realignment of…
“The European perspective is neglected”
Hardly any other diplomat in Germany is as well connected globally as Wolfgang Ischinger. Hardly anyone knows the international trouble spots better than the former head of the Munich Security…
“These are relatively few losses for Ukraine”
Leopard 2A4 main battle tank turrets In the first days of the offensive, Ukraine lost numerous valuable Western weapons such as Leopard tanks. (Photo: dpa) Mr. Lange, in the first…