Tag: armor
Defense industry expects a strong year
Dusseldorf The ongoing war in Ukraine is boosting business for manufacturers of tanks, armament electronics and air defense systems. And the big orders are yet to come. The expectations are…
German arms exports for more than eight billion euros in 2022
Howitzer 2000 The export of 14 Panzerhaubitzen 2000 was approved. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government approved arms exports for at least 8.35 billion euros this year. That is already…
German arms exports for more than eight billion euros in 2022
German arms exports Only last year did the federal government export more armaments. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The federal government approved arms exports for at least 8.35 billion euros this year.…
New bonuses for Lufthansa leadership
Good morning dear readers, Do you still remember when the world’s airports stood still, the planes stayed on the ground and the airlines feared for their existence because of the…
China’s neighbor wants to upgrade massively – New national security strategy
Tokyo Japan has heralded a military turning point: On Friday, the government decided to realign and massively upgrade the Japanese military in order to meet the challenges posed by China,…
Unsuccessful submarine buoy project only stopped after 19 years
Submarine U35 at its commissioning in 2015 The originally planned communication buoy was never completed. (Photo: dpa) Berlin When Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) talks about expensive misplanning in…
Global arms sales continue to rise despite supply chain problems
Stockholm The world’s 100 largest defense companies sold almost $600 billion worth of heavy weapons and military services in the year leading up to the Ukraine war. Despite pandemic-related disruptions…
Members must turn off special armor requests
Global trends Handelsblatt author Thomas Hanke analyzes interesting data and trends from all over the world in the column. (Photo: Klawe Rzeczy) Germany spends a lot of money for the…
Despite 100 billion special assets – why the expansion of the Bundeswehr is not progressing
Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet The first procurement proposals for the project are to be submitted to the budget committee by mid-December. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin In the defense industry, resentment…
Despite 100 billion special assets – why the expansion of the Bundeswehr is not progressing
Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet The first procurement proposals for the project are to be submitted to the budget committee by mid-December. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin In the defense industry, resentment…
Berlin and Paris agree on next project phase
Model of the planned combat aircraft system FCAS The jet should be able to operate in a network with drones. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Berlin, Paris Aircraft makers Dassault and Airbus…
Berlin and Paris agree on next project phase
Model of the planned combat aircraft system FCAS The jet should be able to operate in a network with drones. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Berlin, Paris Aircraft makers Dassault and Airbus…
What if companies become a target
Dusseldorf, Berlin The drones over the oil and gas platforms off Norway come with unclear intentions. They are increasingly worrying employees at Wintershall Dea. You weren’t attacked, just spied on.…
What if companies become a target
Dusseldorf, Berlin The drones over the oil and gas platforms off Norway come with unclear intentions. They are increasingly worrying employees at Wintershall Dea. You weren’t attacked, just spied on.…
Frigates, corvettes and tanks deleted
Fuchs armored personnel carrier A successor model should no longer be financed from the special fund for the Bundeswehr. (Photo: imago images/Sven Eckelkamp) Berlin The Federal Ministry of Defense has…
Chancellor protects Greeks from Turkey
Athens During his first visit to Athens, Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a clear position in the dispute between Turkey and Greece over sovereign rights in the Aegean. It is “unacceptable…
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…
Played harmony, but not even a statement
Paris Speechlessness has set in in Franco-German relations: After the cancellation of the Franco-German Council of Ministers at short notice, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) discussed a way out of the…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to settle the dispute with France
Paris At the beginning of September, the business elite from Germany and France gathered in the French Alpine town of Évian. The exclusive get-together at the Grand Hotel Royal d’Evian-les-Bains…
Bundeswehr special assets: government cuts projects
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in front of a Puma infantry fighting vehicle The number of pieces for the intended second lot of the Puma is reduced almost every week. (Photo: Reuters)…