Tag: armor
Defense companies are looking for applicants: jobs urgently need to be filled
Rheinmetall The armaments company wants to create more than 1,000 new jobs by the end of the year. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf After the announcement of a special fund for the…
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…
Why there is criticism of the procurement system of the Bundeswehr
Berlin Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht is currently on a summer tour. The SPD politician convinces herself of the efficiency of the Bundeswehr throughout the country until August. But while…
A safe Germany needs a strong economy
When the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama coined the term “end of history” in an article in the summer of 1989 – the final victory of Western liberal democracy and…
How the federal government prevents an arms deal
Bangkok The deal with Thailand should actually be a new highlight for China’s defense industry: For the first time since the Second World War, the Thai Navy wants to use…
Global military spending at new high
tank Eight European NATO countries reached the military alliance’s target of investing at least two percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) in defense. (Photo: dpa) Stockholm For the first…
Apparently, the decision about the new helicopter has already been made
Berlin After years of delay, the Bundeswehr is to receive new transport helicopters. The buyers at the Ministry of Defense are currently examining the offers from the US manufacturers Boeing…
Hensoldt boss Müller calls for pragmatic arms export rules
Tiger attack helicopter in Mali Hensoldt technology is also used in Airbus Helicopters helicopters. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The head of the Hensoldt armaments group, Thomas Müller, calls on the federal…
Zelenski bought his body armor from a Turkish company called Garanti Kompozit!
After Russia’s war on Ukraine as a military operation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Oleksandrovich Zelensky became an important figure of the resistance in the country. In fact, the photos of him…
The end of normality as we knew it – the digital boss’s weekly review – Morning Briefing Plus
Dusseldorf Hello dear readers, The upcoming Easter festival is the third in a row in which nothing is as it once was. While Corona and various contact restrictions plagued us…
Another 100 wheeled tanks for British Army
Boxer wheeled armored vehicle from Rheinmetall Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Australia and Great Britain have so far ordered Boxer vehicles. (Photo: imago images / Eibner) Munich In view of the…
Rheinmetall shares: record prices for the arms manufacturer
Boxer wheeled armored vehicle from Rheinmetall Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Australia and Great Britain have so far ordered Boxer vehicles. (Photo: imago images / Eibner) Munich In view of the…
Weapons for Ukraine: Rheinmetall offers Leopard 1 main battle tanks
Leopard 1 in motion at the military day 2015 in Uffenheim Rheinmetall could deliver up to 50 units to Ukraine. (Photo: Rainer Lippert/CC/Wikipedia) Berlin The armaments group Rheinmetall is preparing…
FDP outlines their spending plans for special funds
Heron TP drone of the Israel Defense Forces Germany wants to acquire armament for drones of this type. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Liberals primarily want to use the planned 100…
FDP outlines their spending plans for special funds
Heron TP drone of the Israel Defense Forces Germany wants to acquire armament for drones of this type. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Liberals primarily want to use the planned 100…
Germany is considering buying anti-missile defense systems from the USA or Israel
Test of the missile defense system “Arrow 3” Germany is considering buying such a defense system from Israel or the United States. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to Bundeswehr Inspector General…
Secretary of Defense Lambrech is campaigning for trust in the United States
Berlin Right at the beginning there is a lot of praise: US President Joe Biden has shown extraordinary leadership in the face of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine…
“You have to stop staring spellbound at the snake Putin”
Wladimir Putin The Kremlin chief is unfazed by Western sanctions. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Berlin The former General Inspector of the German Armed Forces, Klaus Naumann, sees a Russian encroachment on NATO…
Friendship ends with armor
Paris, Berlin Emmanuel Macron was combative at the EU summit in Versailles. Europe, said the French President two weeks ago, will react consistently to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.…
Peace cannot be made entirely without weapons
Soldier with a bazooka It is important to find out which armaments companies actually contribute to securing civil liberties. (Photo: imago images/Björn Trotsky) Since February 24th we have been living…