Tag: armor
China sanctions US companies for selling arms to Taiwan
Lockheed Martin logo The US company faces sanctions from China. (Photo: Reuters) Beijing China imposes sanctions on US defense companies Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies over arms sales to Taiwan.…
Why Russia’s military fears Turkish drones in Ukraine
Bayraktar TB2 The drones also contain German technology. (Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Istanbul, Dusseldorf A blue-grey landscape can be seen, then an explosion: the howitzer D-30 vanishes into thin air.…
Germany exported armaments worth 9 billion euros in 2021
A Meko 200-type naval vessel for Egypt. Shortly before taking office on December 8, the grand coalition approved the sale of three warships and 16 air defense systems. (Photo: dpa)…
Can the UN stop killer robots?
Geneva Haggling, arguing, dissuading: the talks about killer robots at the United Nations (UN) in Geneva drag on for more than seven years. The representatives of dozen states have not…
Europe’s defense companies fear EU sustainability rules
Paris In her State of the European Union address, Ursula von der Leyen called on the continent to do more for its own security. “It is time for Europe to…
France calls for an independent Europe, but is skeptical
Brdo pri Kranju, Paris EU Council President Charles Michel had already made it clear in his invitation that dinner would be rather heavy, at least politically. He would like a…
Germany doesn’t take French anger seriously enough
American nuclear submarine The US deal with Australia is causing outrage in France. (Photo: dpa) Paris The American submarine deal with Australia and the new security pact in the Pacific…