Tag: Defense industry
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…
Saudi Arabia & China move together – and dupe US President Joe Biden
In July, Joe Biden was on a state visit to Saudi Arabia. “We will not go away and leave a vacuum that will be filled by China, Russia or Iran,”…
Ukraine will receive Skynex anti-aircraft systems
Skynex anti-aircraft system Ukraine receives state-of-the-art equipment from Germany to defend itself against Russian air raids. (Photo: Rheinmetall) Berlin The armaments group Rheinmetall will manufacture two Skynex air defense systems…
Is Russia running out of precision missiles?
Rocket debris in Kharkiv Police officers look at the collected fragments of detonated Russian rockets. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf, Berlin The head of Ukraine’s military intelligence service is raising hopes that…
Fear of escalation – Putin speaks of the growing danger of a nuclear war
Russian President Vladimir Putin with the members of the so-called Human Rights Council The body was put together by Putin himself, and the members are handpicked. (Photo: via REUTERS) Moscow,…
Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia – China wants to oust the USA from the Middle East
Xi Jinping in Riyadh The Chinese head of state will stay in Saudi Arabia for a total of three days. (Photo: VIA REUTERS) Tel Aviv When two people argue, the…
Poland wants to accept German anti-aircraft defenses after all
A launcher of the Patriot weapon system The German air defense systems are now to be stationed in Poland. (Photo: dpa) Warsaw, Berlin, Kyiv Poland now wants to accept the…
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…
US military unveils futuristic stealth bomber
los Angeles In the presence of US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the US manufacturer Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider stealth bomber was unveiled on Friday (local time) at the heavily…
No plans for talks with Putin at this time
Joe Biden During Macron’s visit to Washington, Biden emphasized the common front against Russia. (Photo: AP) Kyiv Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy wants to stop the influence of the Russian Orthodox…
Dassault and Airbus agree on the next project phase for the fighter jet of the future
Dassault boss Eric Trappier in front of an FCAS model France retains the lead role in the project. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Paris, Berlin After months of wrangling, the defense division…
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…
That is why a narrow concept of security is dangerous
The author Jürgen Trittin is foreign policy spokesman for the Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group in the Bundestag. (Photo: Imagoo (2)) Against the background of three global crises – Ukraine…
How Switzerland could help in the production of cheetah ammunition
Anti-aircraft gun tank Gepard Historical stockpiles of ammunition are slowly running out. (Photo: dpa) Zurich The situation is deadlocked: Russia is terrorizing Ukraine with targeted drone attacks on residential buildings…
How Switzerland could help in the production of cheetah ammunition
But the supply of ammunition falters. Marcus Keupp, military economist and lecturer at the ETH Zurich Military Academy, warns in an interview with the Handelsblatt: “The historical stocks of cheetah…
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…
Why Russia Won’t Regain Air Supremacy Over Ukraine
A Russian Air Force pilot in the cockpit of his Su-25 during a mission in Ukraine The photo is from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry in October…
Why Russia Won’t Regain Air Supremacy Over Ukraine
A Russian Air Force pilot in the cockpit of his Su-25 during a mission in Ukraine The photo is from a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry in October…