Tag: Weapons & accessories
Ukraine will receive more than 100 Leopard 1 tanks
Boris Pistorius in Kyiv The Federal Defense Minister promises Ukraine further support. (Photo: via REUTERS) Kyiv, Berlin Ukraine is to receive more than 100 older Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks…
Swiss parliament wants to facilitate arms deliveries
Cheetah anti-aircraft tank Germany is not allowed to pass on cheetah ammunition produced in Switzerland to Ukraine. (Photo: Getty Images; Per-Anders Pettersson) Zurich The easing of the Swiss export ban…
Germany could deliver up to 160 Leopard 1 main battle tanks
A Leopard 1 tank on display in front of a barracks It is not yet clear when the tanks will be operational. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Ukraine could receive up to…
Germany approves delivery of Leopard 1 tanks
Leopard 1 stored in Belgium The tank was exported to numerous countries. (Photo: ddp/abaca press) Berlin Following the commitment to provide modern Leopard 2A6 main battle tanks to Ukraine, the…
How Germany’s armaments industry could do more
Bundeswehr soldiers in front of a Leopard 2 The federal government wants to improve German defense capabilities. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf, Brussels The group around Air Force Inspector Ingo Gerhartz,…
How Germany’s armaments industry could do more
Bundeswehr soldiers in front of a Leopard 2 The federal government wants to improve German defense capabilities. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf, Brussels The group around Air Force Inspector Ingo Gerhartz,…
How Germany’s armaments industry could do more
Bundeswehr soldiers in front of a Leopard 2 The federal government wants to improve German defense capabilities. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin, Dusseldorf, Brussels The group around Air Force Inspector Ingo Gerhartz,…
Putin threatens Germany on Stalingrad anniversary
Wladimir Putin The Russian President struck a threatening note on the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s victory over the Wehrmacht in the Battle of Stalingrad. (Photo: dpa) Volgograd In…
Tanks in Ukraine: Stryker, Challenger
Berlin Now it’s official: Germany is sending Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine, and according to media reports the US government wants to deliver Abrams main battle tanks. The…
Leopard tanks for Ukraine: Will Germany now become a party to the war?
Berlin Concern that the Ukraine war could turn into a confrontation between NATO and Russia has guided Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s (SPD) policy since the outbreak of the war. Is this…
105 Drones for War – Quantum Systems with an order worth millions
reconnaissance drone Barely visible in the sky, Ukraine has ordered another 105 Vector drones from Quantum Systems to reconnoiter Russian positions. (Photo: Quantum Systems) Berlin The Munich drone start-up Quantum…
Germany wants to send Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine
Leopard 2A6 main battle tank According to the report, this version will be delivered to Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to information from several media outlets, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD)…
Germany wants to send Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine
Leopard 2A6 main battle tank According to the report, this version will be delivered to Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) According to information from several media outlets, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) wants…
Poland requests German approval for Leopard delivery
Berlin Poland has applied to the federal government to be allowed to deliver Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine – and has put Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) under pressure. Poland’s…
Rheinmetall could deliver the first Leopard tanks in the spring
armaments company Rheinmetall headquarters in Dusseldorf. Dusseldorf The armaments group Rheinmetall is in the starting blocks for orders from the Bundeswehr. CEO Armin Papperger called for more speed in the…
Rheinmetall boss demands more speed for armaments orders
armaments company Rheinmetall headquarters in Dusseldorf. Dusseldorf The head of the armaments group Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, has called for more speed in politics when awarding contracts for defense technology. “The…
US calls for more military aid to Ukraine in Ramstein
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov in Ramstein Rather, it is time to step up military aid, Austin said, speaking of a pivotal moment…
US calls for more military aid to Ukraine in Ramstein
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Ukrainian counterpart Oleksii Reznikov in Ramstein Rather, it is time to step up military aid, Austin said, speaking of a pivotal moment…
At least 100 main battle tanks for Ukraine – Industry prepares for delivery
Berlin, Paris, Washington The new Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) had been in office less than two hours when he appeared in front of the press with his US…
At least 100 main battle tanks for Ukraine – Industry prepares for delivery
Berlin, Paris, Washington The new Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) had been in office less than two hours when he appeared in front of the press with his US…