Borrell: we have to increase the capacity of our defence industry much more
"The first and most urgent thing that a geopolitical Europe has to do, is to arm Ukraine," Josep Borrell stressed at Munich Security Conference.
Von der Leyen: we have to speed up and scale up defence production
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen underlined that the EU has to speed up and scale up the production of standardized products like 155mm artillery ammunition.
Rheinmetall will join the F-35 program supply chain
The long-standing partnership between Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall lead to a genuine transfer of know-how to Germany as an industrial location, said Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall.
16 Allies, Finland and Sweden launch largest space project in NATO’s history
16 Allies, together with invitees Finland and Sweden, launched a new initiative that will transform the way NATO gathers and uses data from space, significantly improve NATO’s intelligence and surveillance.
Denmark and Sweden join the European Sky Shield Initiative
“Germany’s leadership through the European Sky Shield Initiative, leveraging already existing NATO cooperation frameworks, is a crucial step to ensure that NATO can effectively defend itself against air and missile threats,” said NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană.
Norway will send eight Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
Norway will send eight Leopard 2 main battle tanks, ammunition, and spare parts to Ukraine, Norwegian Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram announced on Tuesday.
Estonia to choose medium-range air defence system in the coming weeks
Estonia soon will select the medium-range air defence system. The procurement will be implemented in close cooperation with Latvia.
HENSOLDT receives EUR 100 million contract as part of the Future Combat Air System programme
Sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT is developing essential core elements of the novel sensor network in the German-French-Spanish armament project FCAS (Future Combat Air System).
Stoltenberg: NATO Allies provided Ukraine with around USD 120 billion in support
NATO Allies have provided unprecedented support for Ukraine, with around USD 120 billion in military, humanitarian and financial assistance, said Jens Stoltenberg.
Israeli industry wants to participate in modernization of German air defence
Israeli defence companies are evaluating the best ways to get part of the 17 billion euros that Germany intends to invest in upgrading its air defence systems.
German industry wins contract under the Future Combat Air System programme
"The next generation air combat system requires an intelligent approach to a platform-independent, networked mission system, high-end sensors and AI-based data analysis," says HENSOLDT CEO Thomas Müller.
OCCAR signs contract to launch a global production of SAMP/T NG systems
The Director of the OCCAR Matteo Bisceglia and the Managing Director of Eurosam Eva Bruxmeier signed the contract for the production of the new generation of medium range air defence systems (SAMP/T NG) for France and Italy.