Germany’s defence industry is significantly increasing employment in response to growing demand for military equipment, driven largely by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
On 17 April 2025, the German government, led by a caretaker coalition of Social Democrats and Greens, blocked the export of around three dozen Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey.
Düsseldorf-based defence technology group Rheinmetall has acquired Stascheit GmbH, a specialist in ammunition detection and recovery based in Gardelegen, Saxony-Anhalt.
The battalion will consist of 46 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks, with each squadron of 14 tanks also incorporating unmanned systems.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine during the Ukraine Defence Contact Group meeting in Brussels.
Bristol has been selected as the home of a new UK subsidiary of German space and technology group OHB SE, marking a major step in the company’s European expansion.
ARX Robotics, a leading German defence technology startup, has announced its expansion into the UK with the establishment of a new headquarters in London and a production facility in south-west England.
The German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) approved the establishment of MGCS-Projekt Company GmbH, a joint venture aimed at advancing the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) programme.
German defence group Rheinmetall AG has announced the acquisition of Hagedorn-NC GmbH, a historic nitrocellulose manufacturer based in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony.
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has held a working meeting with Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH, a key German defence company already active in Ukraine.
Diehl Defence and Israeli defence company Elbit Systems have signed a teaming agreement to cooperate on the Euro-GATR guided rocket programme.
German defence contractor thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) and Norwegian shipyard Ulstein Verft have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to strengthen industrial cooperation.
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