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Germany Agreed to Buy 35 F-35 Stealth Jets, Amid Ukraine Crisis
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Defense Industry
Germany Commits €100 Billion to Meet NATO Defense Spending Requirement
Germany has announced a plan to prioritize military spending in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A “special fund” will be set up to better equip the Bundeswehr, reported DW News. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced […]
Europe
Russian Military Admits That Its Soldiers Killed, Including Army General
The Russian military has said that some of its troops were killed and some were wounded in Ukraine, admitting for the first time that it had suffered casualties since the Russian invasion, reported REUTERS citing Russian […]
Europe
Ukraine Shot Down A Su-30 Fighter Jet, Reports Sky News
Ukraine’s military says it has shot down a Russian military’s Su-30 plane using man-portable Stinger missile, reported Sky News citing Ukraine’s interior minister. The aircraft was shot down over Darnytskyi district of Kyiv. Ukraine had […]
Europe
In Major U-tern, Germany Sends Stinger Missiles, Armored Vehicles and Anti-tank Weapons to Ukraine
The German military will send 1,000 anti-tank weapons and 500 “Stinger” class surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion, the German government announced. In addition, the German economy and climate ministry said Saturday […]
Americas
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Boeing Awarded Contract For Germany’s P-8 Poseidon Anti-submarine Aircraft
The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a production contract for five P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Germany. First deliveries are slated to begin in 2024 when the P-8A Poseidon will eventually replace Germany’s fleet […]
Europe
German Navy Upgrades Radar Systems Of F124 Sachsen-class Frigates
The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) signed a €220 million contract on August 23,2021, with Hensoldt Sensors GmbH for the manufacture, delivery and installation of four radar systems […]
Defense Industry
Saab Awarded $536 Million Contract To Upgrade German Navy’s Brandenburg-Class Frigate
Saab has signed a contract with the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), and has received an order to deliver and integrate new naval radars and fire control directors […]
Europe
Rheinmetall Completed delivery of the German AFBM “Boxer”
ARTEC GmbH, a joint venture of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall, announced the delivery of the last of the 8×8 armored combat vehicles “Boxer” ordered for the German Armed Forces to the customer. The customers […]