The head of Dassault Aviation said on Tuesday the French planemaker could develop a new fighter jet alone and challenged Germany to do the same in the latest sign of tensions threatening to blow apart […]
Czech Republic approves €1.4bn purchase of 44 Leopard tanks from Germany. The move comes just months after the NATO member announced that its military spending would increase to 3% of GDP by the end of […]
France, Germany and Spain are partners in the €100 billion fighter jet programme, though Spain and its lead contractor Indra have so far stayed out of the Franco-German dispute. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said […]
The Swedish Defence Material Administration signed a contract with Diehl Defence to deliver IRIS-T SLS surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems for the country’s armed forces. The new units comprising the IRIS-T missile, missile launching station and […]
According to information published by the Times of India on August 24, 2025, the Indian government has officially cleared Germany’s Type 214 submarine as the winning design for its long-delayed Project 75 program. The approval […]
According to information published by the German Government on July 15, 2025, German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius announced during an official visit to Washington that Germany has submitted a formal Letter of Request to […]
The German and French defence ministers sought to downplay tensions over the European FCAS next-generation fighter jet programme at a meeting on Thursday, but made clear that major questions around the project must be answered […]
The defence ministers from Germany and France both declared that the European Union has absolutely no role to play in weapons export decisions, issuing a clear rebuke to European Commission ambitions to ease trade within […]
Turkey reached deals with NATO allies Britain and Germany on Wednesday that pave the way to acquiring dozens of Eurofighter Typhoon jets, which Ankara has sought to bolster defences in an increasingly volatile region. Britain […]
Germany has committed to deploy a permanent brigade in Lithuania, purchase a sizable number of F-35 Lightning II fighter jets fom the U.S., and increase its defense spending. In 2022, Germany agreed to buy 35 […]
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