Anger in Germany at ‘Russian plot’ to kill arms firm CEO
German politicians voiced their outrage on Friday after a CNN report detailed an alleged Russian plot to assassinate the head of German arms maker Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, as a Kremlin spokesman...
View ArticleKremlin slams plans for long-range U.S. weapons in Germany
Russia has criticized the planned stationing of long-range US weapons in Germany as a return to the Cold War, after German leaders said the step was necessary due to the increased threat posed by...
View ArticlePushback against conscription plans in Germany
Economic researchers and partners in the ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz have warned of immense economic costs and legal difficulties that could result from plans for military...
View ArticleGermany says Hungary’s EU presidency causing ‘a lot of damage’
Deputy government spokesman Wolfgang Büchner said that Orbán could travel wherever he wanted, adding, "What is not acceptable is that he travels through the world with the impression that he is doing...
View Article04 more A330 MRTT refuellers for Saudi Arabia
The Royal Saudi Air Force already operates six Airbus A330 MRTT aircraft and the four new aircraft are expected to enter service in 2027. A total of 82 A330 MRTT aircraft have been ordered by 15...
View ArticleGermany’s Baerbock backs U.S. missiles to deter Russia
The U.S. and German governments announced plans for the deployment of U.S. missile systems that could reach Russia. These include nuclear-capable Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of 2,500...
View ArticleBoeing clears SAF green fuel blend for its military aircraft
Boeing issued a ‘global No Technical Objection (NTO)’ confirming there are no technical issues to any Boeing-built defence aircraft and derivatives operating on synthetic aviation turbine fuels at the...
View ArticleScholz addresses criticism of German defence spending
Scholz's coalition has faced criticism over the small increase in the 2025 budget for defence. "In 2017, we still spent €37 billion ($42 billion) on defence. Now, with the use of the special fund, the...
View ArticleGerman defence chief warns of Russian military build-up
"The Russian army increases its number of tanks by 1,000 to 1,500 additional units every year. The five largest European NATO member states together have just half of that in their inventory," said...
View ArticleUkraine orders artillery ammo plant from Rheinmetall
The order is for a turnkey factory that will become a 'Ukrainian Centre of Excellence for Ammunition' to be operated by a Rheinmetall joint venture with a Ukrainian state-owned company, that will begin...
View ArticleTrump nominates TV host for Secretary of Defense
The nomination of a television program co-host with credentials lighter than a feather, for the senior cabinet position of Secretary of Defense, will make it easier to side-line or remove senior...
View ArticleRussia announces first export customer for Sukhoi-57
Russian officials did not, however, specify the country that has ordered the aircraft, the export variant of which is called the Sukhoi-57E. Potential customers for the Sukhoi-57 in the past have...
View ArticleGermany’s Scholz speaks with Putin for first time in nearly 2 years
Shortly before the conversation with Putin, however, Scholz also reiterated in remarks to parliament that Germany would not supply Ukraine with the long-range Taurus cruise missiles, which Ukraine has...
View ArticleGerman defence minister: Damage to Baltic Sea cables likely sabotage
Damage to submarine communication cables between new NATO members Finland and Sweden and their alliance partners Germany and Lithuania was likely sabotage, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said...
View ArticleUkraine fires long-range weapons inside Russia, Putin changes nuke doctrine
Ukraine struck Russia’s Bryansk region with U.S.-supplied ATACMS systems while President Vladimir Putin has signed into decree, his country’s revised nuclear doctrine, which has enlarged the conditions...
View ArticleGerman Army secret paper preps for war with Russia – Report
The strategy paper that is said to be an evolving, 'living document,' includes 'detailed plans' for eventualities that range from defending Germany to deterring Russian manoeuvres on NATO's eastern...
View ArticleU.S. Marine F-35C fighters in 1st combat missions
F-35C fighters from the U.S. Marine Corps' VMFA 314 squadron aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln conducted multiple strikes on Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen. The F-35C stealth fighter model has...
View ArticleGerman defence minister: Ukraine no longer a regional war
Russian President Vladimir Putin "has long since switched completely to a war economy," and the country is currently producing as many weapons and ammunition in three months as the entire European...
View ArticleBoeing gets $4 billion order for 15 KC-46A, 07 P-8A aircraft
A total of 168 KC-46A tankers are on contract around the world with the latest order for the aircraft worth $2.38 billion. The order for the P-8A worth $1.6 billion brings the number of aircraft on...
View ArticleRomania signs on for F-35 fighters
Romania has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance for 32 F-35A aircraft that are expected to cost around $6.4 billion. Romania already operates the Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter and has become the...
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