Germany Defence News

Land

British Army Prefers RCH-155 Gun Over Archer

25 Apr, 09:12
2 mins

British Army preferred German RCH-155 over BAE Systems' Archer to replace AS-90 self-propelled guns within the Mobile Fires Platform program.

Navy / Maritime

TKMS Launches the Forth Type 218 Submarine for Singapore

23 Apr, 10:33
1 min

Singapore is preparing for its last Invincible-class air-independent propulsion (AIP)- equipped diesel-electric submarine, RSS Inimitable.

Land

British Army Receives Eight Prototypes of Challenger 3 MBT

20 Apr, 02:04
2 mins

UK Secretary of State for Defence Grant Shapps unveiled the Challenger 3 MBT from his social account as “the first fully British built tank in 22 years.”

Weapon / Missile

Japan Joins Germany and France for Railgun Development

14 Apr, 11:32
2 mins

Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) of Japan has joined the French-German consortium to develop railguns.

Land Investment Engine and Transmission

Rheinmetall Constructs a New Hybrid Facility in Hungary

05 Apr, 12:09
2 Min Read

Rheinmetall is establishing a new facility in Szeged, Hungary, to increase its presence in the EU and NATO partner countries.

Weapon / Missile

MBDA Calls for more Taurus Orders

02 Apr, 10:14
3 Min Read

MBDA is calling on the German federal government to make faster award decisions. Suppliers would otherwise stop Taurus production.

Weapon / Missile

Germany buys Four Patriot Batteries for $1.2 billion

01 Apr, 01:09
3 Min Read

Germany acquires four Patriot Batteries to fill the gap after donating air defence systems to Ukraine.

Land

Czechia to Procure Leopard-2A8

28 Mar, 11:36
2 Min Read

Czech Parliament decided to procure 76 new Leopard-2A8 main battle tanks, 28 second-hand Leopard-2A4 MBTs, and two Büffel armoured recovery vehicles.

Investment Regional / Strategy

EU: United for Europe, Divided about Defence

23 Mar, 11:11
3 Min Read

The EU is divided into northern and southern countries regarding the proposal to issue a Eurobond for EU defence support.

Land Investment

France and Germany Sign MGCS Tank Development Agreement

23 Mar, 05:07
2 Min Read

France and Germany agreed to develop a planned next-generation tank known as the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS).

Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

Greece Receives 44 mod4 Heavy-weight Torpedoes

17 Mar, 07:26
2 Min Read

According to the Greek publication To Vima, Hellenic Navy Receives 44 SeaHake mod4 Heavy-weight Torpedoes.

Navy / Maritime Sensors Unmanned Systems

German Frigate Hessen’s Radar Fails

11 Mar, 09:39

A recent incident in the Red Sea shows that area air defence frigate FGS Hessen (F 221) did not shoot down a mistakenly targeted UAV due to its failing radars.