Israel’s Notorious Submarine Deal Near Ink
Israel is ready to sign the “submarine affair,” or “Case 3000”, a three-submarine procurement deal.
Germany News
Navy / Maritime
Air
Germany discuss the f-35 Acquisition plan
Germany plans to replace its Luftwaffe’s ageing Tornado fleet. the F-35 and Eurofighter Electronic Combat Role (ECR) are the most probable options.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Merkel’s Last Greenlight is for Three MEKO A200 Frigates to Egypt
According to Der Spiegel, former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government agreed to sell three MEKO A200 frigates to Egypt.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
German Company Hensoldt Equips TB2
According to the Greek antinews. gr website, Germany is selling its detection and sensor systems ARGOS II HDT to Turkey to be put on Tb2.
Regional / Strategy
Ukraine accuses Germany of ‘blocking’ NATO weapons supplies
Ukraine’s new defence minister Oleksii Reznikov has impugned Germany for obstructing the transfer of arms to Kyiv via NATO.
Navy / Maritime
Western Powers Show Flag near China
Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, and the United States have completed combined military exercises in Asian waters.
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
TB2 Drives Both Russians and Germans Furious
In the Donbas region, Ukraine employed the TB2 UCAV for the first time to counter-attack pro-Russian “rebellions.” The Ukrainian Armed Forces shared footage on social media Tuesday of its first-ever combat deployment of a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 armed drone (UCAV) to destroy a howitzer used by pro-Russian separatists in Donbas. Both Germany and Russia are furious over Ukraine’s deployment of UCAVs. Ukraine views the use of UCAVs to be a kind of “self-defence.”
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Germany and Russia are Feuding over Nuclear Deterrence
German-Russian relations are rapidly deteriorating. The tension between Moscow and NATO has risen after the Western Alliance's defence ministers agreed on a new plan to defend against any potential Russian invasion on many fronts on Thursday. In response, Russia's Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, accused NATO of progressively amassing forces on Russia's borders and refusing to discuss European security on equal terms with Moscow.
Navy / Maritime
Israel takes delivery of the last two Sa'ar 6 corvettes
German Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems delivered the last two ships of the Sa'ar 6 class, INS Atzmaut and INS Nitzachon, to the Israeli Navy.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Egypt Receives 4th German Submarine
Egypt celebrated the joining of a German Type 209/1400 submarine (S44) to Egyptian naval forces.
Navy / Maritime
Germany and Norway to acquire Type 212CD Submarines from ThyssenKrupp Marine
Germany and Norway signed contracts with ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems to acquire six identical Type 212CD submarines worth approx €5,5 billion.
Air
France, Germany, Spain reached an agreement on FCAS
France, Germany, and Spain decided on the division of tasks as they reached an agreement regarding Phase 1B of the FCAS development program.
Navy / Maritime
Giant Merging on the naval industry?
Fincantieri General Manager Fabio Gallia declined to comment on Friday about rumours interested in acquiring ThyssenKrupp Marine System (TKMS).
Air
Sensors
Captured the F-35 in the air, sold to Leonardo
German Hensoldt, the well-known company for catching two Stealth F-35s on the air, will be sold to Italian Leonardo.
