Germany Defence News

Regional / Strategy

Ukraine accuses Germany of ‘blocking’ NATO weapons supplies

13 Dec, 12:53
2 min read

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

01 Dec, 05:57
1 min read

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

28 Oct, 01:53
3 min read

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

26 Oct, 11:07
2 min read

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

03 Aug, 08:20
2 min read

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

03 Aug, 11:19
1 min read

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

09 Jul, 05:50
1 min read

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

21 May, 09:44
2 min read

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?

14 May, 04:37
1 min read

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

27 Apr, 09:48
2 min read

German Hensoldt, the well-known company for catching two Stealth F-35s on the air, will be sold to Italian Leonardo.

Air

Hoke Defended FCAS at the French Senate

17 Mar, 06:44
1 min read

Dirk Hoke, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, spoke at the French Senate today about the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).

Navy / Maritime Air

Germany to invest in Maritime

13 Mar, 10:45
2 min read

The State Department has decided to approve a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of P-8A Aircraft and Associated Support, and related equipment, for an estimated cost of $1.77 billion. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.