Germany Defence News

Land Expo and Air Show

KNDS Unveils Leopard 2 MBT Prototype with Unmanned Turret

13 Jun, 01:47
2 mins

German-French land systems consortium KNDS will exhibit the Leopard 2 MBT prototype with an unmanned turret in Eurosatory 2024.

Navy / Maritime

Germany Lays the Keel of First F126 Class Frigate

11 Jun, 08:52
2 mins

Last week, the keel was laid for the German Navy's first F126-class frigate, the future “Niedersachsen.”

Weapon / Missile

KNDS Reactivates PzH-2000 Production Line

11 Jun, 04:01
1 min

German-French Defence Company KNDS reactivates PzH-2000 self-propelled howitzer production line to upgrade guns.

Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

Airbus Unveils Unmanned Fighter Concept in ILA2024

05 Jun, 08:26
2 mins

Airbus unveiled its unmanned fighter concept ‘Wingman’ during the ILA2024 exhibition held in Germany.

Air Expo and Air Show

Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 5 Makes Appearance in ILA2024

05 Jun, 01:31
2 mins

Eurofighter Typhoon Fighter’s Tranche 5 variant has been put on display with its future payloads ranging from new munitions to remote carrier UAVs.

Modernisation

Lufthansa Wants its share from € 100 billion Programme

04 Jun, 09:11
2 mins

German aviation company Lufthansa wants its share of € 100 billion worth of armament Programme that the country will follow through its new defence division.

Weapon / Missile

U.S. Provides emergency FMS HIMARS to Ukraine

17 May, 07:33
1 min

Ukraine, funded by Germany, acquires three HIMARS under emergency Foreign Military Sale for an estimated cost of $30 million.

Weapon / Missile

Heckler & Koch Introduces Russian 7.62x39mm Calibres

16 May, 07:23
2 mins

German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch plans to introduce the Soviet-design 7.62x39mm round.

Air Bilateral Relations

Germany Prefers the U.S. F-35A Production Line to Italian One

13 May, 04:10
1 min

Germany has announced that the F-35A Lightning II jets it will acquire will be manufactured at the U.S. production line, not from the Italian production line.

Navy / Maritime

German Navy Deploys in Indo-Pacific

11 May, 02:31
1 min

Following a pause for EUNAVFOR Aspides in the Red Sea, “Die Marine” will deploy warships to the Indo-Pacific, including the frigate Baden-Wuerttemberg (F-222).