Germany Goes for 8.5 Billion USD Acquisition with Chinook
The US approved the FMS sale to Germany of CH-47F Chinook helicopters with a cost of $8.5 billion.
Germany News
Air
Air
Eurofighter Typhoon Appoints Mezzanatto as New CEO
Giancarlo Mezzanatto has been named CEO of Eurofighter GmbH, the corporation in charge of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Communication
Airbus Controls UAV from a Tanker Aircraft
Airbus company’s subsidiary, Airbus UpNext, controlled UAVs from an A310 MRTT for Autonomous Formation Flight and Autonomous Air-to-Air refuelling (A4R).
Land
Bilateral Relations
Germany Delivered 18 Leopard 2A6 tanks to Ukraine
According to Der Spiegel Magazine, a total of 18 Leopard 2A6 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) have been delivered by Germany to Ukraine. Sources said that the combat vehicles were handed over to Kyiv approximately two months after the German government decided to supply 18 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Air
Space
Unmanned Systems
Germany's Space Unmanned System "Athena" Flies for the First Time
Bundeswehr's turbojet-powered unmanned space aircraft demonstrator "Athena" completed its initial flight tests in the autumn of 2022.
Weapon / Missile
Germany May Approve the Purchase of the Israeli Arrow 3 anti-missile system
According to the Jerusalem Post, Germany may approve the purchase of the Israeli Arrow 3 anti-missile system next week. The acquisition, which has been in negotiations for months, would provide Germany with an exoatmospheric anti-missile system.
Air
E/W
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Sensors
FCMS Consortium led by HENSOLDT wins a €100 million contract at FCAS program
The German consortium FCMS GbR, led by HENSOLDT, has been awarded a contract worth approximately 100 million euros.
Air
German Navy Receives Final NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter
The last of 18 NH-90 Sea Lion naval multi-role transport helicopters were delivered to the Bundeswehr in Donauwörth on January 26, 2023.
Land
Norway Acquire 54 Leopard 2A7 MBTs to Replace Its Ageing Tank Fleet
The Norwegian Army decided to purchase 54 new, modern Leopard 2A7 Main Battle Tanks with the option of purchasing an additional 18 tanks.
Navy / Maritime
Sensors
Hensoldt to Modernise Latin American Type 209
Hensoldt will replace SERO 40 periscope of a Type 209 submarine belonging to an undisclosed navy in Latin America.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
HENSOLDT Develops SIGINT Pod Demonstrator for Eurodrone
German Defence Company HENSOLDT, specialised in sensor solutions, is to provide signal intelligence (SIGINT) capability to Eurodrone. The system will be based on HENSOLDT’s “Kalaetron” product family.
Defence Politics
New German Defence Minister: I want the Bundeswehr to be Strong
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has appointed Boris Pistorius, Minister of the Interior of Lower Saxony, as the new German Defence Minister. Pistorius' appointment follows the resignation of German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht a few days ago. After becoming Germany's Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius immediately stated that he wanted the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) to be strong.
Land
Four German MiRPz Keiler to Ukraine
The German Ministry of Defence stated that it had sent four units of Mine Clearance Vehicle (Minenräumpanzer /MiRPz) to Ukraine.
Defence Politics
Germany's Defence Minister Lambrecht Resigns
German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigned from Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government Monday. Scholz's deputy spokesman, Christiane Hoffmann, said that the German Chancellor had accepted Lambrecht's resignation.
