Germany Defence News

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).

Weapon / Missile

Spain Considers Adding Taurus to its Typhoon Arsenal

02 May, 08:00
2 mins

Spain is considering adding the German-made Taurus long-range cruise missile to its Typhoon fleet’s arsenal.

Investment Engine and Transmission

RENK Group to Establish a Manufacturing Unit in India

02 May, 07:39
2 mins

RENK, a company specialising in developing essential drive systems for the military, is expanding its operations in India.

Land

France and Germany Agree on Europe’s Next-Generation MGCS

27 Apr, 10:30
2 mins

France and Germany agreed to develop a new battle tank, the MGCS. Its turret might incorporate the French 140 mm cannon and the German 130 mm cannon.

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.”