MBDA is expanding its main German site at Schrobenhausen in Bavaria to about 100 hectares (247 acres) as it turns the plant into what it calls Germany’s “missile hub” for air defense and long-range strike weapons, MBDA Deutschland said in a post after a visit by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on Oct. 29. The company […]

Rheinmetall has booked an order worth a medium three-digit million-euro sum for its share of 69 more Schakal wheeled infantry fighting vehicles for Germany and the Netherlands, the company announced, after the European procurement agency OCCAR exercised the first option under the program’s 2025 contract. OCCAR placed the order with ARTEC, the Rheinmetall and KNDS […]

KNDS Deutschland is promoting its Boxer RCT30 wheeled infantry fighting vehicle as a weapon against drones, saying the 8×8 combat vehicle, which Germany and the Netherlands are buying in large numbers under the name Schakal, combines mobility, protection and firepower in a design suited to countering the latest airborne threats. In a post this week, […]

Auterion, the drone software company best known for the autonomy systems inside thousands of Ukrainian strike drones, has shown its Talon interceptor on a test range with Germany’s armed forces, the Bundeswehr, saying the system is built to take on both single drones and swarms. Footage released by the company this week shows several German […]

German defense AI company Helsing on Oct. 26 unveiled Contra, an autonomous, AI-controlled air defense system designed to protect countries against large-scale drone and missile attacks, along with two new interceptor missiles, the jet-powered AD-1 Inferno and the rocket-powered AD-2 Ambush, the company announced. Helsing said Contra fuses data from sensors and weapons into a […]

Denmark will buy Anthem ground-launched cruise missiles from U.S. defense company Covenant Industries, giving the Danish military its first land-based option for striking targets deep inside enemy territory, the Danish Ministry of Defense announced on Oct. 22, 2026. The ministry said the purchase is meant to strengthen Denmark’s national and collective deterrence, describing the new […]

The German Army has received its first heavy-lift cargo drone, with the 131st Supply Battalion in Bad Frankenhausen, Thuringia, taking delivery of an uncrewed aircraft from Portuguese manufacturer TEKEVER to test how drones can haul equipment and supplies to troops in the field. The Bundeswehr in Thuringia announced the handover on Oct. 13, describing it […]

German drone maker Quantum Systems says its Apex Recordhunter, a battery-powered experimental drone, flew at 777 km/h (483 mph) in a record attempt this week, faster than any battery-electric drone has flown before and well above the speed of Russia’s jet-powered attack drones. Martin Karkour, the company’s chief revenue officer, announced the run, saying the […]