Germany and France just reduced one of Europeβs most ambitious tank programs to a single, carefully worded sentence about βplatform-independent technology,β and defense analysts reading between the lines say that sentence effectively confirms the joint program is dead in everything but name, Waldemar Geiger reported for the German defense outlet hartpunkt. The Main Ground Combat [β¦]
A single soldier could soon carry a weapon capable of dropping an air-bursting grenade precisely over an enemy hiding behind a wall, then swinging the same weapon skyward to knock a small attack drone out of the air, and American Rheinmetall Munitions just released a new video showing off the rifle itβs betting will do [β¦]
German defense giant Rheinmetall has secured a contract worth just under β¬1 billion (roughly $1.1 billion) for its role in overhauling how the British Army trains its soldiers, part of a broader Β£2 billion (approximately $2.7 billion) government program that will replace traditional live exercises with a blended system of virtual, synthetic and data-driven training [β¦]
The Czech Army held a handover ceremony on July 10 at the 73rd Tank Battalionβs base in PΕΓ‘slavice, a garrison town in the Olomouc region of eastern Czechia, marking the delivery of the final Leopard 2A4 in a fleet that now totals 42 tanks. The Leopard 2A4 is an earlier variant of Germanyβs Leopard 2 [β¦]
A British firm building uncrewed patrol boats for NATO navies just crossed the billion-dollar valuation mark, with Kraken Technology Group announcing the close of a $175 million Series B funding round on July 9 that values the company at $1 billion. The round, led by Digital Transformation Capital Partners, or DTCP, arrives less than a [β¦]
German engineering firm RENK just locked in more than $308 million in future business keeping one of Europeβs newest tracked infantry vehicles actually moving, extending its transmission supply agreement with Rheinmetall for the KF41 Lynx on July 9. The expanded framework agreement, worth more than β¬270 million ($308.72 million) including options, covers the supply of [β¦]
Germanyβs military is preparing to become one of the largest owners of a satellite fleet on the planet, second only to Elon Muskβs Starlink, with plans to put as many as 1,200 satellites into orbit by 2030 as part of a sweeping bet that future wars will be won or lost based on who controls [β¦]
A fellow NATO member state has placed a new order for thousands of German-made artillery shells that will end up in Ukrainian hands, German defense manufacturer Rheinmetall announced today, the latest sign that European allies are still funneling significant firepower to Kyiv even as global attention shifts toward other flashpoints. The contract, recognized in Rheinmetallβs [β¦]
Lockheed Martin and German defense giant Rheinmetall signed a memorandum of understanding at the NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum in Ankara, TΓΌrkiye, to establish co-production of the ATACMS missile system in Europe. The agreement, backed by both the American and German governments, sets up a joint venture aimed at creating what the companies describe as [β¦]
Two European defense ministers who normally answer only to the citizens of neutral countries walked through a Zurich weapons factory together this week, and what they saw helps explain why a small Swiss suburb has quietly become one of the most important addresses in Europeβs air defense industry. Switzerlandβs Federal Councillor Martin Pfister and Austriaβs [β¦] 
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