Ukraines military will receive first of Germanys newest IRIS-T SLM air defense systems amidst ongoing massive Russian air raids. Germanys defense ministry
Ukraines military will take delivery of the first
German Armys weapons stockpile is depleting due to the supply of arms to Ukraine that is currently fighting a Russian invasion. “Unfortunately, the situation here is such that we have absolute deficits in our own stocks,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said during an interview with
Germanys recently announced military aid to Ukraine will cover Stinger missiles, MiG-29 spare parts, armored vehicles and reconnaissance drones among others. It includes deliveries from Bundeswehr stocks as well as deliveries by industry financed from funds from the Federal Government's upgrading initiative
Egypts purchase of 16 new air defense batteries, including 10 IRIS-T SLX air defense batteries with a range of 80 km and a height of 30 km, and six IRIS-T SLS batteries with a range of up to 12 km will give it an ability to guard against drones, rockets, aircraft and short range missiles. Made by Diehl Defense of Germany, the IRIS-T sale was approved by the previous Angela Merkel government
Canada narrowed down its decade-long hunt for CF-18 replacement to two choices: Lockheed Martin F-35 and Saabs Gripen. The Government on Wednesday officially rejected Boeings Super Hornet offer
France could walk out of a project to develop a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) along with Germany called Maritime Awareness Weapon System (MAWS) following the latters decision last week to purchase five Boeing P-8A Poseidon MPAs worth $1.43 Billion
Rheinmetall Electronics GmbH of Bremen, Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG of Überlingen and Hensoldt Sensors GmbH of Taufkirchen will develop a new short range air defence system (SHORAD) for the German military
The German Bundeswehr has placed a new order for MELLS antitank guided missile system with EuroSpike GmbH, a joint venture of Rheinmetall and its partners Diehl Defence and Rafael. Another 666 guided missiles and 82 integrated command and launch units have been called off from the existing framework contract
Rheinmetalls MK-82-EP general purpose aircraft bomb has recently been selected by France for its Rafale, Mirage 2000 aircraft while Germany has chosen it to equip Eurofighter jets. Frances procurement authority, the Direction Générale de lArmement (DGA), has already placed the first serial production orders for the MK82-EP for the Mirage 2000 and Rafale fighter jets