On 12 February, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in the town of Unterlüß, Lower Saxony. Here, alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Rheinmetall CEO… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Announces New Ammunition Factory in Lower Saxony"
The Rheinmetall Skynex Air Defence System is now operational in Ukraine. Acquisition of the system was funded by the German government as part of an aid package worth $174 Million… Continue reading "Rheinmetall’s Skynex Deployed to Ukraine"
Germany announced on Monday the permanent deployment of a German brigade of 4,800 soldiers to Lithuania. This figure was reached in an agreement in Vilnius between German Defence Minister Boris… Continue reading "Germany to Permanently Deploy Troops to Lithuania"
Earlier in May, the Australian auditor-general published a “scathing” report finding the nation’s future frigate program was mishandled and tinged with favouritism. Signed in 2018, under Australian Prime Minister Malcolm… Continue reading "Australian Defense admits fault in $45 Billion (AUD) Frigate Purchase"
Last week Polish Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak would announce the deployment of a Patriot air defense system to Warsaw. The Minister called the event “Historic and groundbreaking”. Specifically, the system… Continue reading "Poland Deploys Patriot Air Defence System to Warsaw"
Last Thursday, 22 September, at Evreux Airbase France, a fundamental step was taken towards the development of the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS). This was through the signing of a… Continue reading "Pressing Forward on Europe’s Next-Generation Tank"
German arms company Rheinmetall has been awarded two contracts valued at €1.3 billion Euros for the supply of 155mm artillery ammunition. Specifically, this has been done through the expansion of… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Receives €1.3 Billion Artillery Ammunition Order for Bundeswehr"
On 13 July, France’s parliament approved President Emmanual Macron’s 413 billion Euro spending boost to the nation’s armed forces. A part of France’s 2024-2026 budget it was previously announced by… Continue reading "French Parliament Approves Plans to Increase National Military Spending"
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Germany ahead of his visit to the NATO Summit in Vilnius saw some significant developments. First and foremost, announced on Monday, 10 July,… Continue reading "$1 Billion AUD Defense Deal Reached in Berlin"
German arms company Rheinmetall announced last Tuesday, 4 July, their intentions to build a “state-of-the-art” F-35 fuselage factory in the Lower Rhine municipality of Weeze, Germany. This project is to… Continue reading "Rheinmetall Announces Plans for F-35 Fuselage Factory in Germany"