Macron appoints new Chief of Staff
Fabien Mandon takes over as Chief of the General Staff on September 1, replacing Thierry Burkhard.
By Gabriel Bub
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Fabien Mandon takes over as Chief of the General Staff on September 1, replacing Thierry Burkhard.
By Gabriel Bub
Cyberattacks, sabotage, and disinformation – during the Russian-Belarusian “Zapad-2025” exercise in September, the risk of hybrid attacks on targets within the EU could increase. This is the assessment of EU foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas.
By Viktor Funk
The most recent meeting between Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and the defense industry yielded few tangible results. Still, industry representatives have reason to be pleased – the procurement acceleration law turned out very much in their favor.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin, Lisa-Martina Klein and Alex Hofmann
By the end of the year, the defense ministers of Germany and France aim to find solutions to the dispute over contracts in the multi-billion-euro FCAS fighter jet program. Meanwhile, Dassault CEO Eric Trappier continues to provoke partners in both industry and politics.
By Gabriel Bub
All parties to the conflict are alleged to have committed human rights violations during the fighting in the Syrian governorate of Sweida. Human Rights Watch writes this in a new report.
By Markus Bickel
The SPD parliamentary group is confronting the Federal Foreign Office: The German government must support an international declaration to end the Gaza war, demands its foreign policy spokesman.
By Markus Bickel
Airbus would rather work on networking its own systems via Combat Cloud than on the Franco-German fighter jet project FCAS. The prestigious European project is in jeopardy and experts are warning against national solo efforts.
By Nana Brink
Oslo and Berlin deepen their cooperation in a joint declaration. Governments and industry are to work more closely together.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
During his visit to Berlin, Macron wants to prepare the Franco-German Council of Ministers together with Merz. Cooperation on security issues is also to be intensified at the meeting.
By Gabriel Bub
Germany has much more money available for defense. This is also attracting companies from abroad. Israeli start-ups are advertising their battle-tested products.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin