Berlin to build ecosystem for defense technology
The Berlin Senate is launching a defense technology ecosystem to network research, business and politics. The aim is to turn the capital into a location for security innovations.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
The Berlin Senate is launching a defense technology ecosystem to network research, business and politics. The aim is to turn the capital into a location for security innovations.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
Economics Minister Katherina Reiche and Defense Minister Boris Pistorius want more cooperation between armaments companies and the civilian sector. For some, this initiative comes too late.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin, Robert Wallenhauer and Lisa-Martina Klein
Despite the project being canceled, the Dutch Damen shipyard is being paid a further EUR 26 million for the F126 frigate. Defense politicians fear that this might not be the only payment.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
Following Bart De Wever’s incendiary letter criticizing a reparations loan, the option of bridge financing for Ukraine is likely to take center stage. Support for Ukraine is on the agenda at today’s meeting of EU defense ministers.
By Stephan Israel
In a new strategic partnership, French companies Thales and Dassault plan to develop a competitor product to the Combat Cloud, designed to network FCAS systems.
By Gabriel Bub
In a new white paper, China presents itself as a driving force for arms control and disarmament. The white paper does not contain any commitments to restrictions on specific weapons systems.
By Leonardo Pape
Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger announced a signed agreement for the delivery of Lynx tanks to Romania. But Romania denied any contract. The background to the debate.
By Frank Stier
The EU Parliament has approved the European Defense Industry Program (EDIP) by a large majority. At EUR 1.5 billion, the European defense industry will be strengthened and its dependence on imports reduced.
By Stephan Israel
Ukraine has built up a large private armaments sector in a short space of time. In order to protect production from Russian bombs, companies are now looking for partners for factories in Western Europe, says Ihor Fedirko, head of the Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry (UCDI), in an interview.
By Viktor Funk
The robots from his start-up could support drones, says Marc Wietfeld. This puts his company in the running for a EUR 900 million contract from the Ministry of Defense.
By Robert Wallenhauer and Wilhelmine Stenglin