IRIS-T gets a deployment upgrade—MDSI’s decoupled system architecture puts thrust-vectoring missiles on NATO legacy era airframes like the Gripen/F-16 in weeks, not quarters.
Weibel’s XENTA-M integrates into DefSecIntel’s Eirshield C-UAV and USHORAD, under the EU initiatives Sky- and Eastern Shield. Focus on fast, low-cost production via EU and Ukrainian factories, backed by EU funds.
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Long-range, high-impact—and withheld. Germany’s Taurus missile could help Ukraine strike deep into Russian territory, but Berlin won’t send it. This is the story behind Berlin’s missile dilemma—and the decision Friedrich Merz says he’s ready to make.
BND president Bruno Kahl proposed 'Euro Eyes' as a European intelligence-sharing alliance to counter growing threats, focusing on cooperation in cyber defense, signals intelligence, and counterintelligence—positioned beyond NATO/EU frameworks, with broad German political support.
IRIS-T gets a deployment upgrade—MDSI’s decoupled system architecture puts thrust-vectoring missiles on NATO legacy era airframes like the Gripen/F-16 in weeks, not quarters.
Dassault CEO fires a direct shot at FCAS—Europe’s sixth-generation fighter aircraft program led by Dassault, Airbus Defence and Space, and Indra—calling it “very difficult” and mired in bureaucratic gridlock. Tensions rise and timelines slip - FCAS may be flying into turbulence.
Germany’s Bundeswehr and MBDA Deutschland continue supporting the NATO-France-U.S. POLYGONE program with legacy Soviet systems like the SA-6 and SA-8 for air defense simulation at Hermeskeil.
MGCS GmbH marks the formal start of a Franco-German defense initiative to replace Leopard 2 and Leclerc tanks by 2040—with KNDS, Rheinmetall, and Thales now sharing the lead.
RENK and PARTZSCH team up to boost military-grade electric machines; first project: generator for diesel-electric submarines supporting stealth propulsion.
Strategic European naval alliance seeks to enhance Philippine maritime defense and deepen Indo-Pacific cooperation through advanced submarine capabilities.
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and Ulstein Verft have signed a strategic Letter of Intent to collaborate on the Royal Norwegian Navy’s future frigates, combining German naval systems expertise with Norwegian shipbuilding capabilities.
