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US approves Arrow sale to Germany

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The US government has approved the sale of the Arrow Weapon System (AWS) to Germany, the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD) announced on its website on 17 August. The...

Germany to base Arrow and Chinooks in Holzdorf

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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visited Holzdorf Air Base, 100 km south of Berlin, on 16 October, where Germany will base components of the Luftwaffe's Arrow...

Ukraine conflict: Germany supplies Dingo armoured vehicles and two more MRLs to Kyiv

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Germany is supplying Ukraine with 50 Dingo armoured vehicles and two more Mittleres Artillerie Raketen System (MARS) multiple rocket launchers (MRLs), German Federal...

Germany procures C-UAS capability from ESG

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The German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has procured five counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UASs).

Germany set to increase Poseidon buy

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Germany is to increase its buy of Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime multimission aircraft (MMA) as part of a wider increase in the national defence budget.

Update: Germany officially joins F-35 programme with signing of LOA

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Germany has formally joined the international Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme, with the signing of a letter of offer and acceptance...

Ukraine conflict: Germany announces EUR100 billion defence fund

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In a government statement to the Bundestag, the German parliament, on 27 February, Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced that the 2022 federal budget would receive a one-off...

Ukraine conflict: Russia puts nuclear forces on alert, Germany agrees to supply arms to Ukraine

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President Vladimir Putin said he ordered Russia's nuclear forces to be placed on a “special mode of combat duty” on 27 February because of western sanction and...

US approves F-35A sale to Germany

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The US government has approved the sale of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) combat aircraft to Germany.

Germany introduces voluntary military service

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German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on 23 July introduced voluntary military service in the Bundeswehr. The German Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on its...

Germany orders Trophy APS for Bundeswehr Leopard 2s

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Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) has signed a government-to-government agreement with the...

Germany seeks new STH bids from Boeing, Lockheed Martin

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Germany has resurrected its cancelled heavy lift helicopter programme, with both competitors invited to submit new bids to the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Airbus reveals LOUT unmanned stealth testbed for Germany

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Airbus has revealed a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) demonstrator aircraft that it has been developing in secret for over a decade.

Germany plans expanded artillery capabilities

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The German Army plans to expand its indirect fire capability and is emphasising its joint fires capability, according to Lieutenant Colonel Uwe Kraft, head of artillery...

Germany to end anti-IS Tornado reconnaissance mission

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Germany will end its Tornado reconnaissance flights against the so-called Islamic State (IS) on 31 March, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 11 March after the...

Germany suspends Puma procurement, Marder to continue serving with VJTF

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Germany suspended procurement of the Puma infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) on 19 December after 18 of the vehicles broke down in an exercise preparing for their first...

Elettronica pitches Edge pod for Eurofighter EK requirement for Germany

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Elettronica is to offer its Edge solution to the Luftwaffe for the new airborne electronic attack (AEA) capability Germany seeks to field on behalf of NATO from 2028.

Ukraine conflict: Germany pledges Sea King helicopters

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Germany has pledged to send Westland Sea King helicopters to Ukraine as part of a wider raft of military support for Kyiv.

Germany drops opposition to Saudi Eurofighter sale

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Germany has dropped its long-standing opposition to a follow-on sale of Eurofighter combat aircraft to Saudi Arabia, it was reported on 8 January.

France, Germany, Sweden launch future transport aircraft

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France, Germany, and Sweden have agreed development of a new fixed-wing medium-lift transport aircraft, it was announced on 30 June.

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