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Germany Extends Aspides Mandate to 2027 as Houthis Gain Ground at Bab al-Mandab
The Bundestag extended German participation in the EU’s Aspides naval operation to October 31, 2027, keeping up to 350 personnel available as…
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German RENK Wins €130M Leopard 2 Transmissions Deal as KNDS Scales Leopard 2A8 Output
RENK and KNDS have extended a €130 million contract for HSWL 354 Leopard 2 transmissions, with deliveries from 2029 to 2032, a…
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German Air Force Passes IRIS-T SLM Certification Shot in First Live Fire on Crete
Air Defense Missile Group 61 fired its first live IRIS-T SLM interceptor on Crete during Spartan Arrow 2026, passing the system certification…
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Germany Approves Two Patriot Fire Units and 450 Net-Launcher Drone Systems
Germany’s Bundestag Budget Committee approved replacing the Patriot fire units sent to Ukraine, with Berlin prepaying about €560 million and Norway funding…
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German Army Moves to Buy GARMR Drone Defense System for Panzerbrigade 45 in Lithuania
The Bundeswehr plans to buy Diehl Defence’s GARMR counter-drone vehicle in two steps: a G-Class qualification batch below the €25 million parliamentary…
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German Army’s Kodiak Engineer Vehicle Enters Trials Without Natter RWS
Rheinmetall delivered two Kodiak qualification vehicles in late August 2026, and both entered Bundeswehr trials without the planned Natter remote weapon station.…
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German Army SAR Satellites Can Now Track Build-Ups on NATO’s Eastern Flank
The Bundeswehr can now task several radar reconnaissance satellites reserved for German military use, less than ten months after the €1.7 billion…
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Germany Backs Emden Naval Base to Relieve Wilhelmshaven and Reach High North
Germany has signed a non-binding letter of intent for an Emden naval base, a second North Sea port beside Wilhelmshaven. A final…
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Patria 6×6: KNDS to Run Final Assembly of Germany’s Fuchs Replacement
KNDS and Patria reaffirmed on September 30 that KNDS Deutschland Maintenance in Freisen will fit mission kits and perform final assembly of…
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European Rearmament: €800B Plan Meets a Lagging Industrial Base
Europe’s largest military buildup since the Cold War is anchored by the EU’s €800 billion Readiness 2030 plan and Germany’s budget surge.…