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Germany Orders 15 Finnish Watercat M18 AMC Armored Combat Boats for Its Seebataillon
Germany has ordered 15 Watercat M18 AMC armored combat boats from Finland’s Marine Alutech for the German Navy’s Seebataillon, with deliveries from…
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US Army Typhon Battery Built for Europe Fires Its First Tomahawk Missile
The Army’s Europe-aligned Typhon battery fired its first Tomahawk at China Lake on September 28, 2026, after five weeks of training and…
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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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Swedish Patriot Fires Through a German Command Post for the First Time
Sweden’s Patriot crews fired through Germany’s Airbus SAMOC command post on Crete, a shot Airbus says completes NATO certification weeks before Stockholm…
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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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Airbus U740 Valkyrie CCA Hits Mach 0.8 in Europe, Taking On Boeing’s Ghost Bat
Airbus and Kratos have flown the U740 Valkyrie in Europe for the first time, with a rocket-assisted launch, speeds up to Mach…
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Spain Leads €8M EDA Push for Autonomous Aerial Refueling of Several Drones
Spain, Germany and Belgium have launched the €8 million second phase of an EDA project to automate hose-and-drogue refueling, aiming to let…