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After years of waiting, the German Navy finally commissioned into service the first of its new-generation “super frigates,” the F125 Baden-Württemberg, on June 17. Am 17. Juni hat die Deutsche …
German Navy Finally Commissions into Service Lead F125 Frigate Read More
Sikorsky and Boeing have formally responded to the German Air Force “Schwerer Transporthubschrauber” (STH) Program call for competition. The STH program, which will replace 45 to 60 helicopters, is valued …
Sikorsky and Boeing to Compete for Germany’s New Heavy-Lift Helicopter Read More
On March 20, Germany’s parliamentary budget committee signed off on two projects each costing EUR25 million ($28 million) apiece. The first pertains to an upgrade of 101 of the Bundeswehr’s …
Germany Allocates Funding for Leopard 2 Upgrade/PzH 2000 Ammunition Procurement Read More
Following two years under the Trump administration, it’s safe to say that relations between Washington and Europe are as raw and tense as at any time since the end of …
Transatlantic Drift Read More by Douglas Royce, Senior Aerospace Analyst, Forecast International. The four partner nations that developed the Eurofighter – Germany, the U.K., Spain, and Italy – ordered 472 aircraft through the end of …
New Partner Nation Typhoon Orders Needed to Keep Line Open into the Late 2020s Read More As long expected, Spain officially joined the Franco-German project to develop a Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) that will form part of a broader Future Combat Air Systems (FCAS) with the signing …
Spain Formally Joins Franco-German Future Fighter Initiative Read More The defense ministers of France (Florence Parly) and Germany (Ursula von der Leyen) announced two contracts on February 6 that help lay the groundwork for the future sixth-generation jet fighter, …
France and Germany Build Momentum for New Generation Fighter with Announced Contracts Read More
The German government has reportedly blocked the sale of Meteor air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia’s Meteor Missile Buy Blocked Read More 
An annual parliamentary report on the state of the Bundeswehr indicates that the ongoing struggles of Germany’s armed forces show little sign of reversal in the near future. Despite a …
Germany’s Military Readiness Woes Continue Read More