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Europe / Featured / Geopolitics

PESCO and the Long Road to European Strategic Autonomy

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

On November 12, against the backdrop of French President Emmanuel Macron’s declaration in a recent The Economist interview that the NATO Alliance is currently experiencing “brain death,” the European Union …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Germany Seeks AESA Radar for Tranche 2-3 Eurofighters, Plus Additional Aircraft

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Germany is readying a joint program with Spain that will see its newer Eurofighters equipped with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars. The project is currently being negotiated between Germany …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Germany Receives First NFH90 Sea Lion Helicopter

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Germany took delivery of its first new NFH90 (NATO Frigate Helicopter) Sea Lion variant from Airbus Helicopters on October 24 during a handover ceremony with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Germany Selects NH90 ASW Variant for Sea Lynx Helicopter Replacement

August 1, 2019November 12, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Following an extensive evaluation process, the German Navy has selected the NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopter (NFH) as its preferred platform to replace its 1980s-vintage Westland Mk 88A Sea Lynx helicopters …

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Defense / Naval Systems

German Navy Finally Commissions into Service Lead F125 Frigate

June 19, 2019November 21, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

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 …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Sikorsky and Boeing to Compete for Germany’s New Heavy-Lift Helicopter

May 30, 2019November 6, 2019 - by Richard Pettibone

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 …

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Defense / Land Systems

Germany Allocates Funding for Leopard 2 Upgrade/PzH 2000 Ammunition Procurement

March 26, 2019November 19, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

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 …

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Transatlantic Drift

February 20, 2019November 18, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

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 …

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Defense / Featured / Military Aircraft

New Partner Nation Typhoon Orders Needed to Keep Line Open into the Late 2020s

February 19, 2019November 18, 2019 - by Forecast International

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 …

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Defense / Military Aircraft

Spain Formally Joins Franco-German Future Fighter Initiative

February 15, 2019November 18, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

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 …

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