The CH-53GS/GE transport helicopters of the German Armed Forces – which were supposed to be replaced years ago – will receive new Airborne Electronic Warfare (EW) self-protection systems from Elbit Systems as part of the platform upgrade programme. The corresponding order was placed with Israeli company by Airbus Helicopters on behalf of the German procurement…
“The most serious threat for our economic development at the moment is inflation”, emphasises German Finance Minister Christian Lindner in an interview with European news agencies. All European finance ministers are determined to fight this inflation, he says. “This requires a change in our fiscal policies. The expansion of our expenditures during the pandemic and…
The existence of Taiwan and what is happening in the Asia-Pacific region are issues of high strategic importance: not only for the USA, but also for the European Union. During the visit to Taipei, the delegation of Berlin Security Conference (BSC) obtained first-hand information at the National Security Office about current situation of Taiwan and…
In France’s largest cross-army military exercise in more than 30 years, French and allied forces rehearsed the defense against a major enemy attack on a friendly country. With a manpower of 1,200 soldiers, the Franco-German Brigade took on the role of the attacker.In the large-scale exercise Orion, France and its NATO allies simulated the defense…
Hensoldt is supplying Ukraine with six more TRML-4D high-performance radars to strengthen its air defense. The order is worth 100 million euros. Delivery of the radars is scheduled for the second half of the year. The TRML-4D uses so-called Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar technology with multiple digitally shaped beams. It is capable of…
In Seedorf, Lower Saxony, Parachute Regiment 31 has tested and optimized a new selection procedure for the Extended Basic Qualification (EGB). It takes into account the changed operational requirements. The predecessor of the new deployment concept dates back to 2008. Paratroopers with EGB are specialized forces of the Army and trained for special tasks in…
The Bundeswehr’s involvement in the Sahel is drawing to a close. Participation in the UN mission MINUSMA will end by May 2024 at the latest. The framework conditions for an effective military engagement are no longer in place. The redeployment of the German contingent from Mali will begin on June 1, 2023. This process is…
The German armed forces have commissioned Rheinmetall to supply 57 heavy-duty semitrailer tractors with a payload class of 70 tonnes (SaZgM 70t mil). The order value for the 57 vehicles is just over €50 million. Delivery will take place between 2023 and 2024. The HX81 tractor unit has an eight-cylinder diesel engine with 680 hp.…
The NATO Partnership Training and Education Center community will assist Ukraine with its military training needs. The subject matter of the training will be cyber defense, energy security, demining, and English language instruction. Several sessions of the 22nd Annual Conference of Commanders of Partnership Training and Education Centers (PTECs) in Bogota were devoted to Ukraine.…
With a decree to accelerate procurement, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) is setting the course for the practical implementation of the Zeitenwende. Carsten Stawitzki, Head of the Equipment Department at the Federal Ministry of Defense, explains what this means in detail and how the processes will be shaped over the next six months.”Time is the…