Defense against hypersonic weapons poses challenges for current air defense systems. After all, these cruise missiles – at least according to current classification – do not fly ballistic curves and remain maneuverable during flight. For Europe, they may pose one of the great threats of the future. Now the European Commission has announced its selection…
Almost three dozen Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in CBRN defense as part of the EU training mission EUMAM. They will be taught how to use the main decontamination station 70 (HEP 70) supplied by Germany. The HEP 70 is used to decontaminate vehicles contaminated with nuclear, biological or chemical agents. Two 1,500-liter tanks are…
The Romanian Armed Forces have contracted Polaris Government and Defence to deliver more than 50 Dagor tactical light vehicles. Romania is procuring the vehicles through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The light vehicles are intended for troop transport. They are assembled from commercially available individual parts and can carry up to 1.814 kilograms.…
Rheinmetall AG takes over all shares of the Spanish company Expal Systems S.A.U.. The purchase price for the acquisition amounts to approximately €1.2 billion. From now on, the Madrid-based company will be known as Rheinmetall Expal Munitions, S.A.U.. The takeover was already scheduled for last year, but required the approval of the Spanish authorities. Expal…