At this year’s Berlin Security Conference (BSC), a panel is dedicated to reviewing NATO’s achievements over the past 75 years, while also examining where missteps may have occurred in relations with Russia and how the alliance’s future is shaping up. These questions will be addressed by Admiral Rob Bauer, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee;…
Airbus Defence and Space announced last week that it would be cutting up to 2,500 jobs. This is the company’s response to the difficult economic situation, particularly in the space segment. Concrete measures include a reorganisation of the space segment. Airbus wants to focus on central functions. In addition, the company plans to establish full…
The US company Raytheon has started full-scale production of the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA. This confirms that the product is ready for development. In July 2024, both the US government and the Japanese Ministry of Defence commissioned the production of the missiles. The contract is worth 1.9 billion US dollars. This is a first for…
On the fringes of the NATO defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) and his Norwegian counterpart Bjørn Arild Gram agreed to expand NATO’s role in protecting critical underwater infrastructure. This is part of an initial initiative. Norway and Germany are thus expanding a joint initiative from 2022. Specifically, the proposal…