Bundeswehr

What is important in primary care

Senior field physician Dr. Daniel Forstner explains which injuries are common on the battlefield and how best to treat them. Although there are no exact figures on injuries in the Ukraine war, publications suggest that up to 40 percent of wounds occur in the head area. Members of the German armed forces must also be…

NATO

NATO Commits to Support Bosnia Herzegovina

During a meeting with representatives of Bosnia Herzegovina and the European Union, Secretary General for Operations Tom Goffus reaffirmed the defense alliance’s efforts in the country. Goffus welcomed the developments in Bosnia Herzegovina. However, he does not yet hold out the prospect of NATO membership. Goffus met with Defense Minister Zukan Helez, among others, on…

First meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council

At the summit in Vilnius, NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană reinforces the commitment to Ukraine. The country is to “move closer to the defense alliance than ever before.”On August 23, the new NATO-Ukraine Council met for the first time. It brought together representatives of NATO and Ukraine around one table. This included the President…

Polish Ministry of Defence

Three new platforms for Poland

In addition, the Polish Ministry of Defense is procuring an armored transport vehicle. Although the Ministry is generally satisfied with the KTO Rosomak wheeled armored vehicle from the Polish company Siemianowice Śląskie, it feels that it lacks modification options. For this reason, it is turning away from the wheeled armored vehicle built under Finnish license…

Bundeswehr/Luftwaffe

Rapid Viking again with German participation

After ten years of vacancy, the Bundeswehr again took part in the Rapid Viking exercise in Iceland. The focus was on rapid logistical deployment. The participation also highlights the tactical importance of the Arctic. Tactical Air Squadron 73 “Steinhoff” flew all the material needed for the exercise to Iceland within a week. In addition, the…

Kongsberg

Kongsberg builds C-UAS for Ukraine

Funded by the International Fund for Ukraine, Norwegian company Kongsberg is building Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (C-UAS) for Ukraine. Several Cortex Typhon systems are to be supplied to the Ukrainian armed forces. The contract is worth £56 million. The Cortex Typhon system is designed to defend against a variety of unmanned aerial objects. To repel…

MBDA

Defense against hypersonic weapons

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…