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29 May

Germany Turns to Nokia and blackned for Smarter Battlefield Networks

Nokia and Rheinmetall subsidiary blackned GmbH are teaming up to build a new kind of battlefield network for German forces: fast, mobile, and ready to deploy.

29 May

MBDA’s Sea Ceptor and Saab’s Visby-class vessel.

Giulia Bernacchi

Saab to Integrate MBDA’s Sea Ceptor Into Swedish Visby Corvettes

Saab has secured a $150.4 million contract to integrate MBDA’s Sea Ceptor air defense system into Stockholm’s Visby-class corvettes.

29 May

The HMS Venturer (F12) Inspiration-class (Type 31) frigate

Rojoef Manuel

Babcock Rolls Out First British Type 31 Frigate in Scotland

Babcock has debuted the UK Royal Navy’s first Type 31 frigate at its facility in Rosyth, Scotland.

29 May

Christine Casimiro

Latvian Startup Develops Underwater Drones for the Baltics

Latvian startup SUBmerge Baltic presented its PIKE underwater drone line at Drone Summit 2025 in Riga, highlighting ongoing development efforts.

29 May

Joe Saballa

Italy Seeks New Reconnaissance Vehicles

The Italian Ministry of Defence has issued a call for proposals to develop a new ground vehicle for military reconnaissance missions.

29 May

RBS-70 short-range anti-aircraft defense system

Christine Casimiro

Lithuania Boosts Air Defense With Bolide Missiles Worth $2M

The Lithuanian Armed Forces have received another batch of Saab-manufactured Bolide missiles worth 2 million euros ($2.2 million).

29 May

28 May 2025, Berlin: Volodymyr Selenskyj (r), President of Ukraine, and Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) speak at a press conference after their talks in the Federal Chancellery. Ukrainian President Zelensky is on a one-day visit to the German capital. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa (Photo by Fabian Sommer / DPA / dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Merz Says Germany, Ukraine to Jointly Produce Long-Range Weapons

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Berlin will help Kyiv develop new long-range weapons that can hit targets well inside Russian territory.

29 May

French President Emmanuel Macron at an air and space force base

Staff Writer With AFP

France Gives Air Base $1.7 Billion Nuclear Facelift

In a sign of the growing security nerves in Europe, France has embarked on a $1.7 billion renovation of an air base in remote hills in the east of the country so it can handle nuclear-armed bombers.

28 May