Germany

Germany Packs Heavy-Lift Muscle Into New Air-Deployable Tactical Vehicle

The German Special Forces Command and Flensburg Technology Systems have unveiled a new 3.2-ton tactical vehicle capable of carrying nearly its own weight in payload.

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Lockheed Martin Rolls Out Germany’s First F-35A Lightning II 

Germany’s first of 35 F-35A Lightning II fighters has been presented to the German government at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

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All-Electric, AI-Powered: Wingcopter Unveils Six-Hour VTOL Drone for Ukraine

Wingcopter is stretching the reach of tactical reconnaissance with a new German drone built for areas that conventional aircraft struggle to cover.

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Germany Lays Keel of Third Type 424 Spy Ship, Eyes Fourth Vessel

Germany has announced plans to procure a fourth Type 424 signals intelligence and reconnaissance vessel, as Rheinmetall laid the keel for the third ship ahead of schedule at its Peene-Werft shipyard in Wolfgast.

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Elbit, Diehl Demonstrate SkyStriker Kamikaze Drone’s Capabilities

The SkyStriker loitering munition, jointly offered to Germany by Elbit Systems and Diehl Defence under a partnership inked in June, has presented several of its capabilities in a live demonstration.

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Germany Pits 30 AI Systems Against the Battlefield Data Flood

Germany is putting 30 artificial intelligence systems through evaluation as it builds a military AI capability to accelerate decisions on the battlefield.

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Germany Begins Mass Production of 5,000-Plus Strike Drones for Ukraine

Auterion and Airlogix have launched mass production of more than 5,000 unmanned aerial systems in Germany for Ukraine.

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Rafael, Lower Saxony, Aurelius Capital Plan Defense Hub at VW Osnabrück Plant

Volkswagen’s Osnabrück plant could become a defense hub under a planned takeover by Aurelius Capital and the German state of Lower Saxony, with Rafael Advanced Defense Systems lined up as an initial industrial partner.

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Safran to Equip German Troops With Advanced Observation Systems

Safran will supply more than 1,000 MOSKITO observation systems and several hundred SHARPCROW units to the German Armed Forces.

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Germany Delivers Final Advanced Dolphin Submarine to Israel

German shipbuilder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems has shipped the Israeli Navy’s third and final Advanced Dolphin-class submarine.

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