The order is for a turnkey factory that will become a 'Ukrainian Centre of Excellence for Ammunition' to be operated by a Rheinmetall joint venture with a Ukrainian state-owned company, that will begin production within 24 months to manufacture hundreds of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition per year. The post Ukraine orders artillery ammo plant from Rheinmetall appeared first on StratPost ..read more

"The Russian army increases its number of tanks by 1,000 to 1,500 additional units every year. The five largest European NATO member states together have just half of that in their inventory," said Germany’s chief of defence Carsten Breuer. The post German defence chief warns of Russian military build-up appeared first on StratPost ..read more

Scholz's coalition has faced criticism over the small increase in the 2025 budget for defence. "In 2017, we still spent €37 billion ($42 billion) on defence. Now, with the use of the special fund, the Bundeswehr's budget is €75 billion. That's more or less a doubling," Scholz said. The post Scholz addresses criticism of German defence spending appeared first on StratPost ..read more

Boeing issued a ‘global No Technical Objection (NTO)’ confirming there are no technical issues to any Boeing-built defence aircraft and derivatives operating on synthetic aviation turbine fuels at the maximum allowable limit of a 50-50 blend with conventional fossil fuels. The post Boeing clears SAF green fuel blend for its military aircraft appeared first on StratPost ..read more

The U.S. and German governments announced plans for the deployment of U.S. missile systems that could reach Russia. These include nuclear-capable Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of 2,500 kilometres, SM-6 anti-aircraft missiles and newly-developed hypersonic missiles. The post Germany’s Baerbock backs U.S. missiles to deter Russia appeared first on StratPost ..read more

The Royal Saudi Air Force already operates six Airbus A330 MRTT aircraft and the four new aircraft are expected to enter service in 2027. A total of 82 A330 MRTT aircraft have been ordered by 15 countries, giving Airbus a 90 percent market share outside the USA. The post 04 more A330 MRTT refuellers for Saudi Arabia appeared first on StratPost ..read more

Deputy government spokesman Wolfgang Büchner said that Orbán could travel wherever he wanted, adding, "What is not acceptable is that he travels through the world with the impression that he is doing so on behalf of others. And there will certainly be further discussion about how to deal with this." The post Germany says Hungary’s EU presidency causing ‘a lot of damage’ appeared first on StratPost ..read more

Economic researchers and partners in the ruling coalition led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz have warned of immense economic costs and legal difficulties that could result from plans for military conscription proposed by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius in June in an attempt to boost the numbers of the German armed forces. The post Pushback against conscription plans in Germany appeared first on StratPost ..read more

Russia has criticized the planned stationing of long-range US weapons in Germany as a return to the Cold War, after German leaders said the step was necessary due to the increased threat posed by Russia to European security. "We are well on the way to a Cold War. This has all happened before," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. The post Kremlin slams plans for long-range U.S. weapons in Germany appeared first on StratPost ..read more

German politicians voiced their outrage on Friday after a CNN report detailed an alleged Russian plot to assassinate the head of German arms maker Rheinmetall, Armin Papperger, as a Kremlin spokesman denied any involvement from Moscow. The post Anger in Germany at ‘Russian plot’ to kill arms firm CEO appeared first on StratPost ..read more