Category: Defence Industry
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The EUR 275 million project aims to start production in 2027.
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Local sustainment and training will continue at Salem Al Sabah Base until 2029.
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The German AI defence firm targets operational deployment within four years.
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Disagreement over Europe’s future combat aircraft escalated as Dassault said it can proceed without Germany.
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Germany plans to award nearly €83 billion in defence contracts over the next year, with only about 8 percent earmarked for American weapons.
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Sweden’s Saab will head a multinational push to standardise allied undersea operations.
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Nearly 3,000 UK staff at Leonardo are voting on strike action after rejecting a below‑inflation pay rise.
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Work on the Royal Navy’s first Fleet Solid Support vessel is shifting to Cádiz as Belfast facilities fall behind schedule.
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Poland’s state-owned defence group, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), has chosen BAE Systems as its strategic partner for the construction of a new 155 mm artillery ammunition factory. The agreement, announced on 12 September 2025, follows a multi-stage assessment in which BAE Systems’ proposal was judged strongest on sovereignty, technology and price. The open-ended contract carries…
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The German defence group Rheinmetall, based in Düsseldorf, has agreed to acquire Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL), the military shipbuilding arm of Lürssen Group in Bremen. The purchase price was not disclosed, and the takeover is expected to complete in early 2026 once relevant antitrust approvals are secured. NVL, separated from Lürssen’s yachting business in 2021,…