Germany plans to create a rapid response task force with Baltic Sea countries to share information and coordinate responses to hybrid threats involving the sea, air, cyberspace and critical infrastructure.
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Germany has denied a report that it is considering funding British and French nuclear weapons programmes, while saying it is discussing wider cooperation on nuclear deterrence with France and within NATO.
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Heckler & Koch reported record profits in the first half of the year, with revenue up 47.1% to €263.9 million. The German arms maker also saw profits more than triple as defence spending rose.
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Germany rejects Vladimir Putin’s claim that Berlin fabricated evidence linking Russia to a drone incident at Leipzig airport. Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul says the accusation is false and has won strong backing from EU allies.
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Japan’s MMX mission is set to launch in October with the German-French Idefix rover aboard. Idefix will land on Mars’s moon Phobos in 2029, explore its surface and help to return the first samples from the Martian system to Earth.
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Germany’s Navy has successfully tested Israel’s Lora missile from a frigate in the North Atlantic. The system, with a range of more than 500 kilometres, could give Germany a new long-range strike capability at sea.
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Russia’s Yakovlev 130M has made its maiden flight with new sensors, weapons and systems designed to expand its role from advanced jet trainer to light combat aircraft.
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Heart Aerospace’s X1 demonstrator has completed its first flight, using battery-electric propulsion to power a 27-minute flight. The full-scale aircraft is being used to test technology for the company’s planned 30-seat ES-30 regional airliner.
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Colombia has ordered two Embraer C-390 Millennium transport aircraft, taking firm orders for the aircraft to 58 as India opens a competition for 60 medium transport aircraft.
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Germany’s military reached 186,700 active soldiers in July, the highest level in 13 years. Applications also rose 26 percent as Berlin expands recruitment and defence spending, leaving its 2026 troop goal now well within reach this year.
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