Germany

Europe GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Germany, France Suspend Weapons Sales to Turkey

October 12, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments France, Germany, Operation Peace Spring (Turkey), Syria, Turkey

Germany and France have suspended all weapon sales to Turkey over its military offensive in northern Syria against the U.S.-backed

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Air Europe 

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes in Germany, Pilot Safe

October 9, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Fighter aircraft, Germany, Lockheed Martin F-16, Spangdahlem Air Base, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at about 3 p.m. on Oct. 8 near Zemmer, Germany, during a

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Air Europe 

Bombardier Delivers First of Three Global 6000 Business Jets to German Air Force

September 20, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Bombardier Global 6000, Bombardier Inc., German Air Force (Luftwaffe ), Germany, VIP Transport Aircraft

Bombardier has delivered the first of three Global 6000 business jets destined for use by the Luftwaffe, Germany’s air force.

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Europe HLS 

Airbus Delivers 1,000th Super Puma Helicopter

September 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters H215/ AS332 Super Puma, German Federal Police, German Havarie Kommando, Germany, Helicopter, Police

Airbus Helicopters has delivered its 1,000th Super Puma helicopter: a twin-engine multi-role H215 assembled in Marignane, France, and handed over

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Europe HLS Naval 

BAE Systems to Supply 57mm Naval Guns for German Federal Police’s Three New 86m Offshore Patrol Vessels

September 4, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BAE Systems, BAE Systems Mk110/ Bofors 57Mk3, Fassmer, German Federal Police, Germany, Naval artillery/gun, Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV)

BAE Systems has been selected by the vessel contractor to provide the German federal police force, Bundespolizei, with three 57mm

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Air Europe 

Airbus Helicopters, Elbe Flugzeugwerke to Maintain German Armed Forces’ NH90 Fleet

August 31, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters, BAAINBw, Elbe Flugzeugwerke, German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Germany, Helicopter, NHIndustries NH90

Airbus Helicopters as prime contractor will work together with Dresden-based Elbe Flugzeugwerke to maintain the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) NH90

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Directed-energy weapons Europe 

Rheinmetall, MBDA to Develop High-Energy Laser Effector System for German Navy

August 11, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments BAAINBw, German Navy, Germany, K130 Braunschweig-class corvette, Laser weapon, MBDA Missile Systems, Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall and MBDA intend to construct, integrate and test a laser demonstrator for the German Navy’s K130 Braunschweig class corvettes.

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Air/ Missile Defense Europe 

Raytheon Upgrading Germany’s Patriot Integrated Air And Missile Defense System

July 31, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Defense System, Germany, Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), MIM-104 Patriot, NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), Raytheon

Raytheon is upgrading Germany’s Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System to the most current configuration available under a $105.5

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Europe Land 

Rheinmetall Modernizing Puma IFVs, Equipment for NATO Spearhead VJTF 2023

July 22, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr), Germany, Infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), NATO, NATO VJTF Spearhead Force, Projekt System & Management GmbH (PSM), Puma (IFV), Rheinmetall, System Panzergrenadier VJTF 2023

Rheinmetall is taking on a key role in equipping the NATO spearhead Very High Joint Readiness Task Force 2023 (VJTF

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Air Europe 

German Navy’s NH90 Sea Lion Helicopter Successfully Completes Mission Demonstration

July 18, 2019 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments BAAINBw, German Navy, Germany, Helicopter, NHIndustries NH90

The NH90 Sea Lion helicopter successfully completed mission demonstrations for its relevant roles in the German Navy, including SAR missions,

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