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KNDS, Rheinmetall, Thales move ahead on next-generation tank project

PARIS — Armored-vehicle makers KNDS and Rheinmetall and defense-electronics firm Thales signed the shareholder agreement for the project company that will develop a future main battle tank for Germany and France, moving a step closer to starting actual work on a...

Key EU military official urges sharpening of mutual-defense clause

MILAN — A senior military official of the European Union has urged the bloc to refine its mutual-defense clause and start considering the division of labor in the event of a conflict. Austrian army Gen. Robert Brieger, chairman of the European Union Military...

German defense officials craft a digital über-model for the Bundeswehr

COLOGNE, Germany — The German defense ministry has kicked off a lengthy process of remodeling its digital operations and business processes with the aim of making the armed forces, or Bundeswehr, more combat-ready while streamlining back-office operations. Under the...

German Patriot batteries begin guarding Ukraine aid hub in Poland

WARSAW, Poland — As two German Patriot air-defense batteries are set to begin full operations in Rzeszów, south-eastern Poland, the two countries’ defense ministers met today near the town that has become a logistics hub for Ukraine aid. Germany has deployed two...