DefenceTalk35mm ammunition for Gepard anti-aircraft tank shipped to Ukraine 300,000 rounds ordered; production now relocated to Germany Elaborate postdevelopment process New production facility in Unterluss to provide a secure supply of ammunition for the Gepard Rheinmetall experts in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy contributed to the project’s success A first shipment of new ammunition for the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/first-shipment-of-new-gepard-ammunition-now-on-its-way-to-ukraine-80081/

DefenceTalkGermany, Ukraine’s second biggest supplier of arms to resist the Russian invasion, pledged another 700 million euros ($771 million) in military assistance to Kyiv on Tuesday at a pivotal NATO summit. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said at the gathering in Vilnius that the new package “served Ukraine’s priorities: air defence, tanks, artillery”. Germany in May […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-pledges-700-mn-euros-in-new-arms-aid-to-ukraine-80032/

DefenceTalkGermany has delivered promised Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Monday, providing Kyiv with much-needed heavy weaponry against Russia. The delivery of what Scholz said were “very modern” German-made battle tanks comes some two months after Berlin finally gave the green light for them to be sent. Ukraine has appealed to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-delivers-leopard-tanks-to-ukraine-79984/

DefenceTalkLeopard tanks pledged by Germany to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion will arrive in “late March, early April”, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday. Training of Ukrainian troops on German Marder infantry fighting vehicles will start in the next few days, he added, “and for the Ukrainian soldiers who will be trained on the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/leopard-tanks-to-arrive-in-ukraine-around-late-march-germany-79777/

DefenceTalkGermany’s move to deliver battle tanks to Ukraine, expected to be followed by a similar announcement from the US, marks a politically weighty step that could also offer Kyiv increased ability to breach Russian invaders’ lines. After weeks of pressure from Ukraine and other allies, Berlin finally agreed to send 14 of its Leopard 2 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/western-tanks-political-and-military-boost-for-ukraine-79769/

DefenceTalkGermany’s defence minister said Tuesday that allies could start training Ukrainian forces to use Leopard tanks, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg predicted that a decision on their delivery would be made “soon”. Germany has been under intense international pressure in recent weeks to allow the export of powerful German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-allies-can-start-training-ukrainians-on-tanks-79761/

DefenceTalkPresident Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed Thursday to send powerfully armed infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, marking a new phrase of Western military support to repel Russia’s invasion. Germany will also follow the United States in sending a state-of-the-art Patriot missile system to Ukraine to help ward off Russian air attacks. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/white-house-says-us-germany-to-send-ukraine-armored-vehicles-79703/

DefenceTalkGermany’s defence ministry has raised serious concerns about the planned purchase of US-made F-35 fighter jets, part of the country’s military modernization drive, according to documents seen by AFP. Berlin announced in March it would buy 35 of the warplanes made by Lockheed Martin to replace its ageing Tornado fleet, in the wake of Russia’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/concerns-mount-about-germanys-f-35-jet-purchase-plan-79639/

DefenceTalkGermany said Monday it was rushing long-promised air defence systems, capable of protecting an entire city, to Ukraine after Russia unleashed a barrage of missile strikes on the country. Calling the latest attacks “despicable”, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock wrote on Twitter that “we are doing everything to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences”. Chancellor Olaf Scholz […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-says-air-defence-shield-to-reach-ukraine-in-days-79486/

DefenceTalkGermany is ready to take a leading role in ensuring Europe’s security, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday, vowing to transform the country’s military into the “best equipped” on the continent. Branding Vladimir Putin’s Russia the “biggest threat” to NATO, Scholz said Europe had to be prepared to face up to the challenge. “We are making […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-military-must-become-europes-best-equipped-scholz-79422/