Rheinmetall lands multibillion dollar FV-014 loitering munitions framework contract
The framework contract signing comes after Rheinmetall announced in February a FV-014 demonstration in collaboration with a potential undisclosed NATO customer.
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Defence Minister Rajnath’s Focus Will Be Advancing Next-Gen Submarine Deal (Project 75I), Worth ₹90,000 Crores
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has embarked on a three-day official visit to Germany, commencing on 21 April 2026. The trip focuses on bolstering defence industrial collaboration, intensifying military-to-military engagements, and probing cooperation in emerging domains.This visit holds particular importance as it marks Singh’s first to Germany since assuming office in 2019. The previous such
Rajnath Singh Warns Hormuz Crisis Poses Direct Threat To India, Pitches Deeper Defence Ties With Germany
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday underlined that the ongoing conflict in West Asia, involving the United States, Israel, and Iran, has ceased to be a regional matter, given its wide-ranging implications for global energy security, food supplies, and economic stability, reported Hindustan Times.Speaking in Berlin, he emphasised that for a developing country like India, which depends
Rajnath Singh Urges Deeper Indo-German Defence Industrial Ties Amid Global Security Challenges
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has made a strong pitch for enhanced collaboration between the defence industrial ecosystems of India and Germany, emphasising that the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative is an open invitation to co-create, co-develop, and co-innovate.Speaking before the German Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and Security on the first day of his three-day visit to Germany,
FCAS In Crisis: Europe’s €100 Billion Fighter Project Faces Collapse Amid Franco-German Rift
The Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) has been in difficulty for months, and if the current trajectory continues, it could be heading towards collapse. Mediation between Dassault Aviation and Airbus has failed to resolve the dispute, with Dassault insisting on leading the development of the program’s core element: the New Generation Fighter.A source close to the talks revealed
NHIndustries inks contract for NH90 Block 2 study in support of future tech
NHIndustries will provide “multiple evolution options” to NATO and nations involved in the Block 2 study, aligned to “respective operational requirements,” said the manufacturer.
‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave
A documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’ who died in 2025 – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle EastIn New York social circles, he was known as the “Jewish James Bond”: a refugee fr…
Defence Minister’s Germany Visit To Boost Defence Ties; Submarine Deal On The Horizon
Defence minister Rajnath Singh is embarking on a three-day official visit to Germany from Tuesday, aimed at strengthening the strategic defence partnership between the two nations.During the visit, he will hold bilateral talks with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius and other senior government leaders.This marks his first trip to Germany in seven years, the last being in February 2019 by then
Rescuers Try to Save Timmy, a Whale Stranded Off Germany
A month of efforts to help a stranded humpback escape the Baltic Sea have culminated in a tourist and media spectacle, with no guarantee of success.
The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s Cultural War With Europe
Five years out of college, Samuel Samson has driven the Trump administration’s push to upend America’s postwar relationship with Europe.