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BERLIN — Rheinmetall, a specialist maker of automotive components and defense equipment, said Feb. 22 it achieved its best-ever results last year on strong demand particularly for its car parts.
BONN, Germany — Canadian plans to set up a logistics hub at the German Köln Bonn Airport, announced by Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay during a Feb. 14 visit to Ottawa by his German counterpart, Thomas de Maizière, have been rejected.
MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Feb. 20 that Russia had launched "unprecedented" steps to boost the army as he played up his strongman credentials ahead of March 4 presidential polls he is likely to win.
PARIS — Sofradir, a French maker of infrared detectors, is pushing to pool technology research efforts with competitors AIM of Germany and Selex Galileo in Britain.
SKOPJE — Macedonia on Feb. 18 urged NATO leaders to accept it as a member when the alliance holds a summit in Chicago in May, despite Greek opposition due to a long-running row over its name.
ANKARA — Turkey will never allow any third country, particularly Israel, to use intelligence obtained by a NATO radar system, its foreign minister said Feb. 17.
LONDON — British arms manufacturer BAE Systems said Feb. 16 it held out hope that India may reverse its decision to negotiate a mega-contract for 126 fighter jets exclusively with France’s Dassault Aviation.
PARIS — France and Britain are to launch a joint project to build combat drones during a visit by British Prime Minister David Cameron to Paris, newspaper Les Echos reported Feb. 16.
JERUSALEM — Israel is to buy advanced combat training jets from an Italian company as part of a defense-offset package deal valued at about $2 billion, the Israeli defense ministry said Feb. 16.
BRUSSELS — NATO will spend 3.0 billion euros ($3.9 billion) to buy and operate five U.S.-built drones over 20 years in an effort to fill a gap exposed in the Libyan air war, an official said Feb. 15.
ROME — Italy will cut its acquisition of Joint Strike Fighters from 131 to 90, Defense Minister Giampaolo Di Paola told the Italian Parliament on Feb 15.
PARIS — France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy hosts British Prime Minister David Cameron on Feb. 18 for a summit on boosting defense cooperation and to clear the air after recent bitter clashes over Europe.
BERN — The Swiss government is standing by its choice of the Gripen jet to replace its ageing fighter fleet, the defense ministry said on Feb. 14, after reported military fears that the aircraft was not up to the job.
MOSCOW — Russia has signed contracts to sell 120 T-90C tanks to Algeria and 30 to Turkmenistan, Vedomosti business daily reported Feb. 14 citing sources in the arms industry.
GENEVA — Swiss Defence Minister Ueli Maurer had no knowledge of a critical report on the Gripen jet, the aircraft chosen to replace Switzerland’s ageing F5 fighter fleet, his spokeswoman told Swiss radio Feb. 13.
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