Rudy Ruitenberg
Rudy Ruitenberg is a Europe correspondent for Defense News. He started his career at Bloomberg News and has experience reporting on technology, commodity markets and politics.
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Patriot production delays prompt Switzerland to seek European air-defense fallback
The country will also buy fewer Lockheed Martin F-35 jets than initially planned after unit costs of the fighter increased.
Pentagon official blesses Europe’s push to spend defense money at home
“Otherwise people in Germany or Poland or whatever are going to say: ‘Why are we only sending money across the Atlantic?’” said the Pentagon policy chief.
NATO kicks off ‘Arctic Sentry’ operation following Greenland brouhaha
The mission will tie together various allied activities in the region, according to NATO officials.
German startup aims to deliver European hypersonic strike by 2029
Hypersonica says it uses military-grade components from suppliers, as the company notched a successful test flight in Norway.
US, European navies push Lego-like modularity to boost ships’ combat punch
Containerized forces packages, when executed well, are a flexible way to bring new capabilities to sea quickly, service chiefs said in Paris.
French Navy dials up stress level in crew drills after Red Sea experience
The idea is to make people "feel like their final hour has come," said the officer in charge of training naval surface personnel.
Norway picks Hanwha to supply rocket artillery in $2 billion deal
None of the other commercial bidders could deliver a comparable range, Norway said.
Ukraine says more than 80% of enemy targets now destroyed by drones
One Ukrainian innovation has been a system to verify drone strikes that awards points to successful operators, with an online marketplace for bonus kit.
NATO’s Rutte says Europe can’t defend itself without US; France balks
The NATO chief prompted pushback from France, the European Union’s only nuclear power, as analysts call for a distinct European pillar within the alliance.
Top NATO commanders standing by for policy guidance on Arctic mission
Grynkewich said NATO’s military headquarters has “a ton of expertise” that could be used to organize an Arctic mission.
