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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BAE says its Eurofighter pipeline is filled until first GCAP assembly
Europe accounted for 32% of the BAE order book at the end of December, while accounting for 11% of sales in 2025, the company said.
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.
French carmaker Renault to produce long-range drones for French forces
From Twingo to drones, French carmaker Renault plans to have a new unmanned aerial model in its lineup, destined for the French armed forces.
Defense tech startups had their best funding year ever in 2025
In 2026, defense-tech startups will have to prove to investors they can turn funding into actual production at scale, one analyst said.
Macron puts local defense firms on notice France may buy European
The French president said the country's defense companies shouldn't get too comfy, as neighbor nations move faster with certain technologies.
Czechoslovak Group plans stock-market listing amid Europe defense boom
The family-owned defense firm is seeking a valuation of about €30 billion, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the deal.
Europeans trumpet Arctic defense in bid to soften US Greenland claims
To many Europeans, the most urgent threat to Greenland right now seems not to be China, Russia or North Korea but rather their longtime U.S. ally.
US shipyard HII expands in UK to service growing Europe UUV business
The enlarged HII site in Portchester, England, will now be able to assemble the company’s Remus 620 medium-class modular unmanned underwater vehicles.
NATO’s Europe commander sees growing Russian, Chinese threat in Arctic
“It’s not for peaceful purposes,” U,S, Air Force Gen. Alexus Grynkewich said. “They’re not studying the seals and the polar bears."
