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The security alert at Geilenkirchen Air Base in Germany last week, which you can read more about here, was due to fears of a possible Russian drone attack, according to multiple German media reports. The latest development comes amid growing fears of Russian-inspired aggression against Germany, including drones, but also various other ‘hybrid warfare’ tactics. As the main operating base for NATO’s fleet of E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), the base plays a critical role for the alliance — including around Ukraine.
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Fears Of Russian-Inspired Drone Attack Led To German Air Base Alert: Reports

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

Sabotage at norwegian airbase
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Sabotage Confirmed At Norwegian Air Base

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Aug 23, 2024

Half a century ago today, the first prototype of the Panavia Tornado prototype, aircraft P-01, was recorded at Manching in West Germany, with test pilots Paul Millet from British Aerospace and Nils Meister of Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) at the controls.
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Panavia Tornado Swing-Wing Combat Jet’s Ten Most Unusual Variants

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 14, 2024

Three German Eurofighter EF2000s have completed a record-breaking endurance flight for the multirole fighter. Remaining in the air for a total of 10 hours 31 minutes, the trio of combat aircraft flew from Japan to Hawaii today, supported by aerial refueling tankers that included KC-135 Stratotankers operated by private aerospace firm Metrea, a contractor-owned and operated aerial refueling business that recently acquired of 14 KC-135s from the French Air and Space Force.
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German Eurofighters Make Record-Breaking Flight With Help From Private Aerial Refueling Company

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 27, 2024

Russia says it will respond to the United States’ decision to dramatically increase its long-range fire capabilities in Europe starting in 2026. The United States will deploy to Germany a range of advanced ground-launched weapons, including the Typhon (firing both SM-6 and Tomahawk missiles) and “developmental hypersonic weapons” — a reference to the yet-to-be-fielded Dark Eagle.
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U.S. Long-Range Missiles Headed To Germany As Arms Race Escalates

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 11, 2024

Piggyback bomber at a Nazi airfield In WWII.
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Recalling The Nazis’ Bizarre Piggyback Bombers 80 Years After They Went To War

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 30, 2024

German defense contractor Rheinmetall is pitching a containerized launcher for use with Hero family loitering munitions.
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Shipping Container Launcher Packing 126 Kamikaze Drones Hits The Market

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 17, 2024

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - JUNE 05: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT - ' KREMLIN PRESS OFFICE / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the representatives of the management of global news agencies as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), at Lahta Center on June 05, 2024 in St.Petersburg, Russia. During the meeting on Wednesday, Putin called Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip 'the total destruction of the civilian population.' (Photo by Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Putin Threatens To Supply Weapons To “Regions” For Retaliatory Strikes On Western Targets

By Oliver Parken, Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 6, 2024

German contractor Diehl Defense has unveiled a new “remote carrier” — a long-range effector that can be launched from aircraft, as well as from land and sea platforms. The missile-like store, known as FEANIX, which stands for Future Effector — Adaptable, Networked, Intelligent, eXpendable, is being pitched as an adjunct to the pan-European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) next-generation air combat program, as well as for the in-service Eurofighter Typhoon.
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FEANIX ‘Remote Carrier’ Aims To Be The Ultra-Adaptable Missile Of The Future

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 5, 2024

The Airbus Wingman concept aircraft, which broke cover earlier this week, was formally unveiled at the ILA Berlin aerospace show today. More details have now also come to light about the program, which Airbus leadership says should provide a unit cost that’s equivalent to one third that of a modern crewed fighter.
Air

The Airbus Wingman Stealth Drone: What We Learned In Berlin

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 5, 2024

European aviation consortium Airbus has unveiled a new stealthy fighter-sized loyal wingman-type drone concept
Air

Stealthy Fighter-Like Wingman Drone Concept Unveiled By Airbus (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick, Oliver Parken

Posted on Jun 4, 2024

Heckler & Koch is looking at selling versions of its existing product line chambered in Soviet-designed cartridges, driven in part by the conflict in Ukraine.
Land

Heckler & Koch Eyes Adapting Its Rifles To Fire Soviet-Designed Ammo

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 15, 2024

The German Navy frigate Hessen has departed the Red Sea and is headed home.
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German Frigate That Fought Off Houthi Drones Heads Home After 58 Days

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 22, 2024

A German Mk 88A Super Lynx helicopter piloted by German military service members flies over the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) while participating in exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2020 in the Baltic Sea, June 8, 2020. BALTOPS is the premier annual maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region, marking the 49th year of one of the largest exercises in Northern Europe enhancing flexibility and interoperability among allied and partner nations.
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German Navy Helicopter Destroys Houthi Drone Boat

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Mar 21, 2024

Germany won't send taurus missiles to Ukraine because troops would have to go with them.
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Ukraine Situation Report: Scholz Says Germans Would Need To Deploy With Taurus Missiles

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 28, 2024

German Navy frigate Hessen at sea
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German Frigate Mistakenly Fires On MQ-9, Downs Two Houthi Drones

By Oliver Parken, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 28, 2024

German special operations forces are set reportedly set to become the first military operator of a variant of the HK 433 rifle.
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German Special Ops To Be First HK433 Military User: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 27, 2024

CF-18 Cold War
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Hornet Pilot’s Cold War Mission Left Him In The “Buffer Zone” Between East And West

By Dan McWilliams

Posted on Feb 22, 2024

Germany's Bundestag voted down a proposal to send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
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Germany Votes Down Taurus Cruise Missiles For Ukraine

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 18, 2024

WWII U-boats pictured amid the ruins of the Elbe II U-boat shelter
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How Entombed U-boats Were Re-discovered Decades After WWII

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jan 17, 2024

Gladius sword roman empire
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How The Gladius Became Ancient Rome’s Most Iconic Weapon

By Dr. Joanne Ball

Posted on Dec 11, 2023

Artist concept of future German Navy F126 class frigate.
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Work Starts On Germany’s Biggest Warship Since World War II

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 7, 2023

The German Air Force is now formally on track to get 15 Typhoon EK electronic warfare jets.
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Electronic Warfare Typhoon EK Fighter To Join German Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 30, 2023

Norway and Germany have teamed up to develop a new supersonic naval strike missile.
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Supersonic Naval Cruise Missile For Norway, Germany In The Works

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 29, 2023

It would take at least six months to integrate German Taurus cruise missiles onto Ukraine's Su-24 Fencers, but restarting the production line could take even longer and political issues remain a hurdle for the transfer.
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Adding Taurus Cruise Missiles To Ukraine’s Su-24s Would Take Six Months

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 2, 2023

ARROW WEAPON SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGES BALLISTIC MISSILE TARGET
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Germany Buying Arrow 3 Missile Defense System Is Israel’s Biggest Weapons Deal Ever

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 17, 2023

GERMANY A340 RETIRED
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Germany Cans Its A340 ‘Air Force One’ Jets After Two Failures In 24 Hours

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 15, 2023

Lancaster bomber over the German city of Hamburg
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Horror Of ‘Firestorm’ Introduced By Europe’s Deadliest Bombing Raid 80 Years Ago

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jul 27, 2023

GERMAN NAVY TYPE 212
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A Deep Dive Into Germany’s Submarine Force

By Matus Smutny

Posted on Jun 21, 2023

AD23 formation NATO
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NATO’s Largest Air Combat Exercise Ever Has Begun

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Jun 13, 2023

Eurofighter Luftwaffe
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Germany Demands China Stop Using Ex-Luftwaffe Fighter Pilots For Training

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 5, 2023

TAURUS KEPD 350
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Germany’s Taurus Cruise Missile Could Be The Next For Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on May 24, 2023

U.S. Abrams training tanks are now in Germany to train Ukrainian troops.
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Ukraine Situation Report: M1 Abrams Training Tanks Arrive In Germany

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 16, 2023

Patriots to Ukraine
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Germany Says It Delivered Patriot Missile Battery To Ukraine

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 18, 2023

Air Defender 23 will be NATO's largest air exercise in history
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NATO Will Hold Its Biggest Air Exercise In History This Summer

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Apr 13, 2023

Torpedo Launcher German Ship
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This German Cruiser With A Crazy Past Had These Even Wackier Torpedo Launchers

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 1, 2023

Leopard 1A5
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Germany Now Wants To Send Cold War-Era Leopard 1 Tanks To Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Feb 3, 2023

M1 Abrams
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M1 Abrams And Leopard 2 Tanks Will Officially Be Headed To Ukraine

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 25, 2023

Leopard tanks to Ukraine
Land

No Western Tanks For Ukraine Announced After Allies Meet In Germany

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 20, 2023

Ukraine Situation Report: Tank Deals Should Be Approved Says Germany’s Vice Chancellor
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Ukraine Situation Report: Tank Deals Should Be Approved Says Germany’s Vice Chancellor

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 13, 2023

HK416 Finally Looks Set To Become Germany’s Next Service Rifle
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HK416 Finally Looks Set To Become Germany’s Next Service Rifle

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 16, 2022

Gepard Ukraine
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Ukraine Situation Report: More German Gepard Air Defense Gun Systems On The Way

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Dec 2, 2022

Patriots to Ukraine
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Ukraine Situation Report: Germany Deploying Patriots To Poland’s Border

By Howard Altman

Posted on Nov 22, 2022

V-2 Rocket
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The V-2 Rocket: Changing The Trajectory Of Warfare

By Dr. Charlie Hall

Posted on Nov 21, 2022

First Wreckage Of Ukraine’s New IRIS-T SLM Surface-To-Air Missile Found
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First Wreckage Of Ukraine’s New IRIS-T SLM Surface-To-Air Missile Found

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 19, 2022

Ukraine Situation Report: German IRIS-T SLM Air Defense System Arriving In Days
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Ukraine Situation Report: German IRIS-T SLM Air Defense System Arriving In Days

By Howard Altman

Posted on Oct 10, 2022

ARROW WEAPON SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGES BALLISTIC MISSILE TARGET
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Germany Choosing Arrow 3 Missile Defense System Would Be A Big Deal

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Sep 16, 2022

Il62 landing in germany
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This Crazy Il-62 Airliner’s Grass Landing Has A Great Story Behind It

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Aug 19, 2022

Ukraine Situation Report: Germany Discloses Full List Of Military Aid
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Ukraine Situation Report: Germany Discloses Full List Of Military Aid

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Jun 21, 2022

KF41_PANTHER
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New KF51 Panther Tank Packs Big 130mm Gun Aimed At Aging Leopard 2

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jun 13, 2022

Tank-Killing German Tripwire Mines Are In Use With Ukrainian Forces
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Tank-Killing German Tripwire Mines Are In Use With Ukrainian Forces

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Jun 3, 2022

Germany chooses CH-47 Chinook.
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Germany Picks Chinook Over King Stallion For New Heavy-Lift Helicopter

By Dan Parsons

Posted on Jun 1, 2022

IRIS-T-SLM-Ukraine-Germany
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Germany To Give IRIS-T Air Defense System To Ukraine

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 1, 2022

IRIS-T-SLM Ukraine SAM
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Ukraine Might Get IRIS-T SLM Surface-To-Air Missile System: Reports

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 13, 2022

US Training Ukrainians In germany
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Ukraine Situation Report: U.S. Is Training Ukrainians In Germany

By Stetson Payne

Posted on Apr 30, 2022

Ukraine Situation Report: Leopard Tanks Could Arrive In Six Weeks With Germany’s Approval
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Ukraine Situation Report: Leopard Tanks Could Arrive In Six Weeks With Germany’s Approval

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 11, 2022

Germany Has Chosen The F-35 As Its Future Nuclear Strike Fighter
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Germany Has Chosen The F-35 As Its Future Nuclear Strike Fighter

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Mar 14, 2022

Heckler And Koch Gave Us An Update On Its HK433 Assault Rifle Program
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Heckler And Koch Gave Us An Update On Its HK433 Assault Rifle Program

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 22, 2022

Army Revives Cold War Nuclear Missile Unit To Deploy New Long-Range Weapons In Europe
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Army Revives Cold War Nuclear Missile Unit To Deploy New Long-Range Weapons In Europe

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 10, 2021

Germany Still Can’t Give Up Its Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles After Half A Century
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Germany Still Can’t Give Up Its Marder Infantry Fighting Vehicles After Half A Century

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 5, 2021

Two NATO Fighters Accidentally Flew Behind The Iron Curtain 60 Years Ago Today
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Two NATO Fighters Accidentally Flew Behind The Iron Curtain 60 Years Ago Today

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 16, 2021

Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters Flew German Commandos On Kabul Mission: Report
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Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters Flew German Commandos On Kabul Mission: Report

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 26, 2021

Germany Sending Special Ops Helicopters To Kabul To Rescue Evacuees Outside The Airport (Updated)
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Germany Sending Special Ops Helicopters To Kabul To Rescue Evacuees Outside The Airport (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 20, 2021

A Boeing 707 That Survived The ‘Black September’ Hijacking Spree Is Getting Scrapped
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A Boeing 707 That Survived The ‘Black September’ Hijacking Spree Is Getting Scrapped

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 11, 2021