Brazil may purchase 20 more fighter jets from Sweden
Stockholm (AFP) - Brazil wants to acquire 20 additional Gripen fighter jets, made by Swedish defence company Saab, on top ...
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Brazil may purchase 20 more fighter jets from Sweden
Stockholm (AFP) - Brazil wants to acquire 20 additional Gripen fighter jets, made by Swedish defence company Saab, on top ...
German arms maker Rheinmetall signs 5.7 bn euro deal with Romania
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German defence giant Rheinmetall said Tuesday it has signed a 5. 7-billion-euro ($6
French AI firm Mistral announces deals with BMW, Airbus
Paris (France) (AFP) - French AI firm Mistral announced Thursday partnerships with BMW and the aerospace group Airbus as it ...
New Zealand boosts defence spending in face of ‘adverse’ security environment
Wellington (AFP) - New Zealand's government will boost defence spending by nine percent, according to its 2026 budget unveiled Thursday, ...
Mercedes Benz mulls diversification into defence
Berlin (AFP) - The CEO of German automaking giant Mercedes-Benz has said he has not ruled out entering the defence ...
French-German tank maker KNDS to push ahead with IPO
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - KNDS said Friday that it planned to push ahead with plans for a public offering of ...
Poland signs 44-bn-euro EU defence loan deal to modernise military
Warsaw (AFP) - Poland on Friday became the first country to sign a loan agreement with the European Commission to ...
Defence giant Rheinmetall makes offer for further shipyard
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German arms maker Rheinmetall said Thursday it had made an offer for a further shipyard as ...
Rolls-Royce confident on profits despite Mideast war disruption
London (AFP) - British engine-maker Rolls-Royce maintained its full-year profit guidance on Thursday, as it expects to "fully mitigate" disruption ...
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