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 ...
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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 ...
Pentagon makes deal to expand use of Google AI: reports
New York (AFP) - The Pentagon has arranged a deal to increase its use of Google's artificial intelligence in classified ...
Macron says still sees France, Germany developing European fighter jet
Nicosia (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron denied Friday that a troubled fighter jet programme with Germany was dead, telling ...
Boeing reports narrowing loss, points to progress on turnaround
New York (AFP) - Boeing reported a small quarterly loss Wednesday following an uptick in commercial plane deliveries as the ...
France, UK to lead multinational Hormuz mission
Paris (France) (AFP) - France and Britain said Friday they will lead a multinational mission ensure freedom of navigation in ...
Australia to spend billions on drones as warfare changes
Sydney (AFP) - Australia will boost spending on drones by up to Au$5 billion ($3. 6 billion) in response to ...
France unveils rearmament boost to face Russia threat
Paris (France) (AFP) - France is to ramp up explosive drone stocks by up to 400 percent by 2030, draft ...
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