Source: Defense News By Sebastian Sprenger Lockheed Martin and its German partner MBDA are going on the offensive in the war of words with Patriot-maker Raytheon, raising the stakes in a prized air-defense acquisition for the German military that could redefine the vendor landscape worldwide. The trans-Atlantic venture is the incumbent for a program to… Continue reading LM, MBDA CLASH WITH RAYTHEON OVER GERMANY’S AIR DEFENCE SYSTEM PROGRAM
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GERMAN DEFENCE MINISTER DEMANDS BIGGER BUDGET
Source: FT By Guy Chazan Germany’s defence ministry has said a planned increase in spending on the military was not enough and warned it might have to axe an international arms project. The ministry said the proposed €2.5bn rise in 2019 was “insufficient” considering the “massive” need to modernise the Bundeswehr. It said that if… Continue reading GERMAN DEFENCE MINISTER DEMANDS BIGGER BUDGET
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER SUGGESTS BREXIT MODEL FOR RELATIONS WITH TURKEY & UKRAINE
Sourced : Daily Sabah According to Gabriel, the EU needs to find “alternative” ways of closer cooperation and partnership with both Turkey and Ukraine as both countries are unlikely to join the 28-member bloc in the foreseeable future. The German foreign minister presumed that such model could lead to a “new, closer form of customs… Continue reading GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER SUGGESTS BREXIT MODEL FOR RELATIONS WITH TURKEY & UKRAINE
ISIS’S EXPANDING CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE
Sourced : Institute for the Study of War By Jennifer Cafarella with Jason Zhou ISIS’s attack campaign in Europe is expanding despite ISIS’s losses of terrain and senior leadership in the Middle East and North Africa. ISIS continues to plan, resource, and execute attacks from its remaining safe havens in Syria, Iraq, and Libya. ISIS… Continue reading ISIS’S EXPANDING CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE
DER SPIEGEL : ALMOST 60 SYRIAN MILITIA FIGHTERS ENTERED GERMANY AS REFUGESS
Sourced : DW Almost 60 former fighters from a Syrian militia group linked to al Qaeda came to Germany posing as refugees, German news weekly Der Spiegel reported on Saturday. The former fighters are thought to have been members of the Owais al-Qorani Brigade and to have fought on various sides of the Syrian war.… Continue reading DER SPIEGEL : ALMOST 60 SYRIAN MILITIA FIGHTERS ENTERED GERMANY AS REFUGESS
FRANCE AND GERMANY WANT TO BUILD THEIR OWN 5TH GENERATION FIGHTER JET
Sourced : The Warzone By Joseph Trevithick France and Germany have announced their intention to work together to develop a new advanced “European” fighter jet. Though the final plan is still in the works, the decision appears to be wrapped up in a number of political and economic considerations and could potentially see the end… Continue reading FRANCE AND GERMANY WANT TO BUILD THEIR OWN 5TH GENERATION FIGHTER JET
GERMANY AGREES TO SELL THREE MORE AIP POWERED SUBMARINES TO ISRAEL
Sourced : The Times of Israel Germany’s national security council approved the sale of three more nuclear-capable submarines to Israel for a combined price of some $1.3 billion, in a deal marred by controversy surrounding corruption allegations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli Navy currently maintains a fleet of five state-of-the-art German underwater vessels… Continue reading GERMANY AGREES TO SELL THREE MORE AIP POWERED SUBMARINES TO ISRAEL
TURKEY’S WORLWIDE MONITORING OF SUSPECTED GULEN SUPPORTERS
Sourced : Spiegel By Hasnain Kazim The Turkish Embassy in Tokyo took the easier route: In a secret report, it listed 15 schools believed to be associated with Muslim preacher Fethullah Gülen. The list included the schools’ names, Japanese addresses, names of the school heads, email addresses, telephone numbers and the dates of their establishment.… Continue reading TURKEY’S WORLWIDE MONITORING OF SUSPECTED GULEN SUPPORTERS
GERMANY HAS FOUND EIGHT ALTERNATIVES TO INCIRLIK AIRBASE IN TURKEY
Sourced : Kom News Germany’s efforts to find an alternative to Incirlik airbase in Turkey have resulted in eight candidate bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Cyprus, according to a press release reported by German daily Die Welt. “The investigation of alternative locations to the Turkish air base Incirlik has shown that, from a military point… Continue reading GERMANY HAS FOUND EIGHT ALTERNATIVES TO INCIRLIK AIRBASE IN TURKEY
TURKISH MINISTER OF INTERIOR : LET’S SEND 15,000 MIGRANTS TO EUROPE TO SHOCK THEM
Sourced : Hurriyet Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu has said Turkey could send 15,000 refugees to Europe to shock the Europeans following a recent diplomatic crisis between Ankara and Germany and the Netherlands that stemmed from the latter’s decision to bar Turkish ministers from staging rallies there. “We have a readmission deal. I’m telling you… Continue reading TURKISH MINISTER OF INTERIOR : LET’S SEND 15,000 MIGRANTS TO EUROPE TO SHOCK THEM