The German government plans to procure 12,000 one-way attack drones to arm a newly launched mechanized brigade stationed in Lithuania. A total of 150 million euros (173 million) has been proposed for the acquisition from three domestic firms, with contract completion expected in 2025. “To achieve full operational readiness of...
Rheinmetall leads EU-funded rearmament
After Bulgaria, Romania too signed an agreement with the German defence company to build a state-of-the-art gunpowder factory. The European Union is pouring billions of euros into Bulgaria and Romania to resurrect their Cold War-era munitions expertise, modernising Soviet-vintage factories for 21st-century warfare. At the forefront is German defence titan...