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The new Italian aircraft are due to replace the country’s Tranche 1 version, the aging baseline configuration of Eurofighter.

Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK have signed a contract for part of the LTE Technology Maturation Phase.

The program will be the first integration of such an infrared countermeasure system on an A350, Lufthansa Technik said.

The German government has signed an agreement with industry to modernize its MBDA Taurus cruise missile, with the aim of keeping the system viable long term.

Germany’s Concrete Chemicals has won EC approval for €350 million ($364 million) of German funding to support the production of synthetic aviation fuels.

In total, legislators approved 38 projects with a combined value of about €21 billion ($26.7 billion).

After years of talking about collective defense, the EU wants to make 2025 the year it really advances efforts to boost the region’s military capacity.

The German Air Force and Army have agreed to create a joint helicopter brigade to bolster the country’s ability to meet NATO operational demands.

Small UAS have been spotted in the vicinity of and over RAF Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Feltwell and Fairford since Nov. 20.

Lockheed Martin and the UK Space Agency say they are assessing plans for how to deliver the Pathfinder space launch from the UK.

The European Space Agency is looking to revamp how it implements technology programs to better support its member states' companies as competition in the sector heats up globally

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145M light helicopters to Germany, less than a year since they were ordered.

The German parliament has given the green light to joining a trilateral effort with Italy and the U.K. to work on a new helmet for Eurofighter Typhoon pilots.

German space company OHB could remain public throughout 2025 despite completing a deal with investors KKR aimed at taking the company private.

The memorandum of understanding will examine opportunities for joint capabilities and technologies.

The German parliament has given the green light to €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in military satellite communication-related activities.

A prototype, registered D-HECA, flew for the first time on Nov. 6, Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even revealed on social media.

Germany Defense Minister Boris Pistorius waited less than 24 hr. to travel to Paris to meet his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu.

Hensoldt, with partners Lufthansa Technik and Bombardier, recently celebrated the first flight of the heavily modified Global 6000.

Airbus is proposing the development of the System and Teaming Advanced Research (STAR) demonstrator.

Contract negotiations with Spain for a second batch of 25 aircraft, called Halcon II, have concluded.

Condor is the latest German carrier to adjust its operating model to mitigate the high costs of operating from the country’s airports.

Airbus presented a model of the proposed aircraft at the Euronaval defense exhibition in Paris, held Nov. 4-7.

Berlin's aviation taxes, combined with ambitious SAF regulations and competition from Chinese carriers, has engendered fear among airline employees in Germany.

Airbus’ A400M airlifter is set to receive a series of upgrades as part of a new agreement between the launch customer nations.