Germany

The German government expects the first of the 737s to be converted into its P-8A Maritime Patrol Aircraft to take flight in November.

Lilium “requires additional capital immediately to continue to fund its ongoing operations.”

Germany needs to move forward with FCAS and finalize its pledge to buy 20 Eurofighters, the head of programs at MTU Aero Engines says.

Germany is moving forward with the purchase of additional Amraam missiles and Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM).

The Munich-based company has now raised more than €135 million.

The German Space Command is exploring the possibility of launching an active in-orbit space defense project not unlike what France is pursuing.

The clean-sheet, twin-engine aircraft is expected to fly by year’s end or in early 2025.

A group of e-fuel providers and Transport & Environment (T&E) have teamed up to call on Germany’s government to keep the country’s e-kerosene submandates.

Initial findings from studies of space radiation measurements taken during NASA’s 2022 Artemis I lunar mission were published Sept. 18 in the journal Nature.

The French government plans to buy additional SAMP/T air and missile defense systems.

Joby was the biggest gainer last week with a nearly 16% increase to $5.53.

The RCS seaplane operations had a shaky start.

Lilium's board turnover comes on the heels of the Bavarian state government clearing the way for a €50 million ($55 million) loan guarantee to support the AAM outfit.

Lloyd Austin, the U.S. Defense Secretary, spoke with reporters following the meeting.

While the other eight engines ignited as planned, the fire in the ninth engine was “really difficult to contain.”

Lilium has begun integration testing of the electric power system for the Lilium Jet electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft in a laboratory in Munich.

A notification sent to Congress estimates the total cost of the proposed export package at $5 billion.

The Hybrid Space/Submarine Architecture Ensuring Infosec of Telecommunications (HEIST) initiative was launched July 31.

Germany acquired the IRIS-T SLM last year as part of a wider push to bolster its air and missile defenses in response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

The Philippines is looking to add Germany to its growing list of arms suppliers through a joint defense pact.

The new CEO of German defense electronics provider Hensoldt is trying to wean the company from its heavy reliance on domestic sales.

Germany says it now expects its umbrella contract for Boeing CH-47F Chinooks to be signed several months later than planned.

More than half of the alliance’s member nations rallied at the annual summit to commit to harnessing satellite-derived data collection over the next five years.

Lilium has pushed back the planned start of manned flight tests with its full-scale electric Lilium Jet to early 2025.

Both the U.S. and European members used the alliance’s latest summit to push new missile initiatives.