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Explained: What Is The Patriot Missile System And How It Is Helping Ukraine
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is set to discuss the possibility of Germany paying for American Patriot air defence systems for Ukraine, as he heads to Washington to meet with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth.
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Germany Has No Plans To Buy Additional F-35 Fighter Jets: Defence Ministry
Germany has no plans to procure additional F-35fighter jets, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Friday, denying a Politico report that the country planned to grow its planned fleet to 50.
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How Germany's Patriot Air Defence Systems Will Protect Ukraine Via Poland
Germany has offered to re-deploy Patriot air defence systems to NATO ally Poland at the start of the new year, the German defence ministry said on Thursday.
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Russian Soldier Rewarded $12,000 For Destroying German Tank In Ukraine
A Russian soldier who destroyed a German-made Leopard tank in a battle in Ukraine has been given a 1 million rouble ($11,842) reward by a private foundation, Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday.
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German Government Under Cyber Attack, Shores Up Defences
Germany's government was marshalling its defences on Thursday against a powerful cyber attack that lawmakers said had breached the foreign ministry's computer network and whose origins officials admitted were still unclear.
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Germany Delays Contract With European Weapons Maker For Missile Defence: Sources
Germany's defence ministry on Tuesday told lawmakers it would not complete a contract with European weapons maker MBDA for a multi-billion euro missile defence system during the current legislative period as planned, ministry sources said.
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Germany's Tornado Reconnaissance Jets 'Can't Fly At Night': Reports
German Tornado jets deployed to Syria for reconnaissance missions can't fly at night, Bild daily reported today in a new embarrassment for the defence ministry which has been battling equipment problems.
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Angela Merkel Dismisses US Request For More Military Help Against ISIS
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday brushed off what a Germany magazine said was a request from the United States to provide more military help in the fight against ISIS.
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German Navy Ships Rescue Migrants in Mediterranean
Two German navy ships on Friday rescued nearly 400 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the defence ministry said, days after it joined a beefed-up EU mission.
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Anger Mounts as Germany Unearths Second US Spy Suspect
German politicians reacted angrily on Wednesday to news of a suspected U.S. spy in the defence ministry, which came days after the arrest of a German foreign intelligence agency worker as a suspected CIA informant.
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Explained: What Is The Patriot Missile System And How It Is Helping Ukraine
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is set to discuss the possibility of Germany paying for American Patriot air defence systems for Ukraine, as he heads to Washington to meet with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth.
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Germany Has No Plans To Buy Additional F-35 Fighter Jets: Defence Ministry
Germany has no plans to procure additional F-35fighter jets, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Friday, denying a Politico report that the country planned to grow its planned fleet to 50.
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How Germany's Patriot Air Defence Systems Will Protect Ukraine Via Poland
Germany has offered to re-deploy Patriot air defence systems to NATO ally Poland at the start of the new year, the German defence ministry said on Thursday.
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Russian Soldier Rewarded $12,000 For Destroying German Tank In Ukraine
A Russian soldier who destroyed a German-made Leopard tank in a battle in Ukraine has been given a 1 million rouble ($11,842) reward by a private foundation, Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday.
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German Government Under Cyber Attack, Shores Up Defences
Germany's government was marshalling its defences on Thursday against a powerful cyber attack that lawmakers said had breached the foreign ministry's computer network and whose origins officials admitted were still unclear.
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Germany Delays Contract With European Weapons Maker For Missile Defence: Sources
Germany's defence ministry on Tuesday told lawmakers it would not complete a contract with European weapons maker MBDA for a multi-billion euro missile defence system during the current legislative period as planned, ministry sources said.
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Germany's Tornado Reconnaissance Jets 'Can't Fly At Night': Reports
German Tornado jets deployed to Syria for reconnaissance missions can't fly at night, Bild daily reported today in a new embarrassment for the defence ministry which has been battling equipment problems.
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Angela Merkel Dismisses US Request For More Military Help Against ISIS
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday brushed off what a Germany magazine said was a request from the United States to provide more military help in the fight against ISIS.
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German Navy Ships Rescue Migrants in Mediterranean
Two German navy ships on Friday rescued nearly 400 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the defence ministry said, days after it joined a beefed-up EU mission.
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Anger Mounts as Germany Unearths Second US Spy Suspect
German politicians reacted angrily on Wednesday to news of a suspected U.S. spy in the defence ministry, which came days after the arrest of a German foreign intelligence agency worker as a suspected CIA informant.
