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STOCKHOLM — During a trip to Stockholm today German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said the American withdrawal of troops from Germany does not yet pose a risk to the country’s strategic bases.   “It is a major [step] that the USA is drawing troops from Europe. You know, it’s not yet so far that strategic bases are in danger,” Steinmeier said following a visit to Muskö Naval Base outside Stockholm.  “We still have around about 30,000 [to] 37,000 American soldiers, American troops in Germany.”  Steinmeier did not mention any specific strategic bases in his comments. Germany hosts several US military bases,…

Renk’s HSWL 256 transmissions. Credit: RENK Group via LinkedIn. Renk Group has recorded its highest ever order intake for an opening quarter, reporting €582.3m ($680.9) in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (Q1 FY26), up from €548.6m in the corresponding period last year.   The company’s order backlog now stands at €6.9bn, also a new peak.  Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more During the first three quarter of the year, Renk’s revenue increased slightly by 4% year-on-year, reaching €283.6m compared to €272.6m in the previous year.   The company registered a book-to-bill ratio…

India is accelerating its efforts to field next‑generation missile systems that will redefine its strategic capabilities. At a recent event, DRDO chief Samir V Kamat confirmed that the country is simultaneously pursuing both a hypersonic glide missile and a hypersonic cruise missile.These systems are designed to deliver unprecedented speed and manoeuvrability, placing them well beyond the reach of existing defensive networks.The defining feature of these new weapons is speed. Hypersonic missiles travel at more than Mach 5, over five times the speed of sound, compared to the BrahMos cruise missile which operates at Mach 2.8 to Mach 3. This leap…

Frank Larkin, Stars & Stripes A Chicago‑area Department of Veterans Affairs hospital demonstrates something long promised to the nation’s military personnel but that is lacking around the… Source link

MILAN — Today Italian state-controlled defense giant Leonardo reported a 31 percent surge in new orders during the first quarter of 2026, reaching €9 billion ($10.6 billion) compared to the same period last year, with the aeronautics division leading in profitability.  The financial results were presented by Roberto Cingolani, whose three-year mandate as company CEO ends on Wednesday. The outgoing defense boss highlighted that revenues reached €4.5 billion in the first three months of the year — a 7 percent increase over 2025 —  with a total backlog reaching €57 billion.  The core profit generator currently for Leonardo is aircraft,…

Lockheed Martin and Lithuania deepen cooperation on security, defence and industrial opportunities. Credit: © Lockheed Martin Corporation. Lockheed Martin and Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence have jointly unveiled Lithuania’s first High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers.   The system was presented during a ceremony in Camden, Arkansas, last week.   Discover B2B Marketing That Performs Combine business intelligence and editorial excellence to reach engaged professionals across 36 leading media platforms. Find out more The HIMARS platform is a flexible, highly mobile artillery system, with a proven range of 300km.   According to Lockheed Martin, additional munitions now in development are expected to extend that range to beyond 499km.  The system is configurable to carry…

US President Donald Trump has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on what the White House described as a “historic and decisive election victory” in West Bengal. White House spokesman Kush Desai told IANS that the President had expressed admiration for Modi during a recent phone call, remarking that India was fortunate to have him as its leader.This latest congratulatory message underscores Washington’s recognition of the BJP’s breakthrough win in a state long considered one of the toughest political frontiers for the party.The BJP’s victory marks the first time Modi’s party has taken control of West Bengal, ending Mamata Banerjee’s 15-year…

Kevin Eyer, RealClearDefense If alignment—whether to ideology, policy trends, or personality—replaces candid professional assessment, the Navy risks something more serious than… Source link

WASHINGTON — The Army has laid out an ambitious goal to field the forthcoming Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) architecture to all 11 divisions within a five-year window, according to a senior acquisition official. “Another tenet of ours is we’ve got to get the entire network within that five year FYDP,” Brig. Gen. Shane Taylor said, referring to the Future Years Defense Program spending plan. “We are working very, very hard to get everybody in the Army within that window. And that window has traditionally been seven to 10 years.” Taylor, Capability Program Executive for Capability Program Executive Command…