Germany’s weapons export permits to Ukraine drop from €8.15 billion to €1.14 billion in 2025
Berlin cites a shift to domestic production support.
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Three years ago Ukraine bought Turkish drones—now it produces 4 million yearly, outpacing US
Ukraine's battlefield advantage becomes Europe's arsenal.
From battlefield to export: Ukraine’s booming defense industry opens for export sales
Revenue from exports to trusted partners will help fund Ukraine's own military needs, with front-line requirements maintaining absolute priority.
Ukrainian firm to bring 450 km/h drone interceptor to NATO markets
Ukraine’s high-speed interceptors built to hit enemy drones may soon also be hitting defense markets in the US and allied states.
How Ukraine’s battlefield radios seduced NATO
A startup supplying the US Air Force delivers radios designed against Russian jamming.
Over 70% of Czech artillery shells now go to Ukraine, says arms industry chief
A top defense figure says artillery demand is maxing out, with chemical supply bottlenecks now in play.
Ukraine needs money for war, so it’s selling weapons to fund weapons
Three years of survival bred Ukraine's newest export: battle-tested lethality.
Ukraine built weapons, bureaucracy blocked exports
Zelenskyy’s export announcement highlights the urgent need to fix the system blocking Western partnerships.
Zelenskyy announces plans for controlled arms exports to fund Ukrainian weapons production
While priority remains supplying frontline units and national stockpiles, Zelenskyy announced that controlled exports of surplus weapons will help finance expanded domestic arms production.
Kim Jong Un announces “leap forward” in defense industry with its new largest 5-hectare plant to boost arms exports to Russia
Russia refuses ceasefire with Ukraine while Pyongyang ramps up defense manufacturing and military involvement.
Russia starts using North Korean machine guns in Ukraine
The Type 73 guns, phased out in the North Korean military, have been spotted on the battlefield in Ukraine
European nations snub Swiss weapons over Ukraine export restrictions
Switzerland's neutrality-based restrictions on re-exporting arms to Ukraine have prompted European countries, led by Germany, to avoid Swiss-made weapons, prompting Swiss debates on policy changes and defense industry future.
Bloomberg: Switzerland to soften arms export rules, but not for Ukraine
The Swiss government wants to bypass neutrality laws for increased arms exports, but will continue prohibiting weapon shipments to Ukraine, Bloomberg says.
North Korean arms transfers to Russia estimated over 500,000 artillery rounds in two months, OSINT group says
An investigative study, supported by satellite imagery and cargo analysis, confirms the delivery of 500,000 artillery rounds from North Korea to Russia within two months.
Swiss president rules out re-exports of Swiss weapons to Ukraine – FT
Switzerland’s President Alain Berset has ruled out the re-export of Swiss-made weapons to Ukraine, trying to draw a…
Switzerland close to ending ban on arms exports to Ukraine – Reuters
Switzerland is close to breaking with centuries of tradition as a neutral state, as a pro-Ukraine shift in…