Le Monde: 90% of Caesar cannon barrels produced by KNDS are being sent to Ukraine
KNDS France, the manufacturer of the Caesar self-propelled gun, plans to ramp up production to twelve units per month by late 2025.
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YLE: Multiple drone sightings reported near Finnish gunpowder factory
Police are investigating several possible unauthorized drone flights at the Nammo factory in Finland's Laukaa.
German Leopard 2 tank manufacturer establishes joint venture in Ukraine
The company will focus on maintaining and repairing military equipment supplied by KNDS to Ukraine’s Defense Forces.
Ukraine’s Defense Ministry greenlights over 1,300 military equipment items in 2024
Among those are 251 types of aerial drones and 57 ground-based missile systems.
Ukraine’s defense sector receives $600.6 million boost from Denmark
The deals will bolster Ukraine’s weapons production for its army, focusing on self-propelled artillery, drones, anti-tank systems, and missiles.
European arms manufacturers lack funds despite record global military spending
European defense companies face a critical financing gap of up to 2 billion euros ($2.1 bn), threatening innovation in the arms industry.
WP: EU invests in Ukraine’s arms sector as Europe fails to meet supply needs
The European Union is investing $440 million in Ukraine's growing arms industry, using profits from frozen Russian assets.
Denmark and Ukraine sign $ 629 mn arms procurement agreement
A new Danish-Ukrainian agreement will see $435 million in frozen Russian assets used to fund weapons production in Ukraine.
Deadly blast at sanctioned Russian arms factory kills three
Three workers lost their lives due to a gas-related incident in the facility, which produces components for multiple rocket launcher systems and is sanctioned by the EU for aiding Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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.
Pistorius warns of Russia’s surplus arms production
"One could be naive and say he [Putin] is doing this out of caution. I, as a more skeptical person, would say in this case, he is doing this because he might have something in mind or could have something," he said.
Denmark breaks new ground, funding domestic Ukrainian arms production
Denmark becomes the first donor of Ukraine's ZBROYARI initiative, which aims to boost domestic arms production
WP: Ukraine creating domestic HIMARS alternative, long-range missiles
Ukraine is set to start production of NATO-standard 155mm shells this year as well.
German Helsing GmbH to help Ukraine add AI to domestically-produced drones
Ukraine’s Ministry of Strategic Industries and a German defense company, Helsing GmbH, signed a memorandum of understanding on security and defense cooperation on 24 February.
Ukraine builds its own weapons to fight Russia
Ukraine has a clear plan to win the war with Russia by increasing the number of secret bases and factories where new weapons are tested and produced, Ukraine's Minister for Strategic Industries tells Time.
MP: Ukraine tripled arms making in 2023, eyes further growth this year
Private companies now account for 80% of defense industry production in Ukraine after a major push in 2023, says Oleksandr Zavitnevych
Rheinmetall to commence armored vehicle production in Ukraine in 2024
The initiative aims to rejuvenate Ukraine's arms industry and lessen reliance on Western aid.
Military: Ukraine already attacked 700-kilometer distant targets with new domestic missile
The Ukrainian military confirms a 700-kilometer range indigenous missile. In early summer, Ukraine announced a new 1000-kilometer missile program.
Zelenskyy announces boost in Ukrainian arms production
In his daily video address to Ukrainians, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that the Ukrainian military-industrial…
