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Slovakia resumes BMP-1 hull production after 36 years. The secret customer may be Ukraine

The first two prototype hulls are complete under a late-2025 contract with an unnamed foreign buyer, and Defense Express points to Ukraine as the likely customer.

byStanovych Solomiia

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The throwaway agents Moscow sent after a Bavarian drone boss arming Ukraine—and how Germany stopped them

A former Ukrainian bricklayer and an untrained Romanian woman took turns watching him before both were arrested.

byYuri Zoria

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Russia wants €47 million from the company arming the country it invaded

The contract Moscow wants money over built the training center where Putin's troops rehearsed for Ukraine.

byPeeter Helme

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius boards a Ukrainian train at the border station in Dorohusk on 11 May 2026.

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Pistorius arrives in Kyiv to co-build the deep-strike weapons Europe lacks

Pistorius came by train, as Berlin seeks to build up its deterrence capabilities against Moscow.

byDaniel Thomas

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Developer of Ukraine’s Ruta missiles just partnered with Rheinmetall to build Europe’s answer to HIMARS

Rheinmetall wants to scale it across NATO.

byOlena Mukhina

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Rheinmetall’s contract for Ukraine stalls — FV-014 Raider loitering munition’s price has been revealed

Rheinmetall's FV-014 Raider has been combat-tested in Ukraine. 200 are ready for delivery.

byOlena Mukhina

A Ukrainian soldier with a drone. Source: SBS

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Rheinmetall says its new FV-014 drone has “combat experience”: There’s only one place where that could have happened

FV-014: 100 km range, 5 kg HEDP warhead, 600 mm penetration, swarm capable.

byOlena Mukhina

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Germany’s arms giant says it can flood Ukraine with ammo right now—if Western governments unlock funding

Europe’s biggest weapons maker is ready to arm Ukraine at bigger scale.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine to receive German Lynx KF41 combat vehicles in multi-million euro deal

Rheinmetall signed a double-digit million euro contract with Ukraine in December 2025 to deliver Lynx KF41 combat vehicles equipped with Lance turrets, marking what CEO Armin Papperger called "a fundamental success" in supporting Ukraine's defense capabilities.

byMaria Tril

Ukraine's Sea Baby naval drones. Image: SBU

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Ukraine enters top 100 defense companies rating as 6th fastest-developing defense company on Earth with 41% growth amid war

Ukraine's defense sector grows to $3B, partners with Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine to build German Lynx infantry vehicles and repair Leopard tanks under new deal

The freshly signed agreement covers high-end defense tech, training programs, and support for Ukrainian-made combat systems.

byYuri Zoria

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Spiegel: Merkel-era Germany trained Russian troops just before Russia’s 2014 Crimea invasion

German officers and Rheinmetall helped develop Russia’s war simulation centers months before Putin seized Crimea.

byYuri Zoria

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Germany’s Rheinmetall to supply Skyranger 35 anti-air systems on Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine in EU-funded deal

The short-range air defense turrets will be financed by an EU country using proceeds from frozen Russian assets.

byYuri Zoria

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Swedish JAS 39 Gripen jets producer’s stocks jump 5% after Trump’s statements on Ukraine

Markets interpreted Trump's territorial recovery stance as a positive signal for European defense companies.

byOlena Mukhina

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Rheinmetall to build shell factory in Ukraine after finalizing joint production procedures

German defense giant moves forward with major manufacturing investment as cooperation deepens across multiple defense sectors.

byYuri Zoria

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International

Romania is quietly becoming Europe’s defense powerhouse

Romania is reviving its defense industry with U.S. and German partners, building drone and gunpowder plants in Brașov while expanding production of tanks and vehicles.

byMarianna Prysiazhniuk

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Germany begins 100,000-shell annual production line for Ukraine

The Rheinmetall facility signals Western allies' recognition that supporting Ukraine requires dedicated industrial capacity rather than temporary weapons transfers.

byOlena Mukhina

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Rheinmetall to double production of 155mm shells at new plant in Ukraine

Production of 155mm artillery shells will begin at Rheinmetall's new Ukrainian facility in 2026, with capacity reaching 300,000 rounds annually after a two-year ramp-up period

byMaria Tril

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Ukraine to receive radars for Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 air defense gun system, which also guards Bundeswehr

The aid is a critical reinforcement as Russian missile and drone attacks hit record levels.

byOlena Mukhina

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Poland buys into Iceye—the satellite firm that spotted Russia’s troops before full-scale invasion

The company gave Ukraine early warning of Moscow’s movements with radar satellites that pierce night and cloud.

byYuri Zoria

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Slovakia resumes BMP-1 hull production after 36 years. The secret customer may be Ukraine

The throwaway agents Moscow sent after a Bavarian drone boss arming Ukraine—and how Germany stopped them

Russia wants €47 million from the company arming the country it invaded

Pistorius arrives in Kyiv to co-build the deep-strike weapons Europe lacks

Developer of Ukraine’s Ruta missiles just partnered with Rheinmetall to build Europe’s answer to HIMARS

Rheinmetall’s contract for Ukraine stalls — FV-014 Raider loitering munition’s price has been revealed

Rheinmetall says its new FV-014 drone has “combat experience”: There’s only one place where that could have happened

Germany’s arms giant says it can flood Ukraine with ammo right now—if Western governments unlock funding

Ukraine to receive German Lynx KF41 combat vehicles in multi-million euro deal

Ukraine enters top 100 defense companies rating as 6th fastest-developing defense company on Earth with 41% growth amid war

Ukraine to build German Lynx infantry vehicles and repair Leopard tanks under new deal

Spiegel: Merkel-era Germany trained Russian troops just before Russia’s 2014 Crimea invasion

Germany’s Rheinmetall to supply Skyranger 35 anti-air systems on Leopard 1 tanks to Ukraine in EU-funded deal

Swedish JAS 39 Gripen jets producer’s stocks jump 5% after Trump’s statements on Ukraine

Rheinmetall to build shell factory in Ukraine after finalizing joint production procedures

Romania is quietly becoming Europe’s defense powerhouse

Germany begins 100,000-shell annual production line for Ukraine

Rheinmetall to double production of 155mm shells at new plant in Ukraine

Ukraine to receive radars for Rheinmetall’s Skyranger 30 air defense gun system, which also guards Bundeswehr

Poland buys into Iceye—the satellite firm that spotted Russia’s troops before full-scale invasion

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