NATO & European Defense

The venture will focus on meeting the rocket artillery system needs of European armed forces. NDS and Elbit Systems Land have agreed to form a joint venture (JV), EuroPULS GmbH, to market the EuroPULS rocket artillery system for European armed forces. The new venture will operate as a 50:50 partnership between the two parties, with headquarters in Kassel, Germany. KNDS …

The agreement will see both countries share testing and facilities as part of ongoing defence cooperation and modernisation efforts. he UK and Germany have entered into a £52m ($70m) agreement to jointly procure the RCH 155 artillery system. Under the terms of the deal, the UK will receive an Early Capability Demonstrator of the RCH 155, while Germany will obtain …

The UK finds itself firmly in mid-table of Nato defence spenders, behind emergent powers such as Poland and Türkiye. Nato now puts UK 2025 defence spend at 2.31% of GDP (down from 2.4%) UK is below Nato averages and behind many allies, despite pledges of 2.6% by 2027 and 3.5% by 2035 Analysts say voters may not care much, but capability is squeezed by cuts and nuclear costs A report …