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Condor Airlines, one of Germany’s largest airlines specializing in tourist routes, will retire all Boeing airliners in 2025. Currently, the airline operates Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The development strategy envisages that only European-made Airbus aircraft will remain in the Condor fleet. Initially, the German airline will stop flying Boeing 767 wide-body aircraft in 2024. In […]
The German optical company Zeiss has developed a holographic video camera that can be placed, for example, in the middle of a glass window. The company will showcase its new Multifunctional Smart Glass technology, which includes other features besides the video camera function, at the international CES exhibition, which opens in Las Vegas on January […]
The German Air Force brought more than 10 fighters to the runway for an “elephant walk. This is reports the Luftwaffe press service in X (formerly Twitter). The Richthofen and Steinhoff fighter squadrons in Laage organized an “elephant walk.” “Good morning. We have a few more photos from the Elephant Walk of our Richthofen and […]
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have received a new military aid package from Germany, according to the German official government website bundesregierung. This assistance will help Ukraine’s defense capabilities and includes: Three Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, which provide powerful air defense; Ammunition for Leopard 2A6 battle tanks, known for their high combat effectiveness, and spare […]
On Friday, December 8, Germany handed over a new military aid package to Ukraine. It includes the LUNA NG unmanned aerial vehicle, the latest development of the Rheinmetall Group. It is noted that this UAV was presented at the Eurosatory defense exhibition in the summer of 2022 in France. The LUNA NG drone can hover […]
Engineers at the Technical University of Munich have developed a robotic mouse with a flexible spine. It increased the speed of the robot mouse and made it more adept at cornering. According to the engineers, the spine adds flexibility to the robot, making it better able to keep its balance and perform complex maneuvers. So […]
The Norwegian government announced the start of development of a next-generation cruise missile in cooperation with Germany. The Norwegian defense company Kongsberg will act as the main contractor for the project. The new technology will complement the existing Naval Strike Missile (NSM) cruise missiles. The new missile is likely to cover maritime space at distances […]
Many Ukrainians found refuge in Germany, fleeing a full-scale war. They receive financial assistance from the state, and the amount is larger than in some other European countries. According to some politicians, refugees are in no hurry to look for work to meet their needs on their own because of the payments, so it is […]
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, who arrived in Kyiv on November 21, announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth 1.3 billion euros. The official said this during a briefing with his Ukrainian counterpart Rustem Umerov, a Suspilne correspondent reports. Pistorius noted that the list would include, among others, the following: four IRIS-T SLM air […]
The world of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is experiencing a real breakthrough, and companies that provide innovative solutions are playing a key role in this. One of these companies is the German Donaustahl GmbH, which presented its new product, the 3D-printed Titan Falcon long-range UAV. Titan Falcon impresses with its technical characteristics, making it in […]