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Should I Invest in Defence Stocks? UK Gov Say They Align With ESG After Rishi Steps up Military Spending

The growing need to protect ships, submarines, and aircraft may see stocks like BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce benefit from higher demand for military equipment.

International Business Times UK

Australia, Germany enter record defence export deal

Australia will supply more than 100 armoured vehicles to Germany as it enters its single-largest defence export deal.

AAP

French lawmakers target ultra-fast fashion brands

France's National Assembly is debating a bill that would impose penalties on purchases from brands like Shein, Temu and Primark as the explosive growth of the ultra-fast fashion industry wreaks massive environmental damage. We take a closer look. Also, German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall projects record sales for 2024 in a…

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Europe Battles Powder Shortage To Supply Shells For Ukraine

Hard-to-find gunpowder is hindering Europe's scramble to provide hundreds of thousands of shells for Ukraine's defensive effort against Russian invaders, with solutions only starting to emerge.

International Business Times

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 630

Russia worse off after losses from Avdiivka battle, says Zelenskiy; occupiers erasing Ukrainian literature in Donetsk and Luhansk

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 609

As the war enters its 609th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Death toll rises after Russian shelling of Kherson in Ukraine

The number of those killed by Russian forces has risen again to seven people, including an infant and a 12-year-old boy. They were killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said on Sunday. Elsewhere, Russian air defence systems shot down Ukrainian drones over…

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Germany arranges supply of 30 Leopard 1 tanks for Ukraine

Arms firm Rheinmetall to refurbish vehicles following military aid package announced at Nato summit

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Explosion at Moscow factory that supplies Putin’s security services

The explosion rocked the town of Sergiev Posad on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 511

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 511th day.

Al Jazeera

What's behind Australia's $1 billion defence deal with Germany?

Early last year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a major historical turning point – a zeitenwende.

The Conversation

PM says Ukraine membership ‘a matter for Nato’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine’s arms chief, 39, ramps up production in face of missile hits

Just months after he was tapped to oversee Ukraine’s arms industry, Oleksandr Kamyshin says it produced more mortar and artillery shells in June than it made in all of last year.

Bangkok Post

Plan to return decommissioned Leopard 2 tanks to Germany wins backing of Swiss executive branch

Switzerland’s executive branch has thrown its weight behind a proposal to decommission 25 out-of-service Leopard 2 battle tanks that Germany’s government wants returned to the German manufacturer to help Berlin plug gaps in its arsenal after it shipped weapons to Ukraine

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Reuters

Rheinmetall and Ukraine's Ukroboronprom form JV to build, repair tanks

Rheinmetall has founded a joint venture with Ukrainian state-owned conglomerate Ukroboronprom to build and repair tanks in Ukraine, the company said on Saturday.

Reuters

Rheinmetall founds JV to make and repair tanks in Ukraine - Handelsblatt

Rheinmetall has founded a joint venture with Ukrainian state-owned conglomerate Ukroboronprom to build and repair tanks in Ukraine, the Handelsblatt daily reported Friday, citing the German arms maker's chief executive.

Reuters

German makers of Leopard 2 tank settle legal dispute

German arms makers Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann have settled a legal dispute over the intellectual property rights to the Leopard 2, one of the world's most advanced battle tanks, a court said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Lockheed and Rheinmetall to develop German version of HIMARS rocket launchers

Arms makers Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall will team up to develop a German rocket artillery system, they said on Thursday, a weapon in the same category as the HIMARS rocket launchers Lockheed has been supplying to Ukraine.

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Germany's Scholz in Bucharest to shore up support for Romania, Moldova

BUCHAREST -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Romania on Monday to underscore Western support for a key NATO ally that borders Ukraine and also for neighbouring Moldova, which has looked especially vulnerable since Russia's invasion last year.

Reuters

Armsmaker Rheinmetall sets up maintenance hub in Romania for Ukraine weapons

German armsmaker Rheinmetall is building a military maintenance and logistics hub in Satu Mare, Romania, expected to begin operation this month to service weapons used for the war in Ukraine, the company said on Sunday.

The Independent UK

German arms industry seeks clarity on Ukraine weapons orders

Germany’s defense industry says it stands ready to supply Ukraine with much-needed arms and ammunition, but needs clarity about what the country requires before investing in further production capacity

Reuters

Germany also wants Switzerland's Leopard 1 tanks - Swiss newspaper

In addition to Leopard 2 tanks, German armaments company Rheinmetall wants to buy 96 Leopard 1 tanks from Swiss defence firm Ruag to send to Ukraine, the Swiss newspaper Tages- Anzeiger reported on Saturday.

Reuters

Ukraine war spurs European demand for U.S. arms, but not big-ticket items

European demand for U.S. weaponry is soaring, but instead of big-ticket items like jets and tanks, shopping lists are focused on cheaper, less-sophisticated items such as shoulder-fired missiles, artillery, and drones that have proven critical to Ukraine's war efforts.

France 24

US defence head says Ukrainian counteroffensive is expected in the spring

Ukraine is expected to launch its own offensive in the spring, said US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday as Russian forces continue their fight to seize the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. The announcement came as NATO defence ministers gathered for talks on how to step up their…

Reuters

Germany to restart production of Gepard ammunition for Ukraine, minister says

Germany has signed contracts with Rheinmetall to restart the production of ammunition for the Gepard anti-aircraft guns it has delivered to Kyiv, German Defense minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday.

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