Sebastian Sprenger

COLOGNE, Germany — The European Union is considering setting up its own air defense shield after bloc leaders threw their support behind a Greek-Polish initiative to that effect this week.

COLOGNE, Germany — The German government will buy 20 more Eurofighter combat aircraft in addition to 38 already on order , a move intended to bolster

Extended visits by NATO forces for exercises have enough of a deterrent effect, obviating the need for long-term arrangements, according to Stubb.

PARIS — GM Defense hopes that a resurgence of the car giant's commercial business in Europe will pave the way for sales of militarized trucks used by special operations units, a company executive said.

PARIS — If Europeans fail to pull off a common next-generation battle tank design, it will not have been for a lack of ideas.

As chief executive of the European Defence Agency, former Czech Defense Minister Jiří Šedivý helps shape the European Union's voice on defense and

The firm has presented its Land Cruise Missile as a candidate for a new multinational pact aimed at developing and fielding long-range weapons in Europe.

The defense company has surged its workforce to keep German plans on track of fielding one Arrow-3 installation in eastern Germany before 2026.

Germany and the Netherlands are banking on a European Union project to field a workable defensive system for surface ships by 2030.

The agreement amounts to a comprehensive reboot of defense ties between London and Berlin that had lacked structure since Britain left the European Union.