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☆ Germany to support Israel in its defence efforts with two drones - minister
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Visitors stand in front of an Heron TP drone at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Berlin will allow Israel to use two Heron drones the German air force has in use in the country, defence minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday ahead of a NATO meeting in Brussels. "We will provide two drone the Israelis had asked for. In addition, there are first requests for ammunition for ships that we will now discuss with the Israelis," Pistorius said, adding: "We stand by Israel's side." (This story has been corrected to make clear that Israel requested 'ammunition for ships', not 'ammunition and ships')Reporting by Tassilo Hummel, editing by Bart Meijer and Alex RichardsonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Axel Schmidt, Boris Pistorius, Pistorius, Israel, Tassilo Hummel, Bart Meijer, Alex Richardson Organizations: ILA, REUTERS, Rights, NATO, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Israel, Brussels

☆ Germany clears Israel's use of two Heron TP combat drones, source says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Visitors stand in front of an Heron TP drone at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsFRANKFURT, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Germany has given Israel the go-ahead to use two Heron TP combat drones in its counter-attack against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, a defence source told Reuters on Wednesday, confirming a report by Spiegel magazine. Germany has leased five of these drones from Israel's arms maker IAI (ISRAI.UL), with two of them still deployed in Israel for training German drone pilots, the source said. German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Wednesday approved a request by Israel to use the drones, Spiegel reported, adding the 16 German pilots in training were returning home because of the Hamas attack. The defence source said Israel had also asked Germany whether it could provide flak jackets, medical equipment and treatment for wounded people in German hospitals.

Persons: Axel Schmidt, Boris Pistorius, Spiegel, Israel, Ludwig Burger, Sabine Siebold, Nick Macfie, Rod Nickel Organizations: ILA, REUTERS, Rights, Palestinian, Hamas, Reuters, Spiegel, IAI, German, Gaza's Health Ministry, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Israel, Gaza

[1/2] Federal Chairman of Free Voters (Freie Waehler) Hubert Aiwanger talks to the media during a discussion at the German upper house of parliament Bundesrat, in Berlin, Germany April 22, 2021. Aiwanger heads the populist Free Voters party which governs Bavaria in coalition with Soeder's Christian Social Union (CSU). Soeder has previously said he wants to renew his alliance with the Free Voters after October's election. The leaders of the Social Democrats and Greens in Bavaria, said Aiwanger must stand down if he was the author of the flyer. Charges of antisemitism are particularly sensitive in Germany because of its role in the atrocities of the Holocaust.

Persons: Hubert Aiwanger, Axel Schmidt, Markus Soeder, Soeder, Aiwanger, Thomas Escritt, Frances Kerry Organizations: Free Voters, Freie, REUTERS, Rights, Bavaria, Soeder's Christian Social Union, CSU, Social Democrats, Greens, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Bavaria

☆ Lockheed's Sikorsky wins $2.7 billion U.S. Navy contract
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter is seen in Berlin, Germany, April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/file photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 24 (Reuters) - Sikorsky, a unit of Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), said on Thursday it was awarded a $2.7 billion contract by the U.S. Navy to build 35 additional CH-53K helicopters. The agreement includes 12 U.S. Marine Corps Lot 7 aircraft, 15 U.S. Marine Corps Lot 8 aircraft, and eight aircraft for Israel. "This contract award for 35 CH-53K helicopters stabilizes Sikorsky's nationwide supply base, creates additional production efficiencies," said Sikorsky's president Paul Lemmo. Sikorsky said it will begin delivery of these aircraft in 2026.

Persons: Axel Schmidt, Lockheed Martin, Paul Lemmo, Sikorsky, Pratyush Thakur, Shailesh Organizations: Sikorsky, King Stallion, REUTERS, Lockheed, U.S . Navy, Berlin Air, . Marine Corps, U.S . Marine Corps, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, Israel, Bengaluru

☆ Germany will own NATO's 2nd largest helicopter fleet after Chinook purchase, air force chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] A Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Axel SchmidtBERLIN, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Germany will own NATO's second largest helicopter fleet with the 60 Chinooks it announced it was buying last month, German Air Force Chief Ingo Gerhartz was quoted as saying on Friday. "We will be the second largest helicopter nation in NATO after the U.S.," Gerhartz was quoted as saying by RND media network. Almost 50 Chinook helicopters would be stationed at the Holzdorf/Schoenewalde site in eastern Germany, where 1,000 additional soldiers will be also stationed, Gerhartz added. "The Schoenewalde site will play a unique key role for the Air Force, the entire Bundeswehr and Germany's security," he said.

Persons: Axel Schmidt BERLIN, Ingo Gerhartz, Gerhartz, Riham, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Boeing, ILA, REUTERS, German Air Force, Reuters, NATO, Air Force, Bundeswehr, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Berlin, Germany, U.S

☆ Germany approves 10 bln euro F-35 jet deal with U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] A Lockheed Martin F-35 aircraft is seen at the ILA Air Show in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2018. Germany aims to buy 35 F-35 stealth fighter jets in total, including missiles and other weapons and equipment, with the first eight aircraft to be delivered in 2026. The U.S. jet will replace the ageing Tornado, the only German jet capable of carrying U.S. nuclear bombs, which are stored in Germany to be used in case of a conflict. Berlin's decision to buy the F-35 jets, which was announced in March but needed final approval by parliament, upset France. Paris fears the deal could undercut the development of a joint Franco-German fighter jet that is supposed to be ready in the 2040s.

☆ Who will be the next James Bond? Producers mull choice as film franchise turns 60
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-05 | by ( Omar Younis | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

I mean, if you look at the actors who portrayed Bond, it's very hard to pin down any common characteristic," he added. Sean Connery first played the fictional spy created by author Ian Fleming. "Thank goodness they cast Sean Connery originally because I think if it had not been him, who knows whether we'd still be here 60 years afterwards. And each one of the actors has transformed the series in a new direction, kept them fresh and relevant for the time." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Lisa Richwine; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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