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The family shareholders of FFG have chosen a strategic combination with DEUTZ to unlock the company’s next phase of long-term growth. As part of the DEUTZ Group, FFG will strengthen its ability to invest, innovate and execute at scale while continuing the successful growth trajectory that has characterised the company in recent years. The family shareholders will become a long-term anchor shareholder in DEUTZ. Through their representation on the Supervisory Board, they will actively shape the Group’s long-term strategic direction and continue to play a key role in its future development. Norbert Erichsen, Chair of the Family Shareholders, said: “Joining…

WARSAW, Poland — Ukraine’s unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) manufacturer Trinity Robotics plans to double its production to some 2,200 units this year, benefiting from the rapidly rising use of ground robots in the Ukrainian Army’s operations.The company is in talks with a French producer to launch manufacturing of its solutions abroad and is also looking for partners in other European countries, according to a senior company representative. Oleksii Konik, the co-founder of Trinity Robotics, told Defense News that the company initially planned to make around 1,100 UGVs this year, but, with the Ukrainian military increasing its orders, the business is…

Ovzon has conducted three separate High North Expeditions during 2025 and 2026, progressively pushing the limits of the Ovzon 3 satellite and its mobile satellite terminals to nearly 1,300 km (800 miles) inside the Arctic Circle. This validates Ovzon’s performance as a strategic enabler for NATO forces operating in the High North. Given the strategic importance of the Arctic to Nordics, Europe, USA, Canada and NATO, Ovzon has undertaken several testing scenarios to validate the performance of the Ovzon 3 satellite well inside the Arctic Circle, and beyond the ranges typically associated with geostationary satellites. During 2025 and 2026, Ovzon…

Augsburg, July 9, 2026 – RENK Group AG, a leading supplier of propulsion solutions for the military sector, has concluded an extension with Rheinmetall of the existing framework agreement to supply propulsion solutions for the KF41 Lynx. The scope of delivery includes HSWL 256C transmissions and final drives for the KF41 Lynx, which, following Hungary, is being introduced in large numbers in other European armed forces. “With the extension of our framework agreement, we are consistently continuing our successful partnership with Rheinmetall. The KF41 Lynx is one of the most state-of-the-art tracked vehicles worldwide and has already been introduced in Hungary…

Johnny Eblen has a trip planned to Texas next week to vie for PFL gold against a familiar foe, which could vault him toward fighting another previous dance partner for more gold when they get off the shelf from injury. Eblen will test skills with Impa Kasanganay on July 18th in the headliner of PFL Austin with interim middleweight gold on the line. The road through the Lone Star state presents a sequel clash with Kasanganay and a potential path that could vault him toward another rematch with reigning PFL 185 pound champ Costello Van Steenis. Responding to the potential…

Two Republican House members have asked Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to review the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ authorization to help veterans file disability claims following the group’s use of a provocative cartoon that protests proposals to cut VA benefits.House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois and Rep. Jack Bergman of Michigan, wrote Collins July 1 saying the VFW’s use of the cartoon raised questions regarding the organization’s “fitness to represent claimants before the department.”They asked Collins to review whether the VFW’s accreditation was consistent with serving as a veteran service organization, examine whether the VFW’s licensing…

A Greek Air Force fighter pilot pulled off a landing gear failure Thursday afternoon that could have ended very differently, bringing an F-16 down on its belly at Zakynthos airport after the jet’s wheels refused to extend during a routine training flight. The Hellenic Air Force confirmed the emergency landing occurred around 1:45 p.m. local […]

VIENNA — The United Kingdom unveiled a $50 billion, decade-long push to accelerate European deep precision strike capabilities during the NATO summit on Wednesday, positioning London at the head of a coalition of twelve NATO allies. The figure is less a single procurement contract than a financing and coordination structure meant to knit together a scattered set of national and bilateral missile programs that have been building since 2024.The announcement leans heavily on the idea of pooling, not building, new technology. British officials described the initiative as a mechanism to “share expertise, technology advances and deepen industrial collaboration to rapidly…

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Space Force has finalized a major reorganization of its acquisition structure, creating nine mission area-focused portfolio acquisition executives with broad authority over the service’s development and procurement programs.  The service announced its first two PAEs in January, followed by four more in March. It finalized the remaining three in a June 22 memo signed by Acting Assistant Secretary for Space Acquisition and Integration Thomas Ainsworth. The complete list, as follows:…

The news surrounding the future of the Destiny franchise is certainly painful, especially given how much support there still is for the series. The second game may be going off into the sunset, but the door remains slightly open for a third installment, and there are already plenty of games out there in the genre that show the hunger for more shooter action. Destiny 2 already put up some pretty impressive numbers over its lifetime, and continues to maintain a steady player count to this day, so if Bungie decides to pull the trigger and round out the trilogy, there…