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UK courts Berlin for fighter jet role after collapse of Franco-German project (opens the original)
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BERLIN — Germany has held exploratory talks over participating in a British-Italian-Japanese fighter jet program as the country rethinks its combat aircraft plans after the collapse of its partnership with France. Britain’s national armaments director — who oversees defense procurement — has sought German participation in the Global Combat Air Programme, according to internal German government documents seen by POLITICO. London wants to discuss the conditions for possible cooperation, including
Burnham plans first Berlin visit for talks with Merz (opens the original)
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BERLIN — U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham is preparing to travel to Berlin in early October for talks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, according to two people familiar with preparations for the visit. The trip will be Burnham’s first to Germany since becoming prime minister in July and will give the two leaders a chance to meet as Britain’s new government looks to put fresh energy into relations with one of its most important European partners. Both Downing Street and the German chanceller
Germany wants PAC-3 missile production in Europe, Pistorius says (opens the original)
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BERLIN — Germany is keen for one of the main missiles used by the U.S.-made Patriot air-defense system to be produced in Europe, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said Wednesday, as demand for the weapons surges across NATO and in Ukraine. “That is our wish,” Pistorius told reporters outside a meeting of the Bundestag’s defense committee, responding to a question from POLITICO about whether he wanted a PAC-3 production line established in the country. “It is about PAC-3, it is about PAC-2 GEM-T,
Germany to send fighter jets to Latvia during election amid drone threat (opens the original)
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BERLIN — Germany will deploy Eurofighter jets to Latvia to help protect its airspace during next month’s parliamentary election as repeated drone incursions have raised security concerns along NATO’s eastern flank. Four German Eurofighters will be sent to the Lielvārde Air Base in central Latvia for about a week from late September into early October, Germany’s defense ministry said Wednesday. The ministry added that Latvia had requested additional support from its NATO allies to secure its airs
Iran war complicates Germany’s plan to buy US missiles (opens the original)
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BERLIN — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius heads to the Pentagon this week looking to deepen defense-industrial ties with Washington. But the U.S. war in Iran is delaying Berlin’s hopes of a quick delivery of Tomahawk missiles. Germany wants to spend billions on Tomahawk cruise missiles and the U.S.-made Typhon launchers that fire them, giving the Bundeswehr a ground-based capability to strike targets deep behind enemy lines. But internal German government documents seen by POLITICO show G
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