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50,000 drones

July 12, 2026 By in Hard Facts Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Is that a lot?

Germany is funding ⁠50,000 ⁠attack drones for Ukraine, a ⁠source familiar with the matter said, in an order that marks ​one of the biggest known purchases of drones for Kyiv by a Western government…

SHRIKE CATCHES PENTAGON’S EYE – The Shrike, a ⁠low-cost drone that has been deployed in Ukraine since 2023, recently gained prominence overseas.

A ⁠version called Shrike 10-F produced by SkyFall with UK company Skycutter recently topped the leaderboard in the first round of a Pentagon-run competition as part of a $1.1 billion initiative to buy hundreds of thousands of one-way attack drones. Auterion said its software was being used in several entries in the competition.

Longer range, more fun

July 10, 2026 By in Hard Facts Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

Long distance relationships? So far so good.

Germany to buy U.S. Tomahawk missiles as Berlin builds long-range strike capability…

Germany already produces the Taurus cruise missile, but its operational range of roughly 500 kilometers (311 miles) falls well short of that offered by the Tomahawk. Depending on the variant, Tomahawk missiles can reach targets at distances several times greater, providing Germany with a substantially expanded strike envelope while European alternatives remain under development.

German of the day: Luftabwehr

July 5, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hi-tech Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

That means air defense.

Germany expands missile defense network with second Israeli Arrow 3 site – The Arrow 3, one of Israel’s most advanced air defense systems, is capable of intercepting ballistic missiles at altitudes of over 100 km. and with a reported range of up to 2,400 km…

The Bundeswehr announced on June 30 that the second Arrow air defense battery site would be in the greater Kaufbeuren area of Bavaria and will house the ELM-2080 Green Pine Block C radar to detect and track threats.

The second location would complement the initial battery located at Fliegerhorst Holzdorf/Schönewalde, south of the capital of Berlin. That battery was the first time the system had been deployed outside of Israel.

Made in Germany

July 3, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hi-tech, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Germany doesn’t have to come back.

It never left in the first place. Not when it comes to war technology.

AI drones made in Germany see duty on Ukraine’s front line – The German defense company Helsing is supplying combat drones to Ukraine and will soon provide them to the Bundeswehr.

In a forested strip, two Ukrainian soldiers — a technician and an electrician — attach wings to a large black box. The kit is an HX-2 combat drone from the German manufacturer Helsing, equipped with artificial intelligence.

The billion-dollar startup from Bavaria is supplying thousands of these to the Ukrainian military, funded by the German government. Germany’s armed forces have also recently awarded Helsing a multimillion-euro contract.

“Diplomatically awkward”

July 2, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

The truth often is.

Nord Stream blast ordered by Ukraine, say German prosecutors – German prosecutors believe the Ukrainian national suspected of sabotaging Baltic Sea gas pipelines in 2022 acted “on the orders of state authorities in Ukraine…”

Germany is one of the biggest military backers of Ukraine in its battle against the ongoing Russian invasion, making the incident potentially diplomatically awkward. Before the war, Germany covered a considerable part of its energy needs with fuel and gas from Russia.

I thought the German government was behind it

May 31, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

The sabotage.

You know, defense spending and all that? One shouldn’t jump to conclusions.

Who is behind the suspected sabotage attempts targeting the German navy?

Since the beginning of 2025, a total of ten possible acts of sabotage have been uncovered, according to CORRECTIV. The question is, who is behind them?

“Signal Support calling…”

April 27, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

“Just enter your PIN or scan that QR code over there.”

High-profile German politicians, diplomats and military officers: “OK.”

Russia suspected of sweeping Signal hack attack on German officials – Russia allegedly launched a wide-scale phishing attack through the Signal app targeting Germany’s high-profile politicians, diplomats and military officers.

While the exact number of victims is unclear, German media estimates that at least 300 accounts belonging to political figures were targeted, with even several cabinet members affected, according to the German Press Agency, dpa.

“The number of unreported cases will continue to rise in the coming days.”

Only silver for the USA?

February 18, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Hurt Feelings, Hysteria Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

No way. We were robbed!

US now ranks behind only Russia as top world peace threat in German eyes, researchers find.

Two-thirds of Germans view the United States as one of the greatest threats to world peace, surpassing China and edging closer to Russia, according to a nationwide opinion poll. The survey by the Allensbach Institute, a German market research firm, revealed that 65% of respondents named the U.S. among the countries they believe could pose the greatest threat to global peace in the coming years.