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The Defense Industry is Flush With Cash. Here's 1 Way to Invest.

The world is not a peaceful place; there are 110 armed conflicts underway currently. That's why global military expenditure grew 7% to $2.43 trillion in 2023, the steepest annual rise since 2009. The leading 15 global defense contractors are now on pace to generate free cash flow of $52 billion…

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Germany says it won't be intimidated by Russian threats after report on alleged assassination plot

The German government says it “won’t be intimidated” by Russian attempts to undermine the country’s support of Ukraine, but is refusing to comment on a report that Moscow planned to assassinate the chief executive of a leading defense company

The Independent UK

Russia Planned Assassination Of German Arms Maker: CNN

The United States foiled a Russian plot earlier this year to assassinate the chief executive of a major German arms maker supplying weaponry to Ukraine, CNN reported on Thursday.

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Ukraine war briefing: Ship carrying ‘looted’ grain seized, Zaluzhnyi starts work as ambassador to UK

Azerbaijani captain was accused of violating rules on entering occupied territory and picking up agricultural products; Ukraine’s former armed forces chief begins work as ambassador to Britain. What we know on day 870

The Guardian - AU

US reportedly foiled Russian plot to kill boss of German arms firm supplying Ukraine

Plan to assassinate Rheinmetall’s Armin Papperger believed to have been at a relatively advanced stage

The Guardian - UK

Australian company denies Greens’ accusations it exports parts for Israeli missiles used in Gaza

Defence industry minister says party has ‘deceived public’ by claiming Hunter Valley business supplies parts for weapons used by IDF in Israel-Gaza war

The Guardian - AU

Dortmund seals sponsorship deal with arms manufacturer ahead of Champions League final

Borussia Dortmund has signed a new sponsorship deal with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall and will display the defense company's logo ahead of facing Real Madrid in the Champions League final

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Should I Invest in Defence Stocks? UK Gov Say They Align With ESG After Rishi Steps up Military Spending

The growing need to protect ships, submarines, and aircraft may see stocks like BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce benefit from higher demand for military equipment.

International Business Times UK

Australia, Germany enter record defence export deal

Australia will supply more than 100 armoured vehicles to Germany as it enters its single-largest defence export deal.

AAP

French lawmakers target ultra-fast fashion brands

France's National Assembly is debating a bill that would impose penalties on purchases from brands like Shein, Temu and Primark as the explosive growth of the ultra-fast fashion industry wreaks massive environmental damage. We take a closer look. Also, German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall projects record sales for 2024 in a…

France 24

Europe Battles Powder Shortage To Supply Shells For Ukraine

Hard-to-find gunpowder is hindering Europe's scramble to provide hundreds of thousands of shells for Ukraine's defensive effort against Russian invaders, with solutions only starting to emerge.

International Business Times

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 630

Russia worse off after losses from Avdiivka battle, says Zelenskiy; occupiers erasing Ukrainian literature in Donetsk and Luhansk

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 609

As the war enters its 609th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera

Death toll rises after Russian shelling of Kherson in Ukraine

The number of those killed by Russian forces has risen again to seven people, including an infant and a 12-year-old boy. They were killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson, Interior Minister Igor Klymenko said on Sunday. Elsewhere, Russian air defence systems shot down Ukrainian drones over…

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The Guardian - UK

Germany arranges supply of 30 Leopard 1 tanks for Ukraine

Arms firm Rheinmetall to refurbish vehicles following military aid package announced at Nato summit

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war – live: Explosion at Moscow factory that supplies Putin’s security services

The explosion rocked the town of Sergiev Posad on Wednesday

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 511

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 511th day.

The Conversation

What's behind Australia's $1 billion defence deal with Germany?

Early last year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a major historical turning point – a zeitenwende.

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The Guardian - AU

PM says Ukraine membership ‘a matter for Nato’ – as it happened

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Ukraine’s arms chief, 39, ramps up production in face of missile hits

Just months after he was tapped to oversee Ukraine’s arms industry, Oleksandr Kamyshin says it produced more mortar and artillery shells in June than it made in all of last year.

The Independent UK

Plan to return decommissioned Leopard 2 tanks to Germany wins backing of Swiss executive branch

Switzerland’s executive branch has thrown its weight behind a proposal to decommission 25 out-of-service Leopard 2 battle tanks that Germany’s government wants returned to the German manufacturer to help Berlin plug gaps in its arsenal after it shipped weapons to Ukraine

Reuters

Rheinmetall and Ukraine's Ukroboronprom form JV to build, repair tanks

Rheinmetall has founded a joint venture with Ukrainian state-owned conglomerate Ukroboronprom to build and repair tanks in Ukraine, the company said on Saturday.

Reuters

Rheinmetall founds JV to make and repair tanks in Ukraine - Handelsblatt

Rheinmetall has founded a joint venture with Ukrainian state-owned conglomerate Ukroboronprom to build and repair tanks in Ukraine, the Handelsblatt daily reported Friday, citing the German arms maker's chief executive.

Reuters

German makers of Leopard 2 tank settle legal dispute

German arms makers Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann have settled a legal dispute over the intellectual property rights to the Leopard 2, one of the world's most advanced battle tanks, a court said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Lockheed and Rheinmetall to develop German version of HIMARS rocket launchers

Arms makers Lockheed Martin and Rheinmetall will team up to develop a German rocket artillery system, they said on Thursday, a weapon in the same category as the HIMARS rocket launchers Lockheed has been supplying to Ukraine.

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