Seems lilke @rookisaacman really does want to start an #SR71 #Blackbird flight-test program, almost seven decades after the original A-12 project started. I can think of only one reason why you'd do that, and the last time it was tried, a flight test engineer died. @AviationWeek's Check6 podcast, featuring @TheDEWLine and @TheWoracle hosted by the Cryptkeeper, produces important new information./1 piped.video/watch?v=w3CXhRot…

🇩🇪 Germany took delivery of the first two of 50 Puma S1 Infantry Fighting vehicles the country had ordered in May of 2023. The vehicles are now undergoing acceptance trials at WTD 81 and 91. psm-spz.de/news/detail/erste…

🇩🇪 The P13 pistol, meant to replace the P8 in Bundeswehr service, has successfully completed its acceptance trials with series production units to begin delivery in the next few months. presseportal.de/pm/147341/63…

An den “schnellen Fortschritt“ bei A321 MPA sei an dieser Stelle erinnert. Kein Vorwurf an 🇫🇷, wenn Zweifel an Airbus‘ Vorschlag bestehen, sollte man sich die Zeit nehmen, diese auszuräumen. Gerade, wenn noch 18 ATL2 Standard 6 fliegen. Die Marineflieger hatten diese Zeit nicht.

The money is starting to hit. Between the Nordics, Poland and Germany, there is now a massive center of gravity on military procurement emerging in Europe. A shame that there has not been better co-ordination between 🇩🇪 and 🇵🇱 in the land domain. Water under the bridge now.

Pretty banterish outcome if Schwesig polarised the CDU below 5% and still failed to overtake the AfD.

Today, Germany’s first F-35 took center stage at its official rollout ceremony. 🇩🇪 A defining milestone bringing 5th Gen capability to the Luftwaffe to strengthen deterrence, interoperability with NATO allies and security for decades to come.

🇳🇴 The Norwegian company Nammo is taking the first steps towards developing a “dual pulse” rocket motor for use on the IRIS-T SLX air defense missile under development with the German Diehl Defence, who expect to begin test firing the missile in 2027. breakingdefense.com/2026/09/…

Heute stand Deutschlands erste F-35 bei ihrer offiziellen Rollout-Zeremonie im Rampenlicht. Ein entscheidender Meilenstein, der der Luftwaffe Fähigkeiten der 5. Generation bringt und damit die Abschreckung, die Interoperabilität mit den NATO-Verbündeten sowie die Sicherheit für die kommenden Jahrzehnte stärkt.

Next time, Seebataillon will hopefully bring their own combat boats. Even though they will be M18s, not CB90s. esut.de/2026/09/meldungen/fe… Parliamentary approval for an initial 15 boat out of a requirement for 40+ expected next week.

„Er ist superschnell, superunsichtbar […]“ Beim Jagdbomber mit der niedrigsten Höchstgeschwindigkeit seit den frühen 50er Jahren… 😂 spiegel.de/politik/bundesweh…

A321MPA development will not be launched this year. Was supposed to happen in November but could not be fitted into the budget. Meanwhile, Marineflieger have received three P-8 already, with five more to be delivered by 2029.

This would solve a lot of problems for European nations seeing the An124 they are currently using age away with no replacement on the horizon.

Verteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius hat nach seinem gestrigen Gespräch mit US-Verteidigungsminister Pete Hegseth bekräftigt, dass die Beschaffung von Tomahawk-Marschflugkörpern & Typhon-Abschussrampen im Rahmen des FMS Verfahrens eingeleitet worden ist. hartpunkt.de/pistorius-weich…

Note that the Type 424 SIGINT ships are large platforms, 132 m long, displacement of 4,000 t. These are intended for Global use, even though Baltic and North (East) Atlantic will surely see a lot of them. More context from @navalnewscom / @hartpunkt : navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

Ich zähle mich nicht zur „Reiche muss weg“ oder „Gas-Kathi“ Fraktion. Aber das Management der Auffüllung der Gasspeicher war entweder naiv, inkompetent oder von gefährlicher Risikobereitschaft (AKA zocken) getrieben. Unterirdische Leistung. Vergleich zu Habeck ist beschämend.