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><channel><title>Germany Defence</title> <atom:link href="http://www.germanydefence.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.germanydefence.com</link> <description>Defence news of the German Military. Information on German Army, German Navy and German Air Force.</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:05:02 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>Bundeswehr receives the first of upgraded Sea Stallion military helicopters from Eurocopter</title><link>http://www.germanydefence.com/bundeswehr-receives-the-first-of-upgraded-sea-stallion-military-helicopters-from-eurocopter-180/</link> <comments>http://www.germanydefence.com/bundeswehr-receives-the-first-of-upgraded-sea-stallion-military-helicopters-from-eurocopter-180/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:05:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bundeswehr]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Donauwörth]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eurocopter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sikorsky CH-53 GA Sea Stallion]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.germanydefence.com/?p=177</guid> <description><![CDATA[Five German artillery guns, dating back to the World War 2 period were recovered from the Republic of Kabardino Balkaria in Southern Russia. The discovery was made near the remote Donguz-Orun mountain pass, located near the peaks of Mount Elbrus and Mount Cheget. Mount Elbrus is the tallest mountain in the European continent. According to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-artillery-guns-dating-back-to-the-ww2-period-recovered-near-mount-elbrus-177/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>German defence ministry may finalize the downsizing of its Eurocopter order within the next 3 months</title><link>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-defence-ministry-may-finalize-the-downsizing-of-its-eurocopter-order-within-the-next-3-months-173/</link> <comments>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-defence-ministry-may-finalize-the-downsizing-of-its-eurocopter-order-within-the-next-3-months-173/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:39:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Defence & Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eurocopter EC 665 Tiger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eurofighter Typhoon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lutz Bertling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[NHIndustries NH90]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Puma Infantry Fighting Vehicles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Thomas de Maizière]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.germanydefence.com/?p=173</guid> <description><![CDATA[Officials from the Eurocopter announced that they are likely to finalize the downsizing of the earlier signed deal with the German government, within the next 3 months. Thomas de Maizière, the German defence minister had earlier announced his decision to downsize several of the planned aircraft and vehicle purchases by the Armed Forces. A number [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-defence-ministry-may-finalize-the-downsizing-of-its-eurocopter-order-within-the-next-3-months-173/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>German officials reiterate their opposition for Israeli pre-emptive strikes on Iran</title><link>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-officials-reiterate-their-opposition-for-israeli-pre-emptive-strikes-on-iran-170/</link> <comments>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-officials-reiterate-their-opposition-for-israeli-pre-emptive-strikes-on-iran-170/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:17:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Defence & Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Benjamin Netanyahu]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ehud Barak]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guido Westerwelle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[International Atomic Energy Agency]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.germanydefence.com/?p=170</guid> <description><![CDATA[The German minister for Foreign Affairs, Guido Westerwelle reiterated his opposition to the proposed Israeli pre-emptive strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities today. Westerwelle cautioned the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any attempt to conduct an attack on Iran will result in the disintegration of the military relationship between Germany and Israel. However, during a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-officials-reiterate-their-opposition-for-israeli-pre-emptive-strikes-on-iran-170/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Israel expresses concerns over the German plans for the sale of Type-209 submarines to Egypt</title><link>http://www.germanydefence.com/israel-expresses-concerns-over-the-german-plans-for-the-sale-of-type-209-submarines-to-egypt-167/</link> <comments>http://www.germanydefence.com/israel-expresses-concerns-over-the-german-plans-for-the-sale-of-type-209-submarines-to-egypt-167/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:08:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Naval Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Admiral Osama Ahmed El-Gendi]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Egyptian Navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Romeo-class submarine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Type-209]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Yedioth Ahronoth]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.germanydefence.com/?p=167</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yedioth Ahronoth, one of the leading Israeli newspapers reported this week that the government officials have urged their German counterparts to cancel the sale of submarines to Egypt. The Israelis are hoping that the German chancellor Angela Merkel will veto the deal, which according to the Egyptian authorities is already finalized. The details of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.germanydefence.com/israel-expresses-concerns-over-the-german-plans-for-the-sale-of-type-209-submarines-to-egypt-167/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>German intelligence agency warns the government that the threat of home-grown radicals is increasing</title><link>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-intelligence-agency-warns-the-government-that-the-threat-of-home-grown-radicals-is-increasing-163/</link> <comments>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-intelligence-agency-warns-the-government-that-the-threat-of-home-grown-radicals-is-increasing-163/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 03:45:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Defence & Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arid Uka]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bundes Nachrichten Dienst]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gerhard Schindler]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.germanydefence.com/?p=163</guid> <description><![CDATA[Bundes Nachrichten Dienst (BND), the national intelligence agency of Germany warned the government this week that the presence of home-grown radicals is increasing. The agency also reported that the most significant threat is posed by ethnic German converts to Islam, rather than the immigrants from mostly Asia and Africa, who profess Islam. It is estimated [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-intelligence-agency-warns-the-government-that-the-threat-of-home-grown-radicals-is-increasing-163/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>German Armed Forces seriously considering the purchase the American made Predator drones</title><link>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-armed-forces-seriously-considering-the-purchase-the-american-made-predator-drones-159/</link> <comments>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-armed-forces-seriously-considering-the-purchase-the-american-made-predator-drones-159/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:17:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Agnieszka Brugger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IAI Heron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lieutenant-General Karl Muellner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Luftwaffe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MQ-1 Predator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rainer Arnold]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.germanydefence.com/?p=159</guid> <description><![CDATA[In a controversial move, senior officials from the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) requested the defence ministry to look in to the acquisition of modern aerial drones with attack capabilities. Although Germany is currently operating a number of the Israeli-made IAI Heron (Machatz-1) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), these drones can be used only for surveillance and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.germanydefence.com/german-armed-forces-seriously-considering-the-purchase-the-american-made-predator-drones-159/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Germany might approve the request for the purchase of Leopard 2 MBTs from Indonesia</title><link>http://www.germanydefence.com/germany-might-approve-the-request-for-the-purchase-of-leopard-2-mbts-from-indonesia-155/</link> <comments>http://www.germanydefence.com/germany-might-approve-the-request-for-the-purchase-of-leopard-2-mbts-from-indonesia-155/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:07:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indonesian Armed Forces]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Krauss-Maffei Wegmann]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leopard 2]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.germanydefence.com/?p=155</guid> <description><![CDATA[Media sources reported that the German government is likely to give its approval, for the proposed sale of used Leopard 2 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) to the Indonesian Armed Forces. There has been considerable opposition to the planned sale from within Germany, over the appalling human rights record of the Indonesian military. The German Green [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.germanydefence.com/germany-might-approve-the-request-for-the-purchase-of-leopard-2-mbts-from-indonesia-155/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>700 soldiers from the German and Austrian Special Forces to be deployed in Kosovo</title><link>http://www.germanydefence.com/700-soldiers-from-the-german-and-austrian-special-forces-to-be-deployed-in-kosovo-151/</link> <comments>http://www.germanydefence.com/700-soldiers-from-the-german-and-austrian-special-forces-to-be-deployed-in-kosovo-151/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:33:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[295th Artilleriebataillon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[6th Jägerbrigade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ABC-Abwehrregiment]]></category> <category><![CDATA[KFOR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kosovo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kosovska Mitrovica]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Northern Kosovo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tomislav Nikolić]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.germanydefence.com/?p=151</guid> <description><![CDATA[Spiegel, one of the leading daily newspapers in Germany, reported today that a contingent of close to 700 soldiers from the elite Special Forces divisions will leave for Kosovo very soon, to take part in the NATO operations there. The German-Austrian contingent will replace an army unit from Italy, probably by the month of October [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.germanydefence.com/700-soldiers-from-the-german-and-austrian-special-forces-to-be-deployed-in-kosovo-151/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Germany to renationalize armed forces maintenance contractor HIL</title><link>http://www.germanydefence.com/germany-to-renationalize-armed-forces-maintenance-contractor-hil-146/</link> <comments>http://www.germanydefence.com/germany-to-renationalize-armed-forces-maintenance-contractor-hil-146/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:13:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>authorax</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Land Warfare]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Diehl Land Systems (DLS)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HIL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW)]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rheinmetall Landsysteme (RLS)]]></category><guid
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