Laura Pitel

Berlin-based Stark failed to hit a single target in four attempts at two exercises with the British and German forces

Contracts worth up to €900mn put Helsing and Stark on track to help buttress Nato’s eastern flank against Russia

German conglomerate spins off minority stake in marine division as it pushes ahead with restructuring

Uwe Horstmann becomes first chief executive of Stark, a German start-up backed by investors including Peter Thiel

Boris Pistorius’s objections to coalition deal threaten efforts to boost armed forces

Powerful portals to the romance and realities of a global city and great cultural crossroads

Electro Optic Systems says Berlin’s lack of open tender bypasses better and cheaper options

Budget committee stalls government plans to speed up defence procurement

US private capital group and German utility to jointly hold stake in electricity grid operator Amprion

Unless cost of hydrogen made from renewable energy falls, some manufacturers would have to use fossil fuels, warn executives