Laura Pitel

Covenant to open factories in US, Germany and Israel as it looks to disrupt market for long-range weapons

Far-right party is short of three seats in the state’s parliament to lead a regional government — and make postwar history

German start-up Isar Aerospace succeeds in first ever commercial blast-off from Europe

Heckler & Koch faces competition from global defence companies to replace the SA80 service rifle

Alternative for Germany has surged to first place in regional elections in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt

Joint German-Norwegian team wins multibillion-dollar deal as Ottawa pivots away from US

German maker of unmanned surveillance aircraft says $1.2bn fundraising removed shareholder opposition to developing lethal weapons

Blockbuster listing at risk of delay if desired price tag cannot be reached

Berlin’s move to ditch frigate programme overshadows plans for listing of tankmaker KNDS

Tankmaker and satellite imagery company Vantor to give country’s armed forces ‘sovereign control’ of technology