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• UK floats plan for joint European fund to ‘stockpile’ weapons

  02-04-2025 15:35
  
  ‘Supranational’ vehicle would purchase for participating states at more favourable borrowing rates
  
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• Private credit firms take aim at ESG for holding back financing for European defence

  27-04-2025 06:00
  Restrictions are increasingly being questioned by the industry and government officials
  
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• Airbus closes in on Spirit deal

  26-04-2025 14:00
  European aerospace group has been in talks with supplier since 2024 as part of wider Boeing takeover discussions
  
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• Stockpickers: Shadow of tariffs hangs over defence stocks

  25-04-2025 19:00
  European defence spending is rising, but investors need to examine companies’ underlying strengths
  
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• Engine maker Safran says China is exempting aerospace parts from tariffs

  25-04-2025 12:26
  Company CEO says deliveries of engines and other parts are being let in without import taxes
  
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• Trump’s return draws UK and EU closer on defence

  24-04-2025 18:00
  
  Also in this week’s newsletter, UK steel production plunges
  
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• Boeing prepared to redirect orders destined for Chinese carriers

  23-04-2025 16:42
  
  CEO says US aerospace group will take pragmatic approach and not let tariff war derail its recovery
  
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• Boeing’s net loss narrows after increase in jet deliveries

  23-04-2025 14:07
  
  Chief executive Kelly Ortberg says aerospace group is ‘moving in the right direction’
  
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• From trains to tanks: Germany’s rearmament marks industrial shift

  23-04-2025 06:00
  
  Push to increase defence production is offering a glimmer of hope for workers facing manufacturing job losses
  
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• US defence stocks look a little less than defensive

  22-04-2025 19:05
  Valuations may have held up but investors betting on continued geopolitical turmoil should seek shelter somewhere else
  
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• US aerospace and defence groups warn of higher costs from Trump tariffs

  22-04-2025 19:05
  Sector has largely benefited from tariff-free trade since 1979
  
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• Boeing to sell parts of aviation software unit to Thoma Bravo for $10.5bn

  22-04-2025 16:45
  Jet maker says deal with specialist technology investor will help group focus on core businesses
  
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• Future weapons: The defence tech bros

  22-04-2025 06:05
  In the US, a new breed of start-ups is disrupting the defence industry
  
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• Britain to boost explosives production to cut reliance on imports

  21-04-2025 13:56
  
  New methods will remove need for nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine, key raw materials in high demand since war in Ukraine
  
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• Inside the factory making Europe’s machine guns — by hand

  17-04-2025 06:00
  
  FN Herstal’s small arms are back in demand. But the Belgian gunmaker can only move as fast as its artisanal labour
  
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• UK tests microwave weapon to disable drone swarms

  17-04-2025 01:00
  ‘RapidDestroyer’ uses a high-power radio frequency to fry systems at a distance
  
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• Ryanair warns aircraft deliveries at risk from tariff chaos

  15-04-2025 06:00
  Airlines and manufacturers prepare for stand-off over cost of levies
  
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• Aircraft deliveries at risk from tariff chaos, says Ryanair boss O’Leary

  15-04-2025 06:00
  Airlines and plane manufacturers are preparing to battle over who pays for the duties
  
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• Aircraft deliveries at risk from tariff chaos, Ryanair warns

  15-04-2025 06:00
  
  Airlines and plane manufacturers are preparing to battle over who pays for the duties
  
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• Missile maker MBDA hits snags in effort to re-arm Europe

  14-04-2025 06:00
  Manufacturer of Storm Shadow or Scalp missiles has increased production but inefficiencies hinder expansion efforts
  
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• ‘Coalition of the willing’ meets at Nato — without the US

  10-04-2025 07:00
  
  Also in this newsletter: The EU’s new ombudsman probes ‘revolving doors’
  
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• Now is the moment for a multilateral defence bank

  09-04-2025 17:26
  Deterrence is a shared asset — and a shared responsibility
  
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• Rheinmetall strengthens gunpowder supply chain with Mittelstand deal

  07-04-2025 10:41
  Germany’s biggest defence contractor agrees to buy ammunition propellant manufacturer
  
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• Rheinmetall races to strengthen gunpowder supply chain with Mittelstand deal

  07-04-2025 10:41
  
  Germany’s biggest defence contractor agrees to buy ammunition propellant manufacturer
  
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• How the EU could boost its defence capabilities with an arms-buyers’ club

  07-04-2025 07:00
  
  Also in this newsletter: Why Meloni holds the keys to the EU response to Trump’s tariffs
  
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• Defence sector laggards are still waiting to be called up

  07-04-2025 06:00
  In an industry defined by long lead times, patience can pay off
  
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• In the ethical arms industry we don’t sell weapons, we sell freedom

  07-04-2025 05:00
  A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist
  
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• Bling, bags and booze fall victim to Trump’s trade war

  03-04-2025 17:10
  US consumers are likely to be hit by the price rises across sectors from aviation to autos
  
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• Rolls-Royce in talks over UK subsidies for new engine development

  03-04-2025 06:00
  
  FTSE 100 group believes the £3bn narrow-body project could deliver a step change in British economy
  
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• Why Europe’s smaller defence players fear missing out on spending spree

  02-04-2025 07:00
  
  Also in this newsletter: Netanyahu’s Budapest visit defies International Criminal Court
  
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