Rudy Ruitenberg
Rudy Ruitenberg is a Europe correspondent for Defense News. He started his career at Bloomberg News and has experience reporting on technology, commodity markets and politics.
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Dassault CEO strikes dark tone on Europe’s sixth-gen fighter progress
Trappier's view contrasts with that of Airbus, which cited "strong progress" in a statement.
Denmark picks Nammo to restart ammo production at shuttered plant
Denmark plans to rapidly build up its stock of mortar and artillery shells even before production can start at Elling.
UK orders $2 billion worth of air-defense missiles for Ukraine
The missiles will be produced at Thales in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where the order will create 200 jobs and support 700 existing ones.
Airbus wins $500 million contract to upgrade French Navy comms
The French sea service wants to achieve collaborative and networked combat.
Mind the gaps: Europe’s to-do list for defense without the US
Defense News asked experts how much time a European alliance will need to reach adequate capacity in nine defense enablers.
Naval Group charges rival ThyssenKrupp with selling out submarine tech
TKMS denied careless sharing of submarine technology with would-be competitors, as European shipbuilders scramble for contracts worldwide.
Survival of the quickest: Military leaders aim to unleash, control AI
At a Paris summit on artificial intelligence, defense officials from around the world ponder what's in store for artificial intelligence in warfare.
NATO laggard Belgium vows defense boost with more F-35s, third frigate
“This will put an end to what I can safely call a ‘period of national disgrace,’" said Belgium's new defense minister, Theo Francken.
Saab, Kongsberg again post record years on European defense splurge
The Saab CEO sees defense spending in Europe rising regardless of decisions regarding the NATO alliance and joint European programs.
Dutch military adds railway steel to rush troops to NATO’s east flank
“Deployment in anger is not something that is planned, that always comes up suddenly, so you need some kind of minimum own capacity."
Ukraine receives first Mirage 2000 fighter jets from France
The warplanes arrived with Ukrainian pilots on board, after several months of training in France.
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