A United States defense technology startup is seeking to establish mass production of cruise missiles in Germany to help replenish depleted European military stockpiles. Amid heightened security concerns following the war in Ukraine, European armed forces face significant shortages of precision-guided munitions and extended delivery timelines from legacy manufacturers. By utilizing commercial supply chains and software-driven designs, the initiative aims to produce high volumes of cost-effective cruise missiles locally, leveraging Germany’s industrial base to strengthen regional deterrence and bolster allied defense capabilities.
- A US defense tech startup is planning to manufacture cruise missiles at scale within Germany.
- The initiative is designed to address severe munitions shortages facing European armed forces following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- The project emphasizes low-cost, modular designs manufactured using commercial off-the-shelf components to circumvent traditional defense supply-chain bottlenecks.
- Locating manufacturing in Germany provides proximity to European allies while integrating into the continent’s advanced automotive and industrial engineering sector.
- The approach challenges traditional defense procurement models by focusing on rapid production scalability and software integration rather than bespoke, highly expensive hardware.
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An unheard of US start-up with a catchy name and unrealistic promise.
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I feel sorry for germany… Once it was known as German made and german technology across world and today they are puppets of USA.. huge energy crisis and shutting down their own plants … God save them
DREAMS
"under 1 million"??? That is still WAY too expensive. Ukraine is planning on under 250K
$1 million per missile is expensive compared to the chaos much cheaper drones can produce.
hahah, Germany is a curse for startups with tonns of bureaucratic rules. This US startup might cancel their plans if they no about latest EU packaging and shipping rules 🤣🤣🤣
After the war with Russia, Ukrainians will build Khrushchev sausage factories it's an old slang from Soviet times for rocket and cruise missiles.
5000 drones a year is nothing. I offered to restructure a whole VW-factory to build 1000+ long-distance drones a day for less than 300.000€/pcs.
well, there is a lot of German auto workers, looking for work
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China takes note and no rare earth to this company!
What was the american company called, Contempt? What a weird name. 🤭
It's only been 4 years. Why is it an American company wanting to produce weapons in Germany? Asleep at the wheel and coasting downhill.
Hallo Deutsche Welle!
Was stimmt nicht mit dir?
"US start-up" bedeutet (wahrscheinlich) Private Equity (reine Gewinnorientierung) = No Go!
Ihr seid doch sonst immer so wannabe- kritisch, insbesondere wenn es um Interessen der einheimischen Wirtschaft geht. geht.
[Alien piloting space ship] "It's a trap!"
now we back to ww2 era when mass production is the key
Hmmmm, Germany will mass produce CM? 🤔🤔🤔
Us has offense, not defence. And Germany is genocide supporting country
There is no such thing as a arms manufacturer start up.
I'd like to see similar efforts for Patriot scale AA miasiles.
5000 a year , seems like more wars to come
Germany, Poland, Finland, Sweden, Ukraine should all have nukes. Then, we'll be safe from Russian aggression.
German company, indian workers, chinese components, made in america.