Diehl Defence
Diehl Defence is the defence division of the German industrial group Diehl, focused on ammunition and air-defence systems. It produces the IRIS-T air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles, which have been supplied in considerable quantities to Ukraine. The unit is headquartered in Germany and operates as part of the larger Diehl conglomerate.
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Denmark to guarantee $112.6 million loan for Fire Point rocket-fuel plant on Danish soil
Denmark will provide a state guarantee for a 750 million Danish kroner (~$112.6 million) loan to the Danish subsidiary of Ukrainian defense manufacturer Fire Point, financing a solid rocket-fuel plant in South Jutland scheduled to be operational by the end of 2027. Danish Defence Minister Jeppe Bruus said Denmark is the first country to allow a Ukrainian defense enterprise on its territory, and that locating production abroad helps protect critical supply chains from Russian attacks.
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German Chancellor Merz makes surprise Kyiv visit, announces €1.3+ billion support package and 15 bilateral agreements
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv by special train on 4 October for an unannounced solidarity visit, accompanied by Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and roughly ten business leaders from the defence and energy sectors. He and President Volodymyr Zelensky honoured fallen Ukrainian defenders at the memorial on Maidan Nezalezhnosti, visited the National Academy of Sciences building hit by a Russian drone on 28 September, and announced a new German support package worth more than €1.3 billion alongside 15 bilateral agreements valued at over €8.5 billion. Merz called on Vladimir Putin to stop the war and announced that Germany, France and the UK would host a Coalition of the Willing meeting in Berlin in winter.