Hensoldt
Hensoldt is a German defence company that develops and manufactures sensor solutions for surveillance, reconnaissance, and communications, as well as electronic and optronic systems. Headquartered in Taufkirchen, Bavaria, it was formed in 2017 through the carve-out of Airbus's defence electronics business and subsequently listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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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.