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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Dutch to buy tanks for more than $1 billion, add Kongsberg air defense
The Dutch military is reactivating tank formations thought to be obsolete before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
Elusive hypersonic arms need Western teamwork, NATO researcher says
"Every single nation brings a certain puzzle piece to the bigger picture," said Kerstin Huber, of NATO’s Science and Technology Organization.
Europe’s armor industry must merge, Arquus boss says
Many middling companies are unable to muster the research-and-development oomph needed to push the market forward, according to Emmanuel Levacher.
France preps Europe’s fastest classified supercomputer for defense AI
French defense leaders plan a leading role in mastering AI, considered to be a key differentiating factor among tomorrow's armed forces.
France rethinks military light-drone acquisition as Army falls behind
French defense leaders seek ways to short-circuit the military-acquisition bureaucracy, as drones remake the battlefield in Ukraine.
Hanwha eyes Norway, Sweden for rocket artillery sales
Safran and Thales are developing competing proposals in response to a French demand for a rocket system.
Battle tank concepts mushroom at Paris arms show
Industry frenemies KNDS and Rheinmetall presented new ideas for a main battle tank at the Eurosatory trade show in Paris.
French Army head Schill talks force modernization, Ukraine war lessons
"Hyper-lethality" on the battlefield has prompted fresh thinking in armor design and the resiliency of command posts, according to Gen. Pierre Schill.
What to look out for at Eurosatory, Europe’s biggest defense show
The 2024 show takes full measure of the war in Ukraine, after a 2022 edition marked by the shock of Russia’s invasion months prior.
Artillery goes trucking to survive drones swarming the battlefield
The war in Ukraine has put long-range fires front and center at the Eurosatory defense show that kicks off in Paris on June 17.
