‘Ukrainian Housewives’ and Skyranger Delays – German Defense Poster Child Rheinmetall Is in Hot Water
Rheinmetall issued a statement after the remarks, as critics said cheap drones are reshaping battlefield losses and threatening traditional armor.
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‘Ukrainian housewives’ and Skyranger delays – German defense poster child Rheinmetall is in hot water
VIENNA — The chief executive of Rheinmetall, Europe’s highest-valued defense company, continues to face criticism after dismissing Ukraine’s drone industry as the work of “housewives” with “3D printers in their kitchens” − comments his own company quickly walked back. Now, German media report the Bundeswehr’s flagship Rheinmetall counter-drone system is running at least 16 months behind schedule, adding further troubles for the defense giant.Arm…
After a statement that aroused outrage in Ukraine, the German Rheinmetall group saw its action fall on the Stock Exchange. A more global phenomenon: despite the war in the Middle East, a large part of the arms giants are also in decline. A surprising contradiction. ...
Ukrainian ‘housewives’ defending Europe, after German CEO’s gaffe (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,496)
"In their kitchens they [Ukrainians] have 3D printers and produce parts for drones ... this is not the technology of companies like Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, or Rheinmetall," said Rheinmetall boss.
Bohdan Krotevych. former head of the Azov 12 Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard, published a point of view following the comments of the CEO of Rheinmetall, who compared the production of Ukrainian drones with a Lego game.
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