In the wake of shifting geopolitical landscapes, Europe's commitment to strategic autonomy and robust defence spending has created one of the most compelling thematic investment stories of the decade. At the heart of this narrative lies the WisdomTree Europe Defence UCITS ETF (WDEF), the largest Exchange Traded Fund to offer pure-play exposure to the continent's growing defence industry.
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Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Denmark are acquiring Rheinmetall's Skyranger 30 mobile air-defense cannons
Rheinmetall's Skyranger 30 mobile air-defense cannon use a 30mm rapid-fire cannon with programmable airburst munitions (like Rheinmetall's AHEAD/KETF ammunition) coupled with surface-to-air missiles for longer-range targets
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Rheinmetall has acquired another 11% of the shares in software developer blackned, now controls 51%
Rheinmetall, based in Bremen, has acquired another 11% of the shares in the Bavarian software developer blackned by means of a share purchase agreement. With this acquisition, Rheinmetall intends to control 51% and thus the majority of blackned, so far held a 40% stake in blackned.
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Nokia and blackned team to create next-generation deployable tactical networks
Finland’s Nokia and German company blackned, in which Rheinmetall holds a 51% stake, have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to create advanced deployable tactical networks for the defence sector
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Technologies for Existing and Future Main Battle Tanks project officially launched
The European Commission-funded Technologies for Existing and Future Main Battle Tanks (FMBTech) project has been officially launched, Thales, which is co-ordinating the effort, announced on 22 April 2025
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Rheinmetall’s stock price has skyrocketed more than 1,000%
Rheinmetall’s stock has soared over 1,000%, and the German defense giant sees growth ‘that we have never experienced before
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Germany’s defence stocks go ballistic
Defence is now by far the most dynamic sector of German industry
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