Sebastian Sprenger
Sebastian Sprenger is associate editor for Europe at Defense News, reporting on the state of the defense market in the region, and on U.S.-Europe cooperation and multi-national investments in defense and global security. Previously he served as managing editor for Defense News. He is based in Cologne, Germany.
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Ukraine war inspires weapons that crack battle tanks at weakest point
Arms manufacturers are tuning their lineups to the immediate experience of the brutal, close-range fighting in Ukraine.
NATO summit defense spending pledges may exceed 2% target, Austin says
Members nations hold their next summit in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in July.
When will the war in Ukraine end? Experts offer their predictions.
First were the helmets, then the Leopard tanks. The evolving approach of sending aid to Ukraine fits a conflict as fluid as it is unpredictable.
Ukraine’s allies fail to reach breakthrough on sending new tanks
Defense leaders gathered at Ramstein Air Base in Germany to rally support for Ukraine could not reach an agreement on the provision of new Western tanks.
US to send Ukraine largest package yet, worth $3.75 billion
The newest U.S. aid package for Ukraine includes Bradley vehicles and $907 million in foreign military financing.
US and Germany pledge infantry fighting vehicles for Ukraine
The announcement ups the ante in Ukraine's defense against Russian forces that invaded the country late February 2022.
US unveils $2B in military aid for Europe, arms for Ukraine
New aid includes loans for Ukraine and 18 countries to buy arms.
More nations expected to sign up for Pentagon’s Ukraine aid group
A group of international defense chiefs convened by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to coordinate military aid for Ukraine is likely to be larger when it meets for the second time on Monday.
