据迈克尔·尼纳贝尔报道，根据德国政府的说法，本土国防初创企业Helsing和Stark Defence正在顺利开发攻击型无人机，并计划于11月开始对德国军队进行相关训练。
German defense startups Helsing and Stark Defence are on track with the development of attack drones, including plans to start training Germany’s army on the equipment in November, according to the government.
柏林国防部在周五发布的邮件声明中称：“这两款系统的技术成熟度均已达到相近水平，目前仅需完成少量后续工作。”今年，德国议会批准向这两家公司采购攻击无人机，每笔订单的价值均约为2.7亿欧元。这些采购举措是德国为强化北约东部防线、应对俄罗斯入侵乌克兰而推进军队现代化建设的一部分。
“Both systems have achieved a comparable level of qualification,” the Defense Ministry in Berlin said Friday in an emailed statement. “In both cases, only minor work remains to be carried out.”German lawmakers this year approved orders for attack drones from the two companies, valued at about €270 million each. They’re part of Germany’s effort to help strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s eastern flank and remake its forces in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
受美国总统唐纳德·特朗普对北约承诺态度摇摆的影响，德国已放宽政府借贷限制，用于推进军队扩编计划，力争将德国联邦国防军打造为欧洲实力最强的常规军事力量。
Germany has eased government borrowing rules to fund a military expansion to build up the Bundeswehr into Europe’s strongest conventional army, spurred by US President Donald Trump’s wavering commitment to NATO.
预计这两家公司将首先向驻扎在立陶宛的德国坦克旅交付首批无人机。其他欧洲盟国也均承诺协助巩固北约东部防线。
Both firms are expected to ship the first drones to a German battle tank brigade deployed in Lithuania. Other European allies have also committed to help fortify NATO’s eastern flank.
据国防部周五发布的声明，此次无人机采购合同设置了灵活条款：若供应商未能达成既定研发里程碑，德国有权对产品进行升级或取消订单。目前相关里程碑要求均已被两家企业达成，或即将达成。
The Defense Ministry structured the drone contracts to allow for flexibility to update products or cancel the deals if certain development milestones weren’t met. The milestone requirement remain valid and have been, or will shortly be, met by the companies, according to the ministry statement Friday.