While the Romanian defence ministry is getting impatient, against the backdrop of the war in neighbouring Ukraine, France's Naval Group is openly in conflict with its local partner SNC. Dutch competitor Damen is ready to step in.
In the midst of the global battle for semiconductor supplies, ASML is lobbying the US to ease export restrictions to China. But for Washington, this is out of the question, as the New Zealand group is the main supplier of machine tools to Taiwan, the chip-making king.
A court case in the Netherlands is challenging the naval exception to the country's ban of military sales to Egypt, which could have repercussions for TKMS's sale of the Meko frigates, equipped with Dutch-made Thales C3 systems, to Cairo.
Business diplomacy firm Vimac Consultancy helps German shipyard TKMS boost its bid to supply The Hague with four new submarines. It is facing stiff competition from France's Naval Group and the Saab-Damen duo, which also have strong networks in the country.
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