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Firefighters said sulphuric acid and copper cyanide were stored at the plant and the chemicals ignited, which could create hydrogen cyanide.

A severe fire broke out at the Diehl Metall steel plant in Berlin, leading to warnings about toxic smoke due to dangerous chemicals stored on site, including sulfuric acid and copper cyanide. The blaze was first reported by German news outlet Bild on May 3, citing local firefighting teams.

Switzerland has made a request for information to industry on medium-range air defense systems to fill a capability gap.

Sweden could provide Ukraine with additional Patriot air defense systems, suggested Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson, AP news agency reported on April 22.

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced plans to produce 20 KF-21 Boramae fighters this year, a reduction from the initially planned 40 units.

NUREMBERG, Germany. Slovenia bought IRIS-T SLM medium-range air defense systems from Diehl Defense as part of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) in an agreement signed Jan. 25, the company announced in a statement.

As Berlin focuses on sanctions, German industry is gearing up for a long war in Ukraine. In Russia, too, manufacturers report increased weapons production.

The city council of Troisdorf in Germany has disrupted the expansion plans of Diehl Defence, one of the largest arms companies in the country, to produce weapons for Ukraine, AFP reported on Dec. 27.

The KF-21, which KAI is developing as part of a $6.6 billion project to replace the Republic of Korea Air Force's (RoKAR's) aging fleet of F-4 and F-5 fighters, is also being touted as a "cheaper" alternative to the American-made Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. 

South Korean missile defense systems provider LIG Nex1 said Wednesday it had inked a series of collaborative ties with several global defense and aerospace leaders at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, or Seoul ADEX 2023. The agreements are intended to bolster the company's international presence and spur innovation in missile technology, avionics and space exploration. During the Seoul AD...