Simon Pfeiffer

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[Helsing @HelsingAI]

Our mission is advanced by our team, our founders, and our investors, who are all rooted in the pluralistic and open values of open societies and western-style democracies. Come join us: https://t.co/oI59e1xB3z

[Helsing @HelsingAI]

The greatest threat is the one you've never seen. Our AI, Cirra, deciphers unknown enemy radars in real-time. It delivers a clear operational advantage, keeping our pilots safe.

[Thorsten Benner @thorstenbenner]

Ja, gute Frage. Was ist jetzt mit den Oden an die Unverletzlichkeit von Souveränität und territorialer Integrität, die seit dem Februar 2022 wieder stärker in Mode gekommen sind?

[Simon Pfeiffer @SimonDPfeiffer]

Symptomatisch für Teile der Berichterstattung über Bundeswehr & Beschaffung: @faznet teilt auf der Titelseite gegen Koblenz aus - und schreibt nicht mal die Abkürzung richtig.

Mein Eindruck: Gerade dort wird die Ausrüstung der Truppe engagiert und pragmatisch vorangetrieben.

[Helsing @HelsingAI]

Helsing has opened its first UK Resilience Factory, in Plymouth UK – the centre of maritime autonomy. We're building our autonomous underwater glider SG-1 Fathom there. Check out @DefenceHQ @JohnHealey_MP opening our new factory.

[Helsing @HelsingAI]

Helsing and @Saab are upgrading the Eurofighter with a new Electronic Warfare (EW) system with Helsing providing the AI.

The two companies signed a contract worth several hundred million Euros at the Berlin Security Conference.

https://t.co/v4QLP9wjOw

[Helsing @HelsingAI]

Over the past few months Helsing’s next-generation loitering munition HX-2, has been tested by soldiers across four different countries in military-led field tests. The strike drone is autonomous with a human on the loop, and compatible with different warheads.

[Helsing @HelsingAI]

Introducing CA-1 Europa, our upcoming autonomous combat aircraft built around the Centaur AI pilot. We are building CA-1 to protect our continent, our freedom, and our values.

Link in thread below.

[Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon]

Industrial production in Germany just dropped to the lowest level since the pandemic.

via @DanielKral1

[Simon Pfeiffer @SimonDPfeiffer]

https://t.co/efKPjxntbQ

[Simon Pfeiffer @SimonDPfeiffer]

Sehr spannende Perspektive.

[Florian Schuster-Johnson @fl_schuster]

Im #Bundeshaushalt wird's immer enger: in 10 Jahren könnten nur noch 3% des Haushalts frei manövrierbar sein. Keine Regierung könnte ihr dem. gewähltes Programm umsetzen. Was tun? Mehr Menschen in den Arbeitsmarkt bringen. Der Spielraum könnte dann bei immerhin ~18% liegen. 🧵/1

[Gwilym Pryce @GwilymPryce1]

The most remarkable graphs I've seen in a long time.

“at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English" @jburnmurdoch

[Mathieu Droin @Mathieu_Droin]

🇦🇲 is a telling example of an interesting tit-for-tat between #France and #Russia.

While 🇷🇺 is exploiting resentment against 🇫🇷 in its former colonial empire, notably in Africa (🇨🇫🇲🇱🇳🇪🇧🇫), 🇫🇷 is closing ranks with former USSR republics or satellites wary of 🇷🇺(🇲🇩🇰🇿🇺🇿🇲🇳).
🧵1/13

[Ed Conway @EdConwaySky]

🚨How British companies are bolstering Vladimir Putin’s war machine🚨
A depressing thread.
But an important one.
With some pretty shocking charts.
Let’s begin with the “official” picture. It suggests UK trade with Russia has collapsed since Feb 2022. Down by 74%…

[Simon Pfeiffer @SimonDPfeiffer]

Europe operates 19 different main battle tanks, the US a single one.

At the #MSC2024 Ukrainian reps shared that 155mm shells from Europe don’t work across all respective European weapon systems.

Harmonization of military equipment is key for a credible European deterrence.

[Team Luftwaffe @Team_Luftwaffe]

@AlexLuck9 @deutschemarine At least we can help with the topic air force. These are not the exact flight routes, but at least you can see which five exercises we are taking part in during the Indo-Pacific deployment. And you see, we are going as a European face together with 🇪🇸 and 🇫🇷.

[Simon Pfeiffer @SimonDPfeiffer]

@hildebentele @RadtkeMdEP @n_roettgen @BundesregDE Und dabei sind die fehlenden Waffenlieferungen sind nur ein Teil der Geschichte. @JDVance1 hat das kurz und schmerzhaft thematisiert: Deutsche De-Industrialisierung und Kriegstüchtigkeit passen nicht zusammen.

[Simon Pfeiffer @SimonDPfeiffer]

@joerglau @ConStelz @JDVance1 @Ricarda_Lang @MunSecConf I’d say: important difference and reason for transatlantic misunderstanding. Europeans still focus too much on trying to convince U.S. instead of thinking #Zeitenwende and scale of challenge comprehensively enough.

[Simon Pfeiffer @SimonDPfeiffer]

@RobbieGramer Note: @Ricarda_Lang is a member of the parliament and co-leader of the Green Party, not a minister.

[Simon Pfeiffer @SimonDPfeiffer]

@RikeFranke … and an illustration of improving camera quality on phones 📱