The so-called special fund in the amount of 100 billion euros to better equip the Bundeswehr was launched by the federal government after the Russian attack on Ukraine at the end of February 2022.
(Photo: dpa)
Berlin According to an industry representative, the armaments industry has so far received hardly any orders from the federal government’s billion-euro package. “To date, the number of orders received by German industry from the special fund has been negligible,” said the boss of the armored gear manufacturer Renk, Susanne Wiegand, of the “Augsburger Allgemeine” (Saturday). “At some point I’ll ask myself: Germany, what still has to happen?” The industry needs planning security. Wiegand is also Chair of the Safety Committee of the Federation of German Industries (BDI).
The defense policy spokesman for the Union faction, Florian Hahn (CSU), criticized: “The Bundeswehr is waiting for the purchases in all areas, but the troops simply don’t get anything.” The “turning point” must finally materialize: in the budget, with the staff , material, ammunition and infrastructure.