Tag: Armaments expenditure
Defense: Federal government orders self-propelled howitzers
Download Here Panzerhaubitze 2000 in action in Ukraine The federal government now wants to order up to 28 of the artillery pieces for the Bundeswehr. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Federal…
China plays a crucial role in the European energy transition
Download Here The author dr Jana Puglierin is Head of Office and Senior Policy Fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). How big the German China dilemma is…
The troubled troops get a crisis manager
Download Here Lieutenant General Carsten Breuer The 58-year-old has had a steep career in the German Armed Forces. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The last enemy that Carsten Breuer was supposed to…
“The Bundeswehr is not fully operational”
Download Here Defense Commissioner Eva Högl “The Bundeswehr has too little of everything, and it has had even less since February 24, 2022.” (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin The “turning point” in…
Traffic light does not create agreement on the Security Council – but the National Security Strategy comes anyway
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock The Foreign Ministry and the Chancellery did not agree on a National Security Council. (Photo: Reuters) Download Here Berlin The Federal…
National security strategy on the home stretch
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock The Foreign Ministry and the Chancellery did not agree on a national security council. (Photo: Reuters) Download Here Berlin The federal…
Macron sees his country in the “war economy”
French fighter jet Rafale The order books of the armaments companies in France are full. (Photo: AFP) Download Here Paris, Cholet Cholet is located in the Loire estuary, idyllically surrounded…
“It has to be produced before it can be delivered”
Download Here Ukrainian soldiers fire a French Caesar self-propelled howitzer Ukraine has a requirement of up to 300,000 artillery shells per month. (Photo: dpa) Brussels, Berlin The EU countries want…
CEO Papperger’s clever but daring calculation
Download Here Panthers Rheinmetall is still looking for the first customer for its new main battle tank – and may find one in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Armin Papperger has chutzpah…
Weekend of Threats – The new geopolitical verbal battles
Download Here Good morning dear readers, It has been a weekend of threats that once again underlines the tense situation in the international community. In the end, as always, everything…
The Handelsblatt readership looks back on a year of change
Download Here >>iOS Powerful words mask the dreary reality “It’s remarkable how #WoistOlaf Scholz, who even well-meaning people attest to neither excessive talent nor an irrepressible desire for communication, is…
“You can’t negotiate with a gun to your temple”
>>iOS Download Here Germany has become “more resilient”, above all due to the multi-billion dollar special fund for the Bundeswehr, said Scholz. He promised an increase in defense spending to…
Captain programs software for situational awareness
Download Here keel If an enemy ship is in sight, the Bundeswehr often reaches for the felt pen. On the supply ship Tender Mosel, for example, the soldiers then have…
One year after the Chancellor’s turning point speech: Where does the Bundeswehr stand?
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Navy Became the most popular politician in record time. (Photo: ddp/Bundeswehr/Tom Twardy) Download Here Berlin When Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave his famous…
One year after the Chancellor’s turning point speech: Where does the Bundeswehr stand?
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Navy Became the most popular politician in record time. (Photo: ddp/Bundeswehr/Tom Twardy) Download Here Berlin When Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave his famous…
One year after the Chancellor’s turning point speech: Where does the Bundeswehr stand?
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Navy Became the most popular politician in record time. (Photo: ddp/Bundeswehr/Tom Twardy) Download Here Berlin When Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave his famous…
The first Leopard 1 tanks should be operational by June at the latest
Download Here Ukrainian soldier in front of a Marder armored personnel carrier A limiting factor in training is the lack of interpreters. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Bundeswehr wants to have…
An interview with the head of the EU military committee – building European tanks together
General Robert Brieger “Why don’t Germany and France and maybe a few other countries build a common tank?” (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Download Here Munich The permanent chairman of the European…
“We must not feel safe”
Patriot air defense system Several European countries want to set up a joint air defense system. France is not there yet. (Photo: imago/photothek) Download Here Munich For decades, Europe could…
An interview with the head of the EU military committee – building European tanks together
Download Here Munich The permanent chairman of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC), General Robert Brieger, has called for greater European defense efforts. The Europeans would have to “become more…