Tag: Armaments expenditure
FDP outlines their spending plans for special funds
Heron TP drone of the Israel Defense Forces Germany wants to acquire armament for drones of this type. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Liberals primarily want to use the planned 100…
How the West wants to help with heavy weapons
Berlin, Brussels A month and a half of war has dug furrows in the face of the Ukrainian President. Pain and anger could be seen on Volodymyr Zelensky when he…
How the West wants to help with heavy weapons
Berlin, Brussels A month and a half of war has dug furrows in the face of the Ukrainian President. Pain and anger could be seen on Volodymyr Zelensky when he…
NATO expects Russia to step up its offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine
Abandoned Russian tank near Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine According to NATO, Russia is rearranging and regrouping its troops. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Brussels NATO expects an intensified Russian offensive in eastern…
Bundeswehr: Federal Court of Auditors warns against wasting money
Berlin In view of the planned EUR 100 billion special fund for the Bundeswehr and the prospect of an increase in the defense budget, the Federal Court of Auditors is…
Bundeswehr: Federal Court of Auditors warns against wasting money
Berlin In view of the planned EUR 100 billion special fund for the Bundeswehr and the prospect of an increase in the defense budget, the Federal Court of Auditors is…
Germany is considering buying anti-missile defense systems from the USA or Israel
Test of the missile defense system “Arrow 3” Germany is considering buying such a defense system from Israel or the United States. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to Bundeswehr Inspector General…
Secretary of Defense Lambrech is campaigning for trust in the United States
Berlin Right at the beginning there is a lot of praise: US President Joe Biden has shown extraordinary leadership in the face of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine…
How the Bundeswehr is now upgrading for 100 billion euros
Condition: operational The Bundeswehr is modernized with a financial tour de force. (Photo: Fabian Bimmer) Berlin, Munich More ammunition, new tanks, aircraft and warships – and now also a missile…
Where the Bundeswehr now wants to spend 100 billion euros
Condition: operational The Bundeswehr is modernized with a financial tour de force. (Photo: Fabian Bimmer) Berlin, Munich More ammunition, new tanks, aircraft and warships – and now also a missile…
Where Germany is now investing 100 billion euros in armaments
Condition: operational The Bundeswehr is modernized with a financial tour de force. (Photo: Fabian Bimmer) Berlin, Munich More ammunition, new tanks, aircraft and warships – and now also a missile…
Where Germany is now investing 100 billion euros in armaments
Berlin, Munich More ammunition, new tanks, aircraft and warships – and now also a missile shield worth billions: After Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), CDU leader Friedrich Merz also signaled approval…
Debate about an “Iron Dome” for Germany
Israeli missile defense system The federal government is considering a missile defense system based on the Israeli model. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin The Russian invasion of Ukraine has shown Europe its…
FDP demands comprehensive reform of the procurement system
Military Transport A400M Numerous special requests from the ordering nations have delayed the project and made it more expensive. (Photo: dpa) Berlin With 100 billion euros – in addition to…
Jens Stoltenberg remains Secretary General for one year longer
Jens Stoltenberg The NATO chief had originally planned to become head of Norway’s central bank. (Photo: dpa) Brussels Jens Stoltenberg remains Secretary General of NATO for another year because of…
Stoltenberg is said to remain Secretary General longer because of Ukraine
Jens Stoltenberg The NATO chief had planned to become head of Norway’s central bank. But these plans are now apparently lapsed. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg is to…
“You have to stop staring spellbound at the snake Putin”
Wladimir Putin The Kremlin chief is unfazed by Western sanctions. (Photo: IMAGO/ITAR-TASS) Berlin The former General Inspector of the German Armed Forces, Klaus Naumann, sees a Russian encroachment on NATO…
Friendship ends with armor
Paris, Berlin Emmanuel Macron was combative at the EU summit in Versailles. Europe, said the French President two weeks ago, will react consistently to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.…
Defense Minister Lambrecht: In a thankless post
Berlin The job of secretary of defense is thankless. Christine Lambrecht’s CDU predecessors, Ursula von der Leyen and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, were above all shortage administrators who had to watch more…
Bundeswehr special assets: Union against amendment of the Basic Law
Bundeswehr soldier The Bundeswehr is to be strengthened with the special fund. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Union in the Bundestag rejects the amendment to the Basic Law for the planned…