Tag: Armaments expenditure
Wissing wants to build motorways faster – also for military emergencies
Bundeswehr convoy on the Autobahn NATO and the Bundeswehr doubt that the German road and rail network is prepared for military emergencies. (Photo: IMAGO/BildFunkMV) Berlin Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP)…
“In the future, priority will be given to the time factor in all procurement”
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius The head of department wrote in a letter that he accepts that sometimes wrong decisions are made when it comes to procurement. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf,…
War in Ukraine drives military spending to new record high
ammunition in the UK Stockholm Global military spending has reached a new high. Mainly because of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, they rose by 3.7 percent in 2022,…
Pistorius wants to accelerate procurement and create new management staff
Boris Pistorius (SPD, center) together with Bundeswehr soldiers The defense minister apparently wants to implement the restructuring of the Bundeswehr quickly. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) Berlin Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) apparently…
Boris Pistorius is threatened with additional spending in the billions
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) visiting the troops in Mali Foreseeable pay increases for soldiers will reduce the scope for investment in the defense budget. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The…
Bundeswehr reduces presence in Mali
Cape Town, Berlin Germany will significantly reduce its military presence in Africa – also because the benefit is increasingly in question. The last Bundeswehr soldier should have left Mali by…
Philippines and USA begin largest joint military exercise to date
Military from the USA and from the Philippines The two states hold their annual military exercise. (Photo: AP) manila Amid rising tensions with China, the Philippines and the US have…
Pistorius dares to carry out major renovations in the military department
Berlin Boris Pistorius is credited with saying that in administrative sciences you would fail in the first semester with the organization chart of the Ministry of Defense. The house with…
Pistorius dares the big renovation
Berlin Boris Pistorius is credited with saying that in administrative sciences you would fail in the first semester with the organization chart of the Ministry of Defense. The house with…
A hasty resumption of conscription does not strengthen defensive capability
The author Kersten Lahl is a retired lieutenant general and was president of the Federal Academy for Security Policy in Berlin. (Photo: Imago, dpa) Conscription shaped the character of the…
European Sky Shield is slowly taking shape
Dusseldorf, Berlin At the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin provided the most recent proof of how important it is to develop European air defense systems. His announcement that tactical nuclear…
The European Sky Shield is slowly taking shape
Dusseldorf, Berlin At the weekend, Russian President Vladimir Putin provided the most recent proof of how important it is to develop European air defense systems. His announcement that tactical nuclear…
Klaus Hommels becomes head of the supervisory board at the NATO Innovation Fund
Klaus Hommels For NATO, the investor should ensure that more innovative companies are created in the field of security and defense. (Photo: Lakestar) Dusseldorf NATO wants to promote military-related technologies…
Defense: Federal government orders self-propelled howitzers
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 Government initiates…
China plays a crucial role in the European energy transition
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 once again…
The troubled troops get a crisis manager
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 help fight…
“The Bundeswehr is not fully operational”
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 the German…
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) Berlin The Federal Government has…
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) Berlin The federal government has…
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) Paris, Cholet Cholet is located in the Loire estuary, idyllically surrounded by pastures…