Tag: armored personnel carrier
Lambrecht ignored the concerns of the Court of Auditors
Puma infantry fighting vehicle The lack of technical maturity does not justify any subsequent procurement of the system, argued the Federal Court of Auditors. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federal Ministry…
The chancellor is a step closer to breaking his word
Olaf Scholz visiting a Bundeswehr exercise in October With 50-year-old equipment, the Bundeswehr is trying to save what cannot be saved. Because the new Puma infantry fighting vehicle is still…
The Bundeswehr will not order any new Puma tanks for the time being
Puma infantry fighting vehicle The modern combat vehicle several times turned out to be a total failure on the training ground. (Photo: imago images/Sven Eckelkamp) Berlin According to Federal Defense…
Bundeswehr uses 50-year-old Marder tanks for NATO spearheads – and will not order any new Puma tanks for the time being
Puma infantry fighting vehicle The modern combat vehicle several times turned out to be a total failure on the training ground. (Photo: imago images/Sven Eckelkamp) Berlin According to Federal Defense…
Bundeswehr has serious problems with the infantry fighting vehicle
Puma infantry fighting vehicle The Puma infantry fighting vehicle failed in series during the last Bundeswehr training sessions. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After the series of breakdowns during target practice with…
Frigates, corvettes and tanks deleted
Fuchs armored personnel carrier A successor model should no longer be financed from the special fund for the Bundeswehr. (Photo: imago images/Sven Eckelkamp) Berlin The Federal Ministry of Defense has…
Bundeswehr special assets: government cuts projects
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in front of a Puma infantry fighting vehicle The number of pieces for the intended second lot of the Puma is reduced almost every week. (Photo: Reuters)…
Russian army targets Donetsk region
Moscow, Kyiv The Russian army is advancing in eastern Ukraine and, after capturing the Luhansk region, is increasingly targeting the Donetsk region. The occupiers were launching attacks west from the…
Zelensky calls for air defense systems – criticism of Ukrainian military leadership
Moscow, Kyiv At the same time as the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the West against direct military confrontation with a view to the Ukraine war.…
Ukraine war: Germany’s abstruse arms delivery debate
The hope was that critics who accused Germany of failing to support Ukraine with heavy equipment would now fall silent. But this hope did not last long. On Tuesday, on…
Ukraine war: Germany’s abstruse arms delivery debate
The hope was that critics who accused Germany of failing to support Ukraine with heavy equipment would now fall silent. But this hope did not last long. On Tuesday, on…