Tag: Department of Defense
Russia’s offensive slowed down – what options are left for Putin?
Berlin With the capture of the Ukrainian city of Lysychansk, a major administrative center in the Luhansk region, everything was to change for Russian troops in early summer 2022. After…
Bundeswehr leopards arrived in Ukraine
Good morning, dear readers, The coalition committee negotiated for 19 hours and then adjourned without a result. Democracy can be so annoying (read all about no-results at night here). In…
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…
Selenski relies on the World Bank for reconstruction
Volodymyr Zelensky In his video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also paid tribute to the fight of Ukraine’s defenders for the country. (Photo: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire) Kyiv The Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
What else can Moscow come up with? The Great Mystery of Russia’s Munitions Inventory
Burned out Russian ammunition depot Russia is apparently looking for new suppliers of war ammunition. (Photo: AP) Berlin Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, is furious. For weeks…
“It has to be produced before it can be delivered”
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 to boost…
Dax climbs to a new high for the year – the next goal is 16,000 points, maybe even the record high
Dusseldorf The leading German index has climbed to a new high for the year of 15,677 points. The Dax rose by around 0.6 percent in the afternoon and is currently…
Federal government wants to buy decommissioned Leopard tanks from Switzerland
A Panzer 87 Leopard of the Swiss Army The model is based on the Leopard 2A4, but has been continuously developed. (Photo: picture alliance/KEYSTONE) Berlin In Switzerland, the federal government…
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) Berlin When Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave his famous “turning point”…
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) Berlin When Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave his famous “turning point”…
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) Berlin When Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) gave his famous “turning point”…
Chancellor Scholz must dare to turn around
Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in front of a cheetah tank Olaf Scholz saved the country from a cold winter, but delayed the reorganization of the Bundeswehr. (Photo: dpa) A year…
Ukraine is in a difficult phase militarily
Berlin One year after the start of the Russian war of aggression, the defense of the Ukrainians is in a difficult phase, according to German Brigadier General Christian Freuding. The…
“The whole world was unarmed”
Battle in Donetsk region The Ukrainians now have a large hodgepodge of weapon systems, which also creates problems. (Photo: dpa) Munich Volodymyr Pikuzo had three meetings with armaments representatives when…
“The whole world was unarmed”
Munich Volodymyr Pikuzo had three meetings with armaments representatives when he was asked by a businessman late in the evening on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference whether he…
“The whole world was unarmed”
Munich Volodymyr Pikuzo had three meetings with armaments representatives when he was asked by a businessman late in the evening on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference whether he…
“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) Munich For decades, Europe could count on…
The arduous striving for emancipation of the Europeans
Patriot air defense system Several European countries want to set up a joint air defense system. France is not there yet. (Photo: imago/photothek) Munich For decades, Europe could count on…
Balloon over the USA: How do spy balloons work?
Dusseldorf Two white balloons from China have sparked an international diplomatic crisis. Few details are known so far, but in addition to the balloon over the USA, a second one…