Tag: weapons
What good are the German ancient tanks?
Berlin The Bundeswehr dug deep into the archive to show their followers on Twitter videos of the Cheetah tank. With dramatic music playing in the background, the anti-aircraft tank is…
How German weapons get to Ukraine
Anti-aircraft gun tank Gepard The federal government recently approved the delivery of 50 tanks of this type to the Ukrainian army. (Photo: IMAGO/Björn Trotsky) Berlin, Moscow, Kyiv The German government’s…
Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia supply heavy weapons
Vienna Germany hesitated for a long time about heavy weapons for Ukraine, but the Bundestag has now approved an application by the traffic light government and the Union for Heavy…
Russia will not be successful in Donbass either
Destroyed houses in Mariupol In the Donbass, Russia is currently working with a mix of units. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Washington Russia had assumed a blitzkrieg, but the march on the capital…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz only reacts bit by bit
Olaf Scholz The chancellor prefers to react rather than actively act. (Photo: Getty Images) Olaf Scholz is considered stubborn to the point of denial of reality. At the beginning of…
Traffic light and Union for Heavy Weapons
Berlin Friedrich Merz does not look ahead, he first looks back: The Chancellor dismissed MPs from his own parliamentary group as “boys and girls” just because they didn’t agree with…
This AI is designed to protect the lives of Bundeswehr pilots
Fabian Schmitt (left) and Yannick Brand The founders of Hattec took part in the Timber Express. During the multinational exercise, soldiers from different countries practice networking weapon systems. (Photo: Bundeswehr)…
Russia will not be successful in Donbass either
Destroyed houses in Mariupol In the Donbass, Russia is currently working with a mix of units. (Photo: IMAGO/SNA) Washington According to US military strategist Jeffrey Edmonds, the new Russian strategy…
Annalena Baerbock defends delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine
Federal Foreign Minister Baerbock in the Bundestag Annalena Baerbock answered questions from members of the Bundestag in Parliament. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock defended the German government’s…
Germany ready to deliver heavy weapons
Cheetah anti-aircraft tank Defense Minister Lambrecht promised delivery to Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) Berlin In Germany, there is a growing willingness to support Ukraine with heavy weapons after all. The federal…
German tank deliveries: No paradigm shift yet
cheetah The anti-aircraft tank is armed with two cannons. (Photo: IMAGO/Sven Eckelkamp) Berlin Two things are very clear: With bazookas and anti-aircraft missiles alone, the Ukrainian army may be able…
Rheinmetall also wants to supply Ukraine with newer battle tanks
Berlin In Germany, there is a growing willingness to support Ukraine with heavy weapons after all. The federal government has decided to allow the delivery of decommissioned Gepard anti-aircraft tanks.…
Ukraine War: Can Arms Deliveries Decide Wars?
The US has invited defense ministers and other officials from 40 countries to a Ukraine conference this Tuesday at the US Ramstein Air Force Base near Kaiserslautern. These include countries…
Weapons deliveries: Union criticizes SPD course
Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) said at the start of a Ukraine conference convened by the United States at Ramstein Air Force Base that the federal government had decided…
Rheinmetall also wants to supply Ukraine with newer battle tanks
Bundeswehr battle tanks Rheinmetall wants to deliver the Leopard 2 main battle tank to Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The armaments group Rheinmetall wants to supply battle tanks to Ukraine. In…
Global military spending at new high
tank Eight European NATO countries reached the military alliance’s target of investing at least two percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) in defense. (Photo: dpa) Stockholm For the first…
The pressure from the Union welds the traffic lights closer together
Berlin The Greens and FDP are keeping up the pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) on the issue of supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine. At the same time, the traffic…
Chancellor Scholz announces deliveries
Olaf Scholz “It was a profound change of course for Germany when I announced that I would be supplying weapons to this war zone.” (Photo: Getty Images) Dusseldorf In his…
Increased the speed of weapon assist decisions
Berlin The FDP defense expert Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann has called for more speed in decisions on arms deliveries to Ukraine. The process of discussion must definitely be shortened, said the chairwoman…
US supplies more weapons to Ukraine
US President Joe Biden The United States promises Ukraine, among other things, drone deliveries. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf The US continues to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.…