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The Great Germany Military Reboot Has Arrived

Key Points and Summary – Germany is undertaking a massive military revitalization, committing to spending 3.5% of its GDP on ...
A draft law on military service aims to beef up Bundeswehr numbers, but there is friction over whether it should include ...
If the federal government is serious about structural adjustments in security policy, it would have made more sense to wait ...
Europe will be playing catch-up in recruitment considering the sobering number of Russian casualties in Ukraine.
The Bundeswehr announced on its website on 7 August that it has ordered 1,500 Wolf 2 offroad vehicles, with an option for up ...
Interest in the German Armed Forces as an employer is on the rise, with a 28% increase in military recruitment so far this year compared to the same period in 2024, the Defence Ministry said on ...
The Bundeswehr has ordered 1,388 logistic vehicles from Rheinmetall, the company announced in a press release on 4 August.
Germany's Armed Forces or Bundeswehr carried out another airdrop of aid into the Gaza Strip, a spokesman told dpa on Saturday ...
The Bundeswehr has so far seen little of the promised massive investment. Germany has ordered 35 F -35 fighter jets made in America that will replace its fleet of Tornados, but they will be ...
The Bundeswehr’s ambitions remained modest even to the point of renouncing in 2015 the goal of being fully equipped (Vollausstattung). Instead, according to Lt. Gen. Jörg Vollmer, at the time ...
TAG DER BUNDESWEHR Story by Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Stewart V Corps Public Affairs MUNICH, Germany -- Soldiers from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and 7th Army Training Command united with ...
The Bundeswehr wasn't immune to scandals before von der Leyen became defense minister in December 2013. One that garnered significant public attention was the death of a 25-year-old recruit on the ...