DefenceTalkGermany’s government and conservative opposition have agreed a deal that will release 100 billion euros ($107 billion) to modernize the army in the face of the Russian threat. An agreement was reached late Sunday to create a special fund for military procurement that will also allow Berlin to achieve NATO’s target of spending two percent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-agrees-107-bn-fund-to-modernize-military-in-face-of-russia-threat-78844/

DefenceTalkGermany’s army can do little to support the response to the Russian invasion, its chief said said Thursday, as the country’s ex-defence minister admitted that Berlin committed a “historical failure” in not bolstering itself militarily. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who was defence minister in Angela Merkel’s cabinet said Germany had forgotten lessons from the past that “negotiation […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-army-limited-in-russia-response-says-commander-78067/

The parliamentary commissioner for Germany’s army wants to mimic the furniture giant’s “choose, pay, and take away” model when buying gear. The Bundeswehr has long suffered “massive” equipment and personnel shortages. The German army could solve its manifest equipment issues by adopting the “Ikea principle,” the commissioner for the Bundeswehr in Germany’s parliament, Hans-Peter Bartels, […]

Boeing has submitted its response to the STH invitation to tender for Germany’s New Heavy Lift Helicopter program, also known as Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH). The response was submitted yesterday, 13 January. The STH invitation to tender was issued on 24 June 2019 by the German procurement authority, specifically, the Federal Office of Equipment, Information Technology […]

DefenceTalkEmails accusing German soldiers stationed in Lithuania of rape were sent to local news outlets and the parliamentary president. NATO officials allege that Russia is targeting the military alliance. German soldiers stationed in Lithuania have been the target of false rape claims, German news magazine “Spiegel” first reported on Thursday. NATO diplomats told Spiegel that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-russia-targeted-german-army-with-fake-news-campaign-69181/

DefenceTalkBerlin: Germany’s army on Wednesday confirmed yet another problem with Eurofighter combat planes, a day after it said it was suspending deliveries of the aircraft over a technical flaw. An army spokesman said the external fuel tank of one of the jets fell off as it was preparing for takeoff last week. “The aircraft was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-army-reveals-new-fault-eurofighter-65645/

DefenceTalkThe German army is to bring back into service around 100 tanks sold to industry, the ministry of defence said on Saturday. The move will bring to 328 the number of “Leopard 2” tanks the German army has at its disposal, up from 225 at present, a ministry spokesman told AFP, confirming a report in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-army-to-recommission-100-tanks-63814/

DefenceTalkTo mark the handover of the first of an initial 20 LEOPARD 2 A7 tanks to the German Army, Frank Haun, Chairman of the Board of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) welcomed numerous guests from the worlds of politics, the military and business to the company’s headquarters in Munich on 10 December. Representing the Inspector General was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-army-begins-modernising-battle-tank-fleet-with-the-leopard-2-a7-61152/

DefenceTalkGermany’s voluntary military service is a soldier’s taster course for young men and women. Almost 30 percent of those who take part abandon the training early. The army doesn’t seem to mind – it has other priorities. Homesickness, a career, false expectations: Those are the main reasons why young men and women decide to end […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-frets-over-high-military-dropout-rate-48829/