The announcement comes after Elbit received an order on Dec. 23, 2024, from Lufthansa Technik to equip the German ...

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"Ukraine protects the front line against Russian aggression for all of Europe," Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said ...

Germany's incoming coalition government plans to introduce a revamped, and initially voluntary, model for military service, and said it was looking to Sweden for inspiration. The coalition ...

Newly minted Chancellor Friedrich Merz secured a coalition deal this week that opens the door to unlimited defense spending. Now, he faces a far harder task: turning Germany into a military power ...

The Trump effect has forced Germany to reprioritize defense as Berlin plays catch-up in military spending with NATO allies after getting pressure from the U.S. administration.

Since the middle of the Cold War era, Germany’s military expenditure as a percentage of GDP has dropped dramatically. Peaking at 4.9% in 1963, it fell to an all-time low in 2005 of just 1.1%.

In total, the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces, will need roughly 50,000 to 60,000 additional active soldiers across all branches of the military, said Pistorius.

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting and leader of the Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) Friedrich Merz speaks during an extraordinary meeting of the German Bundestag to discuss a €500-billion ...

German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius and UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey discussed military co-operation between their two countries on 15 ...

Germany’s military spending increased by 28% to reach $88.5 billion, making it the biggest spender in central and western Europe and the fourth-biggest in the world, SIPRI said.