Despite past tensions and industrial disagreements, France remains a full and equal partner in the development of Europe's next-generation main battle tank, the Main Ground Combat System (MGCS ...

German soldiers stand at the formal inauguration of a German brigade for NATO's eastern flank in the center of Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 22, 2025. ©AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis© Newser AI ...

The German parliament's commissioner for the armed forces urged a rapid rebuilding of the country's registration system for possible military conscription in an annual report released on Tuesday ...

Germany's Chief of Defence, Carsten Breuer, has ordered the German military to be fully equipped with weapons and other material by 2029, a document seen by Reuters on Sunday shows.

Germany has a complicated relationship with its military. Two world wars when the country was on the wrong side of history have taught Germans to be cautious about the pitfalls of a big army. But ...

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%.

NATO can count on Berlin to step up its contribution to the defence of Europe as the Atlantic alliance faces a future more uncertain than 70 years ago when Germany became a member, German ...

Germany announced a budget on Tuesday that would increase its military spending to 3.5 percent of its economic output by 2026 and expand funding to improve its crumbling infrastructure, as part of ...

Germany’s “debt brake” provision normally limits borrowing to 0.35% of GDP. Net government borrowing will jump to €81.8 billion in 2025, up from €33.3 billion last year.

The country has pledged, for the first time since 1945, to build a military capable of defending both national and allied territories. “Germany is back on track,” Merz said after the signing.