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Germany has a lot of catching up to do but has plenty of fiscal space to do it. View on euronews ...
Generally at least, Germany leading the way in increasing defense spending, joined by other members of the alliance, helps ...
Germany's cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday aimed at accelerating defence procurement and construction on military ...
But NATO's new goals are ambitious: The plan is for member states to spend 5% of their economic output on defense. Until now, it has been 2% -- which is what Germany currently spends on defense.
Germany and more than a dozen NATO partners aim to jointly procure air defence systems that protect allied territory from missiles, eyeing Israel's Arrow 3 system, U.S. Patriot and German IRIS-T ...
On 23 July, NATO's Allied Command Operations held a meeting at its headquarters with representatives of Alliance member ...
Last month, Germany also appeared ill-prepared to assist NATO in defending itself. Over the last 20 years, Germany has repeatedly cut its defense spending, with funding levels well below NATO’s ...
As part of its efforts to fill Europe’s gap in long-range strike capabilities, Berlin is interested in buying the US-made ...
Germany isn’t turning its back on NATO. It only looks that way. The nation struggles to find a role in the new era of Russian aggression. January 31, 2022 More than ...
The IRIS-T is an integral part of Ukraine's layered air defense system which consists of multiple different systems, most ...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted Germany to revolutionize its security doctrine. But the war has also exposed how weak a link the German military is in NATO. By Katrin Bennhold RUKLA ...
West Germany joined NATO in 1955, choosing security over immediate territorial integrity. Some suggest the same path could be the best guarantee for Ukraine.