US EditionGermany Considering Purchase of 1,000 Tanks and 2,500 IFVs
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Black and red is equipping the Bundeswehr: According to media reports, Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius is preparing a tank order to a huge extent.
The limited tank fleet of the Bundeswehr and the NATO in the East is expected to increase. Industry is proving to be overwhelmed.
In March, the Bundestag, the lower house of the German Parliament, adopted the removal of the "indebtedness brake", a rule that had hitherto governed budgetary rigour in Berlin. This reform gives the coalition led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz the flexibility needed to raise substantial funds and significantly strengthen the German army's budget (Bundeswehr).Like Olaf Scholz, his predecessor, Friedrich Merz aims to provide Germany with "the most …
Germany plans to equip Bundeswehr with 1,000 new main battle tanks – Bloomberg
A significant portion of these vehicles is expected to be delivered by 2029, with the total value of acquisitions estimated at €25 billion. This effort aims to equip seven new armoured and mechanised brigades within the Bundeswehr in response to updated NATO operational requirements announced at the alliance summit in The Hague. Germany is said to have accepted new NATO capability goals, including expanding air defence and increasing troop numbe…
Germany Eyes Largest Post-Cold War Armored Vehicle Deal: 600 Tanks and 1,000 Wheeled Combat Units Planned
Germany, long a model of pacifist restraint and multilateral diplomacy, is undergoing the most profound transformation of its military doctrine since the end of the Cold War. In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the German government has abandoned decades of minimal defense posturing and initiated a historic shift in national security strategy. With the Bundeswehr—Germany’s armed forces—now undergoing comprehe…
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