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Germany's cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday aimed at accelerating defence procurement and construction on military ...
Generally at least, Germany leading the way in increasing defense spending, joined by other members of the alliance, helps ...
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.
As part of its efforts to fill Europe’s gap in long-range strike capabilities, Berlin is interested in buying the US-made ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Germany's President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, left, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, participate in a wreath laying ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of Germany's accession to NATO ...
West Germany joined NATO in 1955, choosing security over immediate territorial integrity. Some suggest the same path could be the best guarantee for Ukraine.