Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government has stumbled on domestic policy. Now fresh differences have emerged regarding security policy and boosting troop numbers in the Bundeswehr.

A draft law on military service aims to beef up Bundeswehr numbers, but there is friction over whether it should include ...

Key Points and Summary – Germany is undertaking a massive military revitalization, committing to spending 3.5% of its GDP on ...

The Bundeswehr announced on its website on 7 August that it has ordered 1,500 Wolf 2 offroad vehicles, with an option for up ...

Lithuania is accelerating its Leopard 2A8 procurement with the aim of the main battle tanks (MBTs) being produced for ...

If the federal government is serious about structural adjustments in security policy, it would have made more sense to wait ...

Germany's armed forces reported a 28% surge in soldier recruits from January to late July, compared with the same period last ...

The Bundeswehr also lacks effective defense systems against drone attacks. Espionage drones have been sighted over Bundeswehr bases recently, so this matter is seen as particularly urgent.

The Bundeswehr has so far seen little of the promised massive investment. Germany has ordered 35 F -35 fighter jets made in America that will replace its fleet of Tornados, but they will be ...

The Bundeswehr’s ambitions remained modest even to the point of renouncing in 2015 the goal of being fully equipped (Vollausstattung). Instead, according to Lt. Gen. Jörg Vollmer, at the time ...

TAG DER BUNDESWEHR Story by Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Stewart V Corps Public Affairs MUNICH, Germany -- Soldiers from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and 7th Army Training Command united with ...

The Bundeswehr wasn't immune to scandals before von der Leyen became defense minister in December 2013. One that garnered significant public attention was the death of a 25-year-old recruit on the ...