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Germany’s new combat helicopters can fly but cannot shoot
The technical breakdown strikes at the heart of Defence Minister Boris Pistorius’ flagship procurement strategy.
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Germany withdraws from joint next-generation tank project with France
Joint staff work over several years had clarified what a future main battle tank should look like, he said, and that effort “wasn’t a waste of time”.
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Tusk government leaves Polish-German defence deal unpublished at home
According to Poland's Ministry of National Defence, the agreement "will constitute the legal framework defining the new, updated principles of cooperation between…
Germany weighs denying AfD ministers access to classified files
Defence Minister said the Government was examining closely who could be granted such access.
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German army only recruits 530 people after asking 300,000
While the response rate from men was high at 96 per cent, the actual conversion rate into voluntary service has been extremely low.
German MoD retracts demand for permission for foreign travel by men of military age
Days after a clause in Germany’s new conscription law sparked a wave of criticism, the country’s defence ministry has announced it was repealing the controversial…
Germany’s Scholz in danger as insiders eye defence minister for Chancellor
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in danger of being replaced as those within his Social Democratic Party (SPD) reportedly eye replacing him with his government's…