In total, Germany plans to spend €649 billion ($761 billion) on the military over the coming five years. It marks a continuation of a historic shift that began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ...

"Our country's investment backlog is huge," said Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil on Tuesday when he presented his draft budget for the current year in the lower house of parliament, the ...

Germany announced a budget on Tuesday that would increase its military spending to 3.5 percent of its economic output by 2026 and expand funding to improve its crumbling infrastructure, as part of ...

Funding in H1 2025 has already shot past the whole of 2024 — the previous record year — which saw defence startups raise ...

After decades of restrained defense spending, Germany has pledged massive investments to modernize its military and take a leading role in European security. Berlin’s plans include modern tanks ...

Chancellor Merz may find it difficult to maintain the generous social welfare regime that Germans have benefitted from for ...

Germany's military still has "too little of everything" despite a massive, costly overhaul that was launched after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the parliamentary commissioner for the ...

Facing growing geopolitical tensions and an unpredictable security landscape, Germany’s Bundeswehr is set to make significant investments over the ne Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT عربي ...

Germany now spends just 1.2% of GDP on defense, far below the NATO recommended 2%. In the past year, numerous articles have arisen demonstrating the Bundeswehr’s lack of readiness.

Why It Matters: Germany has long neglected military spending. Despite intense pressure from the United States, Germany last spent 2 percent of its G.D.P. on defense in 1991, a year after the ...

In total, the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces, will need roughly 50,000 to 60,000 additional active soldiers across all branches of the military, said Pistorius.

The spotlight has turned on Germany’s military spending as calls for investment intensify. ... Last year, the German military was given €5.9bn ($6.7bn) to purchase arms and other equipment, and yet ...