The Bundeswehr will move away from rigid hardware quotas − the number of tanks, aircraft or ships − toward a flexible, effects-based planning model.

A defense overhaul in Germany aims to increase the number of active-duty forces to 260,000 troops by the mid-2030s.

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As we mark the 81st anniversary of the end of the second world war in Europe this Friday, May 8th, it’s clear that Germany will again be the leading European military power. Already next year its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Markus Soeder, Minister President of Bavaria and CSU Chairman, speaks at a press conference of the party chairmen of the CDU/CSU ...

-This historic shift, supercharged by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition, aims to create the "strongest conventional military in Europe." -A key sign of this new assertiveness is the first-ever ...

The A8 is the first new Leopard tank to be built since the early 1990s. KNDS debuted the Leopard 2A8 main battle tank, signaling Germany’s modern rearmament. The latest version of the most popular ...

Dec. 5 (UPI) --The German parliament on Friday voted to introduce voluntary military service as European nations seek to boost readiness postures sparked by Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Germany is weighing investments ranging ‌from spy satellites and space planes to ‌offensive lasers under a 35 billion euro ($41 billion) military space spending plan aimed ...

Global military spending soared to $2.7 trillion in 2024, marking the largest year-on-year uptick since at least the end of the Cold War, according to a new research report released Monday. The ...