As Russian aggression continues and Trump’s US threatens Nato, it is even more vital for a unified defence of the continent, says historian and Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash ...

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

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 ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces Eva Hoegl hands over the 2024 Annual Report to President of the Bundestag Baerbel ...

A German brigade has started operations in Lithuania, a NATO state that borders part of Russia. It's the first time Germany has put troops in another country on a long-term basis since World War II.

-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 ...

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Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says men of military age in Germany do not need to report lengthy stays abroad.

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 ...

Germany’s economy and energy minister is slowly but surely reshaping and rebuilding German military and industrial might.