Germany To Boost Defense Spending?

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Germany to possibly buy large number of Boxer armored vehicles made in

Australia is negotiating its most lucrative defence export deal, with the German army planning to buy hundreds of Queensland-made Boxer Combat Reconnaissan

www.armyrecognition.com

 

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Germany sees Puma combat vehicles as great but too iffy for war

Defense leaders want more studies and meetings to make the infantry fighting vehicle robust and reliable.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Germany to possibly buy large number of Boxer armored vehicles made in

Australia is negotiating its most lucrative defence export deal, with the German army planning to buy hundreds of Queensland-made Boxer Combat Reconnaissan

www.armyrecognition.com

Why is Germany buying a German vehicle from Australia?

 

[Arjen]

I guess because Germany is in a hurry to get new Boxers, with German facilities swamped by demand?

 

[timmymagic]

Why is Germany buying a German vehicle from Australia?

Suspect all the tooling is in Queensland for the Lance turret integration. There might be IP related concerns as well i.e. the Australian's own the IP related to the integaration as part of Land 400.

 

[GTX]

There might also be some other benefits tied to Land 400 Ph3...

 

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Boxer armored vehicle production sets up tension between rising demand and supply bottleneck - Breaking Defense

Artec will expand Boxer assembly lines to five facilities across Europe this year, offering production capacity of 200 vehicles per year, but such a target remains dependent on whether suppliers “can keep the pace” of industrial planning, according to an company official.

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Five lines can only produce 200 per year. It seems mostly due to only having one line to do the steel castings.

Current production capacities for everything seem to be way too small.

 

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German arms industry seeks clarity on Ukraine weapons orders

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense industry says it stands ready to ramp up its output, including the kinds of arms and ammunition needed by Ukraine, but needs clarity about what governments want before investing in further production capacity.

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A Year After Germany’s “Sea Change,” Policy Change Remains Elusive - War on the Rocks

Nine days before Russian President Vladimir Putin began his war of conquest in Ukraine, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Moscow. He summed up his

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Germany replaces military chief in command shake-up

Berlin (AFP) March 13, 2023 - Germany's new defence minister Boris Pistorius has replaced the head of the armed forces, sources said on Monday, following controversial comments last year about the strength of the Russian military.

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Germany's new defence minister Boris Pistorius is reportedly demanding an extra 10 billion euros, arguing that without the funds it will be impossible to modernise the armed forces.

German military has 'too little of everything'

Berlin (AFP) March 14, 2023 - Germany's military has too little of everything and its barracks are pitiful with some lacking WiFi and working toilets, despite a planned overhaul following the Ukraine war, a senior MP said Tuesday.

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Germany looks to close 'peacetime' capability gaps, targets €15B procurement budget by 2024 - Breaking Defense

"What this tells us is that those projects once in the annual defense budget were not properly funded before transferring to the special arms fund," said Christian Molling, research director at the German Council on Foreign Relations.

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Israel in ‘advanced negotiations’ to sell Arrow 3 to Germany

An export of this kind would be contingent on U.S. approval, given the Arrow system was jointly developed with the American government.

www.c4isrnet.com

 

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Reading between the lines of Germany’s new National Security Strategy

Germany’s integrated security approach should be welcomed in a country which until recently considered Nord Stream 2 solely an economic project.

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Historic German national security strategy sees beyond military - Breaking Defense

Wide-ranging document states bold ambition but lacks details for implementation, analysts say.

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The state of European security is about procurement, interoperability, and air and missile defense - Breaking Defense

Responding to threats to European and NATO security, nations are buying fifth-generation fighters and standoff weapons.

breakingdefense.com

 

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German military’s metaverse promises virtual foes with an AI punch

Researchers are developing an artificial intelligence-powered military sandbox for trying new weapons, or souping up old ones.

www.defensenews.com

 

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Israel in ‘advanced negotiations’ to sell Arrow 3 to Germany

An export of this kind would be contingent on U.S. approval, given the Arrow system was jointly developed with the American government.

www.c4isrnet.com

Israel, Germany sign off on Arrow 3 air defense agreement - Breaking Defense

“Just as it [Arrow-3] guards Israel’s skies and saves lives, now it will also defend Germany and its citizens, and may integrate smoothly with NATO systems,” Israel Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant said in Berlin.

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Germany buys 18 Leopard 2A8 main battle tanks to replace those sent to Ukraine - Breaking Defense

The contract includes an option for an addition 105 tanks, in what would reportedly be a $3.2 billion purchase should the government proceed with the whole lot.

breakingdefense.com

 

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German Air Force tests Hensoldt passive radar system to boost defenses

The technology could help air defenders evade detection, as enemy pilots won't know they are being tracked.

www.c4isrnet.com

 

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US, German forces rehearse mobilization as Scholz watches

The coordinated movement of German and American troops played out on a small scale in front of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, on the military side of the commercial airport on Cologne’s outskirts.

www.stripes.com

 

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Germany's military is aging and shrinking, says report – DW – 03/12/2024

Despite ongoing modernization efforts, an annual report on the state of the German military says the Bundeswehr has "too little of everything."

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Germany overhauls military command in quest for ‘war-capable’ force

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius envisions a single “operational military command,” which he hopes will enable quick decisions and eliminate duplication.

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[Topi]

Germany overhauls military command in quest for ‘war-capable’ force

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius envisions a single “operational military command,” which he hopes will enable quick decisions and eliminate duplication.

www.defensenews.com

I wonder if the new joint command will be called Bundesgeneralstab. Großer Generalstabhas a bit of a bad cling to it, and I doubt the Germans would want to go to Reichswehr-level tricksteries and call it something like Truppenamt, either.

 

[kqcke for you]

The Bundeswehr now needs atleast another 75.000 people to fill the Nato requierments it has. Good luck with that
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik...pflichtungen-wohl-mehr-personal-11783621.html

 

[kqcke for you]

This means that not only all 6 needed brigades can be created but the Rest could also bei filled to full troop size and then they still could Double the Luftwaffe and Marine (Well more like 85-95% given who gets how mutch).

 

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Germany must be ready for war by 2029, defense minister warns

“We must not believe that Putin will stop at Ukraine’s borders,” Boris Pistorius says.

www.politico.eu

 

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Germany outlines plans for 'new' model of military service – DW – 06/12/2024

Germany unveils a new military service model to strengthen the Bundeswehr amid rising security concerns from Russia. The plan focuses on volunteer recruitment with potential mandatory elements.

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German defense minister: Europe contributing ‘fair share’ to Indo-Pacific security

Some may not consider Germany a Pacific nation, but its top officials argue it very much is.

www.hawaiinewsnow.com