Germany Defence News

Yesterday, a number of German media confirmed the news, which came directly from the Ministry of Defense of the Federal Republic, that the procedure for acquiring a new helicopter has been canceled, learned BulgarianMilitary.com.

WARSAW, (BG) - Germany and the Netherlands are using NATO's biggest air defence exercise of the year, 'Tobruq Legacy 2019' ('TOLY 19'), being held in Poland on 3-19 June, to prepare their joint air defence of the NATO Response Force (NRF) Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) in 2023, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Jane`s. Read…

BERLIN, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - At the end of 2018, the Bundeswehr has started a program for creation of a hypersonic weapon for counteraction to the aggressive policy of Russia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Die Welt article. The new systems will be designed for defence purposes only and will have to be able to hit the “new…

COLOGNE (BM) - The German government expects to receive a long-awaited industry offer for revamping the country's missile defenses next month, just as the debate in Germany over defense spending kicks into high gear once again, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense News. The proposal by contractors Lockheed Martin and MBDA Germany for…

BERLIN (BM) - Germany is ready to raise its share of NATO's budget by €5 billion ($5.6 billion) to €47.3 billion this year, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting DW. Read more: Egypt Will Buy Six Frigates from Germany at a Total Value of 2.3 Billion Euros The increase would amount to 1.35% of gross domestic product (GDP) — still a long…