NATO has allegedly deceived and disrespected Russia by expanding into Eastern Europe, threatening Moscow's interests. That, at least, is how the Kremlin has justified its war in Ukraine. But is there ...

Germany plans to bolster its armed forces by hiring an additional 11,000 personnel—10,000 soldiers and 1,000 civilians—by the ...

Germany plans to increase defense spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2029, raising the budget from 95 billion euros in 2025 to 162 ...

Germany’s aging and decrepit bunker network is in need a major overhaul, according to the head of the federal agency tasked with nationwide civil protection in case of an attack.

Tiesler said his agency will be presenting a full plan for the revamp and expansion in the summer but added that ... Merz recently vowed to make Germany’s army the strongest in Europe, but in order to ...

German chancellor Friedrich Merz is driving record military expansion amidst NATO tensions and Russian aggression, promises to turn Germany's army into Europe's strongest.

BERLIN – General Carsten Breuer, Germany’s Chief of Defence, has ordered the German military to be fully equipped with weapons and other material by 2029, a document seen by Reuters on May 25 ...

In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031. The current standing size of the Germany army is just 181,000.

Germany plans rapid expansion of outdated bunkers amid fears of Russian aggression. Sebastian Shukla, CNN. June 8, ... The current standing size of the Germany army is just 181,000.

It also comes as the army struggles to meet recruitment targets. In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031.