On 13 April, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced that the US will be deploying an additional 500 troops to Germany. An official statement by US Army Europe and… Continue reading "US Deploying Additional Troops to Germany"
It has been announced that Germany’s Bundeswehr has commissioned Dynamit Nobel Defense to provide 3,000 Panzerfaust 3-IT (DM72A1) rockets to augment and replenish existing stocks. The decision indicates that Germany… Continue reading "Germany Orders More Panzerfaust 3-IT Anti-Tank Rockets"
German soldiers have been deployed to Afghanistan as far back as December 2001. Today, their contingent is second in size only to that of the United States. With a peace… Continue reading "Germany Signals Plan to Withdraw Troops from Afghanistan is No Longer Certain"
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has declared that the Trump administration’s plan to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany is up for reassessment while Pentagon spokesman John Kirby explained that… Continue reading "Future of US Withdrawal from Germany and Afghanistan Increasingly Uncertain"
A Pantsir-S1 short range air defense system abandoned by its operators in Libya was covertly transported to Rammstein Air Force Base in Germany by the United States. According to The… Continue reading "UAE-Supplied Pantsir S1 Captured In Libya Extracted To Germany By US"
On 1st January, several Bundeswehr light tactical vehicles were extensively damaged in an act of arson in the city of Leipzig. Seven Mercedes-Benz Wolf G-class vehicles were burned. German police… Continue reading "Germany’s Bundeswehr Victim of a Series of Arson Attacks"
Over the summer, President Trump announced a plan to reduce American troops numbers in Germany which drew bipartisan criticism from Congress. Today there are around 35,000 Americans deployed to Germany… Continue reading "Passage of NDAA Lines Up Showdown But Creates Provisions to Keep US Troops in Germany"
When it comes to the strategic situation in the Indo-Pacific region, Germany doesn’t usually get much consideration. Back in its Imperial days, Germany had maintained control over a multitude of… Continue reading "Germany Envisions Greater Role for Itself in Indo-Pacific"
C.G. Haenel GmbH has been selected by the Bundeswehr to provide Germany’s next service rifle. The 5.56x45mm chambered, gas-piston operated Haenel MK556 beat competition from Germany’s most famous small arms… Continue reading "Germany Selects C.G. Haenel MK556 To Replace Heckler & Koch G36"
The Deutsche Marine (German navy) began at-sea testing of the SKELDAR V-200 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), designated the Sea Falcon, on the 12th August. The… Continue reading "Germany Navy Begins Testing V-200 SKELDAR Drone"