BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The German army's battle-readiness is less than when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, military officials, lawmakers and defence experts told Reuters. Even if a new government ...

Support would be for deployment on NATO's eastern border in the event of crisis, Handelsblatt says Russia seen as main threat from east since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine Discussions include possible ...

Germany finds itself less prepared for warfare than when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Armed Forces Association head Col. Andre Wuestner told Reuters in an interview this week that shipping ...

German Chancellor Scholz declared in 2022 that Germany was undertaking a societal and political sea change—Zeitenwende—on national security. Zeitenwende represents a cross-party consensus in Germany ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe's strongest military for Germany. Germany's shift in defense policy followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and NATO goals. Experts highlighted ...

Defence giants are drawing battle lines as Germany rearms, with the old guard arguing for traditional heavy weaponry while start-ups push for more modern kit such as AI-enabled drones. Chancellor ...