Tag: Germany
Germany’s Military Readiness Woes Continue
An annual parliamentary report on the state of the Bundeswehr indicates that the ongoing struggles of Germany’s armed forces show little sign of reversal in the near future. Despite a …
Germany’s Military Readiness Woes Continue Read More KNDS Holds Steady as Rheinmetall Looks to Join
Despite the formation of the cross-border KNDS (KMW + Nexter Defense Systems) venture, not much has changed at Nexter or Krauss-Maffei Wegmann. But things are starting to accelerate in European …
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Rheinmetall and BAE Systems Establish U.K.-Based Land Systems Joint Venture
by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. British defense giant BAE Systems has sold a majority stake in its Land UK tank and combat vehicle division to German competitor …
Rheinmetall and BAE Systems Establish U.K.-Based Land Systems Joint Venture Read More Germany’s Parliament Green-Lights Defense Spending Hike for 2019
The German Bundeswehr will be getting a much-needed injection of funding in 2019 following approval for the spending hike in parliament on November 9. Under the budget that was passed …
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Germany Navigates Realpolitik Without Realism
Germany is in the news quite a bit lately – more often than not due to the contentious relationship between its government and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. …
Germany Navigates Realpolitik Without Realism Read More Merkel’s Comments Bring Germany’s Defense Budget Clash Under the Microscope
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. Following the move by U.S. President Donald Trump on May 8 to declare that the United States would withdraw from the …
Merkel’s Comments Bring Germany’s Defense Budget Clash Under the Microscope Read More A United European Front Against Trump – for Now
The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), aka the Iran nuclear deal, has quite obviously evoked sharp reaction in …
A United European Front Against Trump – for Now Read MoreLatest Report Reaffirms Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness
by Dan Darling, International Military Markets Analyst, Forecast International. For a country seeking to address its operational readiness issues and enhance the service availability of existing hardware, Germany faces a …
Latest Report Reaffirms Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness Read MoreGerman MoD Provides Updates on the Eurofighter Typhoon’s Captor-E AESA Radar
by C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In its recent report dated March 19, the German Ministry of Defense, as part of its assessment of the Eurofighter Typhoon program, provided …
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