Tag: Bundeswehr
Pistorius (SPD) unveils comprehensive Bundeswehr transformation plan
(de-news.net) – A strategic overhaul of the Bundeswehr is intended to respond to a markedly deteriorating and increasingly unpredictable global security environment. The initiative emphasizes…
Former Bundeswehr chief advocates for mandatory national service and strengthened drone defense measures
(de-news.net) – Eberhard Zorn, the former Inspector General of the German Armed Forces, has publicly advocated for the reimplementation of a mandatory national service framework…
Debates about the Bundeswehr: voluntary service or conscription?
(de-news.net) – Former Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Hans-Peter Bartels (SPD), as well as the head of the German Reservists, Prof. Patrick Sensburg, support…
Pistorius: volunteer model of service in the Bundeswehr
(de-news.net) – Acting Federal Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius (SPD), has expressed confidence that the reform of military service could be swiftly implemented when the…
Discussions about a special fund for the Bundeswehr
(de-news.net) – Discussions are underway regarding the financing of the Bundeswehr. A number of top representatives of the German federal states, the länder, have signaled…
Kramp-Karrenbauer against weakening the Bundeswehr
(GermanPolicy.com) – Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has warned of a weakening of the Bundeswehr. If the SPD leads the coming Federal Government, the SPD parliamentary group leader…
Bundeswehr withdraws from Afghanistan starting 1 May
Germany wants the withdrawal of its soldiers from Afghanistan synchronized with 30 partner states from May 1 to be “orderly, coordinated and deliberate”. The withdrawal…
Bundeswehr mission in Afghanistan extended
The German Bundestag has extended the Bundeswehr’s mandate for operations in Afghanistan. For the time being, members of the military are allowed to stay until…
