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German Leopard 2 tanks now in Ukraine, Berlin confirms

Eighteen German vehicles handed over at border to bolster military supplies from Britain and EU countries

The Guardian - UK

German Leopard 2 tanks have reached Ukraine

The 18 Leopard 2 battle tanks pledged by Germany to support Ukraine in its war against Russia have arrived in Ukraine, the German Defence Ministry said on Monday.

Reuters

Germany to buy Airbus civil helicopter and convert for combat - Business Insider

Germany's Defence Ministry wants to buy 82 Airbus H-145M civilian helicopters and convert some of them into combat helicopters to replace its Tiger combat fleet, Business Insider reported, citing military internal documents.

Reuters

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Defense minister denies German military is 'a mess'

Germany’s defense minister has rejected suggestions that the country’s armed forces are in a state of disarray

The Independent UK

German defense minister replaces chief of the armed forces

The German government says the defense minister has decided to replace the chief of the country’s armed forces by putting in his place the military’s current head of domestic operations

The Independent UK

Germany’s Scholz announced tectonic policy shifts, but a year on, not much has budged

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Washington for talks with US President Joe Biden on Friday, with Ukraine the sole item on the agenda. This comes just over a year after Scholz’s momentous “Zeitenwende” speech in reaction to the Russian invasion, in which he vowed radical changes to Germany’s defence and…

France 24

German politicians and military chiefs suggest return of conscription

Berlin government attempts to pour cold water over prominent voices seeking to reverse Merkel-era phase out

The Guardian - UK

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Ukraine in talks with West to fast-track missiles for war

Ukraine is in “fast-track” talks with its Western allies to get long-range missiles and military aircraft to help it fight off the Russian invasion, according to a top Ukrainian givernment aide.

Evening Standard

Germany's Ukraine tank decision has major economic implications

It puts a final dagger in the heart of Germany’s decades-old policy of avoiding war in Europe through trade and cooperation.

Fortune

‘Rather pathetic’: Germany feels the heat after tank resistance

German reluctance to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine alleviated as US steps up with Abrams.

Al Jazeera

Germany to send Leopard tanks to Kyiv, allow others to do so - sources

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to send Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and allow other countries such as Poland to do so while the United States may supply Abrams tanks, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters

Germany's new defence minister faces pressure on tanks, army upgrade

There will be no grace period for Germany's new defence minister who takes office as pressure is piling on Berlin to send battle tanks to Ukraine and to upgrade its dilapidated armed forces in the face of Europe's biggest conflict since World War II.

Reuters

How much money has the West spent on the Ukraine war?

A German research institute is tracking the funding flowing to Kyiv from its allies as Russia’s offensive grinds on.

Al Jazeera

Why the US declined to send Ukraine long-range missiles, tanks

When President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Washington on Wednesday, the US announced that it would finally be sending Patriot missiles to Ukraine, 300 days into the war. However, the Biden administration declined to give Ukraine ATACM long-range missiles due to wariness about escalation risks, and declined to send US tanks because…

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Berlin lags on defence purchases after 100 billion euro pledge - sources

Germany is struggling to ramp up defence procurement or even just replace arms and munitions it has supplied to Kyiv, several sources told Reuters eight months after Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged 100 billion euros to bring the military up to speed.

Reuters

Don't underestimate Russia's military strength, German defence chief warns

Germany's chief of defence has warned that the West must not underestimate Moscow's military strength, saying Russia has the scope to open up a second front should it choose to do so.

The Conversation

On 29 June, the UN Security Council decided to renew the mandate of the United Nations’ peacekeeping initiative, the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (Minusma), for another year. Established in April 2013, the 13,000-soldiers strong mission had set out to thwart the Tuareg rebellion began the previous year, strengthen state…

The Independent UK

Germany must become ‘leading power’ on world stage after ‘80 years of restraint’, says Scholz ally

Berlin is pouring billions of euros into rearmament in response to Ukraine war

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The Independent UK

German lawmakers expected to approve huge fund for military

German lawmakers are expected to approve a 100 billion-euro ($107 billion) special fund to strengthen the country’s military

The Independent UK

Germany buys Chinook helicopters in arms procurement drive

Germany's defense minister says the country plans to buy Boeing Chinook transport helicopters as part of a massive procurement drive to upgrade its military

Reuters

Germany picks Boeing's Chinook helicopters to replace Sikorsky fleet

(This June 1 story corrects to read 'CH-53' (not 'CH-53K') in paragraph 1)

Reuters

Tanks, but no ammo – Germany's Ukraine pledges show military muddle

Four weeks ago, Germany agreed to send dozens of anti-aircraft tanks to help defend Ukraine from Russia's invasion, part of what it called a turning-point after decades of military restraint. Berlin says it can deliver the first Gepard tanks in July.

Reuters

In Niger, Scholz vows to support fight against Islamist militants

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised Niger long-term military and financial support to fight Islamist insurgents across West Africa, during a visit on Monday on his inaugural Africa tour.

Financial Times

How war in Ukraine convinced Germany to rebuild its army

With the Bundeswehr at breaking point, the government has pledged a €100bn military spending spree — will it be enough?

Reuters

Germany considers sending howitzers to Ukraine - security source

Germany is considering sending long-ranged howitzers to Ukraine, a security source told Reuters on Friday, confirming a report published by Welt am Sonntag newspaper only days after Berlin first decided to supply heavy weapons to Kyiv.

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