Profile: Nils Hilmer, confidant of Defense Minister Pistorius – politics
From George IsmarHe still finds it all a bit surreal when he thinks back to the beginning of mid-January. Departure...
Boris Pistorius
Xi starts “peace trip” in Moscow – Europe establishes ammunition pact
Berlin, Brussels What Europeans think of the Chinese President's "peace trip". Xi Jinping keeping to Moscow made it clear from...
Ammunition for Ukraine: EU wants to deliver together
Ukraine should be supplied with ammunition. Germany wants to play a “special role” in this. Clear signal: EU chief diplomat...
EU invests two billion euros in ammunition for Ukraine
Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in Brussels Image: Imago The EU wants to spend two billion euros on ammunition for...
Germany and Japan move together
Olaf Scholz with Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan The Chancellor wants to take relations with Japan to a new...
Chancellor Scholz and six ministers visit Japan
Dhe flight will have lasted longer than the stay. On Sunday afternoon, after less than 24 hours in Tokyo, the...
Desolate state of the Bundeswehr: Not capable of cold starts
The procurement apparatus of the Bundeswehr is cumbersome. Not least in view of the war, time is pressing to shorten...
Defense: Federal government orders self-propelled howitzers
Panzerhaubitze 2000 in action in Ukraine The federal government now wants to order up to 28 of the artillery pieces...
Carsten Breuer takes up his post as Inspector General
Dhe Ministry of Defense welcomes the new commander of the armed forces with military honours. General Carsten Breuer was officially...
Rheinmetall expects record orders because of the Ukraine war
The war in Ukraine is driving demand at the Rheinmetall armaments group. Image: Rheinmetall The increasing demand for weapons, tanks...
Go without resentment and grief
The outgoing Inspector General, General Eberhard Zorn, in Paris in January Image: AFP The outgoing inspector general says a fresh...
The troubled troops get a crisis manager
Lieutenant General Carsten Breuer The 58-year-old has had a steep career in the German Armed Forces. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The...
“The Bundeswehr is not fully operational”
Defense Commissioner Eva Högl "The Bundeswehr has too little of everything, and it has had even less since February 24,...
These are the conflicts in the household
EActually, the key figures for the 2024 budget should be decided in the cabinet on Wednesday. Federal Minister of Finance...
Boris Pistorius: It’s off to a good start
It could hardly be better for the new Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. They respect him in the squad, and he's...
