Rostov-on-Don – Voronezh – Lipetsk further in the direction of Moscow, connected with the very strong tones of Prigozhin in the direction of the Russian military leadership (not directly against Putin…). There were some surprises in the military and political assessments of the situation over the weekend. Surprise, by the way, on Saturday, especially in…
During a maneuver visit to Lithuania this morning in Vilnius, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said that the further development of the multinational brigade must be synchronized with the creation of the necessary infrastructure.The minister emphasized the intention to station this brigade permanently. Regular reinforcement exercises with the British and Canadians are planned, as well…
Rheinmetall announced today that it has been contracted by the Dutch government to supply fourteen Leopard 2A4 to Ukraine. Previously – in April 2023 – the governments of the Netherlands and Denmark had announced their intention to jointly acquire Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and make them available to Ukraine. So now followed the corresponding…
“Get an idea today of what the Bundeswehr does outstandingly well!” This is how Boris Pistorius opened the Bundeswehr Day with his speech on Saturday.Earlier, the Minister President of the State of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, had emphasized the very good connection of the State of Lower Saxony with the Bundeswehr in a greeting address.The…
On June 5, Behörden Spiegel and PwC held a Pre-event in preparation for the Berlin Security Conference (BSC, November 29-30, 2023) in Düsseldorf. After a keynote speech by Minister Nathanael Liminski of the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia, the topic of implementing civil-military cooperation in the federal and state governments was addressed in a panel…
Officially, Jens Stoltenberg’s term as NATO Secretary General ends in September. Now, as reported by several Norwegian media, U.S. President Joe Biden is said to have asked him to stay in office for another year. “According to DN’s sources, Stoltenberg was asked directly by President Joe Biden in February to stay on. But Stoltenberg insisted…
Today, the German government presented its “National Security Strategy,” which will guide policy in this legislative period. It was a difficult road to this belated publication and the result now presented shows that the inclusion of more and more actors did not necessarily improve the clarity of the document. For example, it reads, “In this…
After a ten-year hiatus, the Bundeswehr has been active in Bosnia and Herzegovina again since 2022. As part of the EUFORE Althea mission, it is helping to ensure compliance with the Dayton Peace Agreement. The German government plans to continue the mission. The vote on the continuation of the mandate will take place on June…
A total of about 60,000 Ukrainian servicemen and women have been trained by allied nations so far, reported General Mark A. Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. Armed Forces, on the sidelines of today’s meeting of NATO defense ministers. However, General Milley did not want to speculate on how the…
An interesting armament decision has apparently been made at the BMVg. As Matthias Gebauer of Spiegel reports on Twitter, the German Eurofighters are to be enabled for electronic warfare by 2030 with Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems “Arexis” from Saab – in cooperation with the company Helsing. Gebauer writes: “According to the BMVg, Saab’s system, which…