US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III travels to the Indo-Pacific region. It is Austin’s ninth trip to the region. On his trip, the Secretary of Defense will make stops in India, South Korea and Indonesia. In India, Austin will meet his counterpart Rajnath Singh. The aim of the meeting is to strengthen defense…
Members of the Dutch 11th Luchtmobiwlen Brigade practiced transnational airmobile operations with helicopters at the Air Mobility Training and Exercise Center in Celle. The exercise lasted two weeks. Around 50 soldiers from an airmobile anti-tank platoon took part in the exercise. Light transport vehicles and the NH-90 multi-purpose helicopter were also used. During the 14-day…
The German government has commissioned Rheinmetall to supply the Ukraine with around 100,000 rounds of 120mm mortar ammunition. This is part of the 400 million euro support package for the Ukrainian armed forces. Rheinmetall is to receive a low three-digit million euro sum for the delivery. Delivery is to begin shortly and take place within…
The restructuring initiated in 2012 by the then Federal Minister of Defense Thomas de Maiziére under the name “Realignment of the Bundeswehr” also included the Federal Ministry of Defense itself. These changes affecting the ministry essentially included the outsourcing of the command staffs of the military organizational areas (army, air force, navy, armed forces base…
One combat troop battalion each from Augustdorf and Oberviechtach become part of the Lithuanian combat unit. This decision was made by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) at the suggestion of the Inspector General of the of the Bundeswehr, General Carsten Breuer. However,there will be no site closures. The 203 Armored Battalion from Augustdorf in North…