More than 50 soldiers earned the prestigious German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge (GAFPB) and the German Marksmanship Badge ...

Roughly a quarter of this was funded from the special one-off cash injection announced ... year was elevated to become a full branch of the German military, alongside the Luftwaffe, navy and land ...

Despite Berlin's plans to boost its military forces, the Bundeswehr still falls ... An official report on the state of the German military painted a grim picture on Tuesday, with a whopping ...

Germany's armed forces ... military really needs to have free hands." Nevertheless, achieving greater independence from the United States will be hard. Oliver Doerre, CEO of Hensoldt, a German ...

German chief of defence ... in the armed forces and about the further need for weapons, ammunition, training and military and special equipment, Syrskyi said. The talks also covered issues ...

NIERSTEIN, Germany – U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) service members joined German military leaders, veterans, and local officials on March 22, 2025, to commemorate the 80th anniversary ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. As a podcaster and freelance journalist, Ole Nymoen admits he enjoys freedom of expression and other ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One in four new recruits to the German armed forces drops out within six months of joining, according to ...

Friedrich Merz, the incoming German chancellor, announced on Tuesday evening a €500 billion (£414 billion) special fund for ... the German army. Deutsche Bank said the move would open the ...

TASS/. Carsten Breuer, inspector general of the Bundeswehr (German army), has admitted that Russia has an edge in the Ukrainian conflict. "What I am observing in Ukraine, from a military point of ...