Tag: Defense policy
CFE treaty: The Duma buries with fanfare what is long dead – Opinion
Conventional arms control, i.e. agreements about the number of tanks, guns, soldiers and all other non-nuclear threats in the world, is out of date in the worst sense of the…
Bundeswehr sends combat helicopter “Tiger” into retirement – Politics
The vulnerable attack helicopter is becoming a discontinued model. Instead of overhauling the “Tiger” technically, the Ministry of Defense switched to lighter helicopters. There is also a risk of losing…
Bundeswehr: Where do we get the people from? What ideas didn’t work – Politics
It was one of the better ideas to anchor the Bundeswehr more firmly in the middle of society. Soldiers have been able to travel by train free of charge since…
Sudan: A Bundeswehr pilot reports on the evacuation from Sudan – politics
The Bundeswehr has flown 700 people out of Sudan since Sunday. Among them were around 200 Germans, the rest were people in need of protection from a total of 30…
Order from above: Pistorius wants to speed up procurement – opinion
In the fight against the Bundeswehr’s sluggish procurement system, the new Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) claims to have already found the way to success: A decree from the top…
Because of Sudan fighting: Defense Minister Pistorius cancels trips abroad – politics
In response to the worsening situation in Sudan, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has canceled important appointments abroad. This Sunday he wanted to leave for a multi-day trip to the United…
Pistorius wants right-wing extremists to be released from the Bundeswehr more quickly – politics
Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) promises more speed in the fight against right-wing extremism in the Bundeswehr. In addition, he now announced an imminent change in the Soldiers Act.…
Bundeswehr: head of the reservists’ association sees the military in a desolate condition – politics
The army’s reserve exists “only on paper,” says association president Patrick Sensburg. His recipe for increasing clout: mandatory military exercises every two years and better equipment. The reservists association sees…
Boris Pistorius in Mali and Niger: here to go – politics
From Mike Szymanski, Niamey/Gao Hot desert wind blows Boris Pistorius in the face, immediately a film of dust settles on the sweaty skin. This is how it feels, the old…
Agriculture Minister Özdemir visits the Bundeswehr – Politics
Cem Özdemir looks determined, the Federal Minister of Agriculture wears a camouflage uniform and is now a lieutenant in the reserve. Short term. The Greens politician took four days off…