Germany’s €377 Billion Military Buildup: A New Era of European Defense Spending
Germany is set to embark on a €377 billion rearmament program to bolster its Bundeswehr, aiming to position it as the strongest conventional army in Europe by 2029. The plan, revealed through internal documents, includes 320 new weapons and equipment projects, with significant investments in land, air, naval, space, and cyber capabilities. The initiative also involves major contracts with German defense firms like Rheinmetall and Diehl Defence, as well as US-made weapons such as F-35 fighter jets and Tomahawk cruise missiles. The decision comes amid rising geopolitical tensions, particularly the alleged Russian threat, and has drawn criticism from Moscow, which dismisses the move as a justification for higher Western military budgets.
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