The Bundeswehr will move away from rigid hardware quotas − the number of tanks, aircraft or ships − toward a flexible, effects-based planning model.

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German army's battle-readiness is less than when Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, military officials, lawmakers and defence experts told Reuters. Even if a new government boosts ...

On May 1, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will withdraw 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany in response to German ...

President Trump said Wednesday he is considering reducing the number of U.S. forces in Germany, amid a spat with Germany's ...

ROSTOCK, Germany — Germany has committed billions to beefing up its military's equipment after years of neglect. Now it's trying to persuade more people to join up and serve. More than 3½ years after ...

The 3rd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment was set to head to Europe later this year. Now that’s in limbo.

Visitors to Gamescom sit in front of computer simulation games at the Bundeswehr stand in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 21, 2025. The German army is recruiting new recruits at the computer game fair.

-This historic shift, supercharged by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition, aims to create the "strongest conventional military in Europe." -A key sign of this new assertiveness is the first-ever ...

A defense overhaul in Germany aims to increase the number of active-duty forces to 260,000 troops by the mid-2030s.

SINGAPORE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Germany is weighing investments ranging ‌from spy satellites and space planes to ‌offensive lasers under a 35 billion euro ($41 billion) military space spending plan aimed ...

Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, has voted to introduce voluntary military service, in a move aimed at boosting national defences after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It marks a ...

VILSECK, Germany – Army Field Support Battalion-Germany is lucky to have John Schulz on their team. The support operations transportation specialist at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s ...