Due to the Iran war? I didn’t know Germany even had a Middle East presence.
But I guess 30 guys holed up in a camp on the edge of the Erbil airport counts.
German military to leave base in Erbil, northern Iraq by September, Spiegel reports – German troops are set to withdraw from Erbil, Iraq, by the end of September following a broader effort to reduce Germany’s Middle East presence due to the Iran war.
That means air defense.
Germany expands missile defense network with second Israeli Arrow 3 site – The Arrow 3, one of Israel’s most advanced air defense systems, is capable of intercepting ballistic missiles at altitudes of over 100 km. and with a reported range of up to 2,400 km…
The Bundeswehr announced on June 30 that the second Arrow air defense battery site would be in the greater Kaufbeuren area of Bavaria and will house the ELM-2080 Green Pine Block C radar to detect and track threats.
The second location would complement the initial battery located at Fliegerhorst Holzdorf/Schönewalde, south of the capital of Berlin. That battery was the first time the system had been deployed outside of Israel.
Germany doesn’t have to come back.
It never left in the first place. Not when it comes to war technology.
AI drones made in Germany see duty on Ukraine’s front line – The German defense company Helsing is supplying combat drones to Ukraine and will soon provide them to the Bundeswehr.
In a forested strip, two Ukrainian soldiers — a technician and an electrician — attach wings to a large black box. The kit is an HX-2 combat drone from the German manufacturer Helsing, equipped with artificial intelligence.
The billion-dollar startup from Bavaria is supplying thousands of these to the Ukrainian military, funded by the German government. Germany’s armed forces have also recently awarded Helsing a multimillion-euro contract.
What will they think of next?
Where will this German militarization madness end?
‘We must be ready to fight’: Germany army chief warns of rising Russia threat – Christian Freuding tells POLITICO that NATO allies agree Russia could be capable of attacking a member country by 2029.
What service?
Young German men refusing military service – Military service remains voluntary in Germany. However, with the Bundeswehr needing more soldiers, conscription could soon return. But an increasing number of young men are choosing to opt out.
Phil Werring is thinking about refusing to serve in the military. He does not want to join the German army, the Bundeswehr.
“They always say it’s about defense,” the student told DW. “But I don’t see the threat situation and therefore I have no interest in completing compulsory service in the army.”
Military service remains voluntary in Germany, but that could soon change. The army needs at least 60,000 additional soldiers in the next few years.
Yes. Maybe.
But only after everything’s all over.
Germany said considering joining Israel-US campaign against Iran – Germany is seriously considering joining the US-Israeli campaign against Iran if the regime does not cease attacking countries in the region amid the conflict, German political and military sources tell Israel’s Army Radio.
Planning for possible military action with the United States is already underway, ranging from joining bombing strikes to providing military and aerial assistance, officials in Germany’s foreign ministry and members of the Bundestag’s Foreign Affairs Committee tell the radio station.
“One that actually works, maybe. But not this one.”
‘I don’t want to be part of this war machine’: Young Germans protest against military service plans – Young people have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest against the German parliament’s decision to introduce voluntary military service to boost national defences after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The change means that all 18-year-olds in Germany will be sent a questionnaire from January 2026 asking if they are interested and willing to join the armed forces.
Just lost half its ammunition.
After World War II, Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement. Now the country is arming itself again…
Thousands of rounds of German army ammunition stolen from lorry – A shipment of German ammunition has been stolen from a delivery lorry in the eastern town of Burg, the country’s defence ministry has said.
Speaking to Germany’s DPA news agency, officials did not specify how much was taken. However, other reports cited a defence spokesperson as saying it was close to 20,000 rounds.
But only on a voluntary basis.
Never touch a running system Not even when it’s not running.
Germany to introduce voluntary military service – After months of wrangling, the government has decided not to reintroduce conscription. But all 18-year-old males will have to fill in a questionnaire, and young men will soon have to undergo mandatory physical exams.
Then you know it ain’t never gonna happen.
Germany debates return to compulsory military service – As Germany adapts to a volatile geopolitical landscape, attention has turned to filling the ranks of its armed forces. Among Germany’s youth, attitudes towards the Bundeswehr have been shifting…
A new draft law aims to boost Bundeswehr troop numbers by surveying 18-year-olds — mandatory for men, voluntary for women.
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