Tag Archives: Defense

German of the day: Luftabwehr

July 5, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hi-tech Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

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.

Made in Germany

July 3, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hi-tech, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

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.

I thought the German government was behind it

May 31, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

The sabotage.

You know, defense spending and all that? One shouldn’t jump to conclusions.

Who is behind the suspected sabotage attempts targeting the German navy?

Since the beginning of 2025, a total of ten possible acts of sabotage have been uncovered, according to CORRECTIV. The question is, who is behind them?

Rapid militarization?

May 23, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

And Germany?

In what parallel universe is this taking place?

Germany’s ‘rapid militarization’ threatens basic rights – Ten human rights organizations say security interests are increasingly being prioritized over fundamental rights in Germany. The scathing criticism was presented in their “2026 Fundamental Rights Report.”

In an era of populism and authoritarian regimes worldwide, fundamental rights are coming under increasing pressure even in Germany, a country governed by the rule of law.

The 240-page-long “2026 Fundamental Rights Report,” presented in Karlsruheon Thursday, says fundamental rights are threatened, for example, when efforts to combat climate change wane, when affordable housing becomes scarce and when technical standards on social media violate informal self-determination. But the greatest danger comes when security concerns dominate domestic policy, and lead to a military buildup.

Move troops from Germany to the Pole position?

May 10, 2026 By in Hard Facts, History Tags: , , , , , , Leave a comment

Makes sense to me.

rump says he ‘might’ move US troops to Poland from Germany – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that Warsaw should not “poach” troops from allies.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he “might” move U.S. troops from Germany to Poland, as the Pentagon prepares to pull around 5,000 American soldiers out of Germany over the next year.

“Poland would like that,” Trump told journalists on Friday when asked about the prospect. “We have a great relationship with Poland. I have a great relationship with the president. … I like him a lot, so that’s possible.”

Young Germans are volunteering to fight for their country!

March 6, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Just joking.

German high school students protest against military service – Tens of thousands of high school students took to the streets of cities all over the country to protest against the reintroduction of military service. Many people believe that conscription is inevitable.

Young people gathered in Berlin’s central Potsdamer Square on Thursday and marched through the German capital to protest against the government’s plans to reintroduce military service. While the police counted around 3,000 participants, organizers claimed there were 6,000 demonstrators in Berlin and 50,000 in more than 130 towns and cities across Germany.

“I don’t think I’ll be dying for my friends, relatives or acquaintances, in the worst-case scenario,” 17-year-old Shmuel Schatz, spokesperson for the School Strike Committee, told DW’s Gasia Ohanes. “Rather, in the end, only for those who are put into the trenches for the interests of large corporations like Rheinmetall, ThyssenKrupp, and others, so they can line their pockets at the expense of war.”

The US is not powerful enough to go it alone”

February 14, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Says the leader of Germany, a country that is not powerful enough to “go it” with the help of partners and allies.

Meaning, I suppose: “But we’ll help you if you ask nicely.”

US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference – German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies.’

The US acting alone has reached the limits of its power and may already have lost its role as global leader, Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, warned Donald Trump at the opening of the Munich Security Conference.

Merz also disclosed he had held initial talks with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, over the possibility of joining France’s nuclear umbrella, underlining his call for Europe to develop a stronger self-standing security strategy.