Tag Archives: Military

Autonomous convoy to supply troops that aren’t there

July 24, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Hi-tech, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

This will help reduce risk to non-existent personnel back home as well.

Rheinmetall to Lead German Autonomous Supply Convoy Program – Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles has taken over management of the latest phase of Germany’s Interoperable Robotic Convoy (InterRoC) research program, advancing efforts to develop autonomous military logistics technologies.

Known as InterRoC VII, the program aims to enable different military vehicles to operate together in autonomous convoys with minimal human intervention.

EU forces are just as effective as UN forces

July 17, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

But we’d like the EU forces to take over for the UN forces anyway.

Germany proposes EU force to replace UN mission in Lebanon – German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has proposed replacing the expiring UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon with an EU-mandated force to prevent a security vacuum, he tells the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.

“We should examine in the EU whether we can ensure that no security vacuum arises with a European mandate following the UNIFIL mission,” Wadephul says in an interview.

Once a left-wing workers’ district…

July 15, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Always a left-wing workers’ district.

Berlin’s “Red Wedding” is still concerned about German militarization (some call it self-defense) in a Germany that has a military about the size of a large American city’s police force.

Germans protest Rheinmetall’s plans for Berlin arms factory – One of Germany’s biggest weapons makers, Rheinmetall, has announced plans for a plant in Berlin. Opponents are warning against more German militarization.

Droves of Germans suddenly find religion

July 14, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Young German men.

It came out of nowhere. It’s inexplicable.

Young Germans opt out of military service as Berlin strives to boost army – Almost 6,000 young men apply to be excluded on moral or religious grounds despite ‘conscription lite’ policy.

50,000 drones

July 12, 2026 By in Hard Facts Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Is that a lot?

Germany is funding ⁠50,000 ⁠attack drones for Ukraine, a ⁠source familiar with the matter said, in an order that marks ​one of the biggest known purchases of drones for Kyiv by a Western government…

SHRIKE CATCHES PENTAGON’S EYE – The Shrike, a ⁠low-cost drone that has been deployed in Ukraine since 2023, recently gained prominence overseas.

A ⁠version called Shrike 10-F produced by SkyFall with UK company Skycutter recently topped the leaderboard in the first round of a Pentagon-run competition as part of a $1.1 billion initiative to buy hundreds of thousands of one-way attack drones. Auterion said its software was being used in several entries in the competition.

Reduce Germany’s Middle East presence?

July 11, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology Tags: , , , , , , , , , Leave a comment

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.

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.

Hee Spie Yoo arrested in Germany

May 22, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Home Cooking Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

Shi Spie Yoo too.

German authorities arrest 2 on China espionage allegations – Two Munich residents have been arrested on suspicion of working for a Chinese intelligence service, seeking to obtain and pass on high-tech information with “military applications.”

“In order to obtain access to scientific information about high-tech technologies with military applications, they built up contacts with numerous scientists at German universities and research institutes. Some scientists were lured to China on the premise of delivering lectures to the civilian audiences for remuneration,” prosecutors alleged. “In reality, these presentations then took place in front of associates of state-run weapons companies.”

German of the day: Abzug

May 2, 2026 By in Hard Facts, Helplessness, Hideology, Home Cooking, Hurt Feelings Tags: , , , , , Leave a comment

That means withdrawal.

Trump’s bombshell in response to Merz’s criticism – U.S. to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.

The U.S. is getting serious. According to his department, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany. The withdrawal is expected to be completed within six to twelve months, the department announced on Friday evening (local time).

U.S. President Donald Trump (79) had threatened to withdraw a few days ago. Earlier, Chancellor Friedrich Merz had said that the Iranians would humiliate the U.S. in the negotiations to end the war, which has been ongoing for two months. However, the already strained relationship between the U.S. and most of its other NATO allies had continued to deteriorate in the weeks leading up to that.