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.
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.
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.
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.
Or the ones with those windmill thingies on top!
Germany news: Climate activists target tank factory – Climate activists have carried out protests across the industrial Ruhr Valley ahead of a weekend of climate action.
Climate activists target Ruhr Valley as Greta Thunberg attends protest camp.
Nice try.
Germans have been cutting energy use for years. But this has been in direct response to Germany’s brain dead Green energy policies. Fun fact: They have the highest energy costs in Europe (in the world?). See the current German economic meltdown. “Current,” get it?
Survey: Two-thirds of Germans cut energy use in response to Iran war – Some two-thirds of German residents are consciously reducing their energy consumption in response to rising prices linked to the war with Iran, according to a survey published on Monday by comparison portal Verivox.
The representative poll found that 55% of respondents were trying to lower heating costs, while 52% were paying closer attention to electricity use and 56% said they switched off electronic devices instead of leaving them on standby.
It’s the taxation, stupid.
Germany news: Gas price hike higher than other EU countries – Fueled by the Middle East war, German petrol prices have risen more sharply than in neighboring EU countries.
That means growth.
A rare occurance in Germany these days.
Energy price shock slows growth – The war in Iran is dashing hopes for a sustained economic recovery. This is throwing the Merz administration’s entire economic policy strategy into disarray.
To Ger-man-y.
“Deliveries currently unaffected.”
First LNG deliveries from Oman to German firm begin despite Iran war – The first deliveries of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Oman to a German company have begun despite the war in Iran, said a spokesperson for the German state-owned gas supplier Sefe on Wednesday.
The deliveries are currently unaffected by the developments in the Gulf region and have commenced as planned, said the spokesperson.
But it’s just a consideration for now.
Germany considers ramping up coal power to avert energy crisis – Increasing use of the dirtiest fossil fuel would likely increase the country’s CO2 emissions.
Observing Hermann 