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Saksamaa välisminister Johann Wadephul ütles esmaspäeval saates "Table Today", et kuna Saksamaa on paigutanud oma vägesid Leetu, ei ole neil ilmselt enam võimekust saata abivägesid Ukrainasse.

"Me (Saksamaa - toim) oleme ainsad, kes Euroopa vägedesse panustavad ja Leetu paigutasime oma lahinguvalmis brigaadi. See ja lisaks vägede paigutamine Ukrainasse oleks meile ilmselt liiga palju," ütles Wadephul ja lisas, et kaitseminister Boris Pistorius uurib seda võimalust.

Two Russian surveillance satellites are 'pursuing' satellites used by Germany's armed forces, the German defence minister has said.

Germany’s Defense Ministry is reporting that a pair of Russian “Luch-Olymp-K” Signals-Surveillance Satellites are actively “shadowing” two Intelsat-operated communication satellites utilized by the German Armed Forces and NATO, stating that the ongoing action is a “fundamental threat” against NATO by Russia.

In September 2018, France’s Minister of the Armed Forces claimed that in 2017 a Luch-Olymp-K Satellite had crept close to the “Athena-Fidus” Telecommunication Satellite, operated jointly by France and Italy and used for secure military communications and the planning of operations by NATO, calling it an “Act of Espionage.” Previous maneuvers by Russia’s Olymp-K have caused serious concern and a number of classified meetings by the U.S. Department of Defense.

Germany is restoring mandatory conscription, which was rejected back in 2011.

With a new model of military service:
At the first stage, service will remain voluntary.
At the second stage, conscription will be announced by lottery.
If this still does not provide enough personnel for the Bundeswehr, Berlin will restore mandatory conscription.

Saksamaa valitsuse plaan taastada sõjaväekohustus takerdus teisipäeva hilisõhtul, kui kaitseminister Boris Pistorius (SPD) avaldas sellele viimasel hetkel vastuseisu, ütlesid mitmed asjaga kursis olevad isikud väljaandele Politico.

Kuid mitmed parlamendiametnikud ütlesid, et kokkulepe lagunes pärast seda, kui Pistorius avaldas teisipäeva õhtul Sotsiaaldemokraatide parlamendirühma koosolekul muret eelnõu võtmeaspektide üle....Eelnõu eesmärk oli suurendada värbamist, kuid mitte taastada täiemahulist kohustuslikku ajateenistust, mille Saksamaa lõpetas 2011. aastal.

Selline kontseptsioon oli mõeldud sillana pikaajalise lõhe ületamiseks kahe koalitsioonipartneri vahel – sotsiaaldemokraadid eelistavad täielikult vabatahtlikku mudelit, kristlik-demokraadid nõuavad aga seaduslikku mehhanismi kohustusliku ajateenistuse rakendamiseks juhul, kui värbamiseesmärgid ei täitu.

Germany signed a €2 billion deal with EuroSpike (a joint venture partly owned by Israel’s Rafael) to buy and maintain Spike anti-tank missiles via NATO’s procurement agency.

Despite Berlin’s arms export embargo on Israel, the contract channels through EuroSpike — mostly owned by German firms Rheinmetall and Diehl — allowing continued access to Israeli-made tech.

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Baierimaal kutsusid Erdingi linna elanikud kohale politsei, kes arusaamatuse tõttu tulistas suurõppusel osalevat Bundeswehri sõdurit, vahendab Deutsche Well. Kergeid vigastusi saanud sõdur on praeguseks juba haiglast välja lastud, teatas Bundeswehri pressiesindaja ja kohalik politsei.

Õppuse «Marshal Power 2025» käigus harjutavad ligi 500 sõjaväepolitseinikku ligi tosinas Baieri halduspiirkonnas koos politsei, tuletõrje ja päästetöötajatega rünnakut NATO liikmesriigi vastu. Baieri politsei teatas, et nad reageerisid teadetele relvastatud mehest ning saatsid eile õhtul Erdingi linna mitu üksust ja samuti helikopteri. Saksa tabloidi Bild andmetel tulistasid sõjaväelased saabunud politseinike suunas paukpadrunitega, arvates et tegemist on õppuse osaga. Politseinikud tulistasid päris laskemoonaga vastu ja tabasid ühte sõdurit.

Germany allocates €377 billion for Bundeswehr modernization in 2026

By 2035, the Bundeswehr will receive 687 Puma infantry fighting vehicles and 561 Skyranger anti-drone systems, with Rheinmetall and Diehl Defence involved.

Germany will also expand its €14 billion satellite program, upgrade ground infrastructure, and buy from the U.S. 15 F‑35 fighters, about 400 Tomahawk Block Vb cruise missiles, and three Lockheed Martin Typhon launchers.

Politico reports that the Bundeswehr has submitted a 39-page-long list of planned arms procurements worth up to 377 billion € that will be further spelt out in the 2026 military budget.

In total the document shows about 320 new procurement projects. 178 of these projects already have a contractor lined up, of which 160 are German-based firms.

Among some of those projects are the following:
- 662 Puma IFV and 25 Puma DTT
- 561 Skyranger 30 SPAAG
- 14 IRIS-T SLM Batteries, 396 IRIS-T SLM Missiles and 300 IRIS-T Missiles
- 12 Luna-NG UAV
- 4 uMAWS maritime drones
- 14 billion € in satellite programmes
- 15 F-35A Multi-Role Fighters
- 4 P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft
- 400 Tomahawk Block 5b Cruise Missiles
- Typhoon VLS System

Many of these programmes will be running well into the 2030s as Germany slowly rebuilds its conventional capabilities and increases the manpower pool of its armed forces needed to operate all these systems.