For what purpose?
According to recent polls, a majority of Germans are against helping NATO allies militarily in an emergency. Not only is that shameful, DW’s Michael Knigge writes, it erodes the alliance altogether.
http://www.dw.de/opinion-a-slap-in-the-face-for-east-europeans-and-americans/a-18509284
With all the ships being built this is looking like the battleship race of the 20s and 30s as countries prepared for WWII.