[Olog-hai]

No; this is the 2 percent of GDP that the member states agreed to, not what “NATO would like to see”.

[pepsionice]

Part of this story which is rarely told in any forum (even in Germany)....they’ve spent a decade putting just about every single weapon system (tanks, aircraft, helicopters, ships, subs, etc) into a limited operational status...mostly by marginalizing the logistical path. So when something breaks, there’s warehouse with parts there, and the item stays broke for days to weeks. If anything requirement did occur, it’s a 50-50 shot if the system could go onto the mission required, or perform to the level necessary.

I think the leadership (from all German parties) have known what they were doing and intentionally building a force which will never deploy. It’s not a recent thing...it’s at least a decade this attitude has been going on.

[BBell]

Some of the money will go toward leasing drones from Israel

I guess the Germans would have been better off keeping their Jews. I have long thought that if the Third Reich would have incorporated Jews in the Reich, and used the talents of their Jewish people, the Reich may well have lasted a thousand year.

Silly thought I know.

Interesting that that most of their equipment here is not operational.

Leopard 2 tanks: 105 of 224

Navy frigates: 5 of 13

Limited number of weapons in German military ready for action: report

On a side note; there will never be eough money for defense departments for some folks and for others any amount is too much.

[DesertRhino]

Why? I cannot see the slightest reason for Germany to have a military anymore. They have been the bane of Europe as long as they have existed. And at this point, they face no invasion threat EXCEPT for the one they are importing as fast as they can.

Time to start winding them down in the foreign policy arena.