NATO leader says Germany must increase military spending

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has joined calls for Germany to spend more money on its military. Stoltenberg insists the move is not to “make the U.S. happy,” but because “Europe is much closer to the crises and threats than the U.S., closer to Russia, closer to Syria and Iraq.” Diplomatic tensions between the United States […]

German Special Ops in trouble for sexual misconduct and hazing

The German Bundeswehr (military) has a reputation for professionalism, one I experienced first hand when I was briefly detained by them in Kurdistan.  Unfortunately, a report in Der Spiegel has brought to light a scandal at the German Special Operations Training Center located in Pfullendorf.  The outrage stems from what apparently took place during first responder […]

Rheinmetall and Steyr Mannlicher offer new RS556 assault rifle system

Designed by two of the most well known European armament companies, the new rifle is aiming to replace the G36 in the German Army. -Vasilis Chronopoulos Two of Europe’s most respected defence companies, Rheinmetall and Steyr Mannlicher, have joined forces to manufacture and market the RS556 modular assault rifle. This German-Austrian cooperation project adds a key […]

Germany’s new military recruitment strategy for the Trump era? A reality show.

Advertising Germany’s military as a success story is hardly an easy task — even if one ignores its troubled history. Abroad, it is often perceived as a lightweight army, restricted by stringent rules and a decades-old political consensus that post-World War II Germany should exert its influence by diplomacy rather than force. Two years ago, the lack of […]

Watch: The Bundeswehr (German Military): Train the Peshmerga in Iraq

In February 2015, the Bundeswehr (German military,)  began training the security forces of the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Peshmerga. A contingent of 150 German soldiers is stationed in northern Iraq to train the Peshmerga in the face of the threat of Daesh [ISIS/ISIL]. The Bundeswehr camp located in Erbil, the largest city in the Kurdish areas […]

The German Army (Bundeswehr), to Reorganize Against Digital Threats

The real need to intercept online radicalism, EU plans to defend against Hybrid Warfare, the expansion of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and a global influx of Chinese espionage. Germany is opting to central its digital defense strategy, a methodology yet to be adopted by the United States. “Defence Minister Ursula von der […]

The Bundeswehr (German Army), IDs 22 Soldiers Who Joined ISIS

An internal German Army report released Monday reveals that 22 soldiers have joined ISIS in Syria or Iraq in recent years, while 65 active soldiers are under investigation on suspicion of having Islamist sympathies, The Local reported. MAD, the army’s military counter-intelligence service, identified the 22 soldiers and has relieved 17 from their duties, the […]