How Pistorius wants to transform the Bundeswehr 2024-03-19 18:29:07

VDefense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) is planning a major restructuring of the armed forces, which is intended to strengthen the army in particular. In the future, the Bundeswehr will have four branches of the armed forces: the army, the navy, the air force and, as a new branch, the “Cyber ​​and Information Space” (CIR), each … Read more

Pistorius does not want to fire officers 2024-03-06 21:49:14

Doesn’t want to do Putin any favors: Defense Minister Pistorius in Berlin on Tuesday Image: Omer Messinger The defense minister calls the Taurus wiretapping a “perfidious game” by Putin. Although he sees serious mistakes on the part of the Bundeswehr, he does not want to fire anyone. FSince Saturday, technical experts from the Military Counterintelligence … Read more

Pistorius: Taurus leak due to “individual application error” 2024-03-05 10:58:18

NAccording to initial investigations, an “individual application error” is responsible for the fact that the conversation of high-ranking Bundeswehr officers about the Taurus weapon system could be intercepted. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) said this on Tuesday in Berlin. The error goes back to the participant who took part in the conversation from Singapore. Pistorius … Read more

Frigate “Hessen” repels first Houthi attack 2024-02-28 04:25:52

DThe frigate “Hessen”, which was deployed in the Red Sea to protect merchant ships, repelled the first attack by the Houthi militia operating from Yemen. According to information from the German Press Agency, the ship involved in the EU military mission “Aspides” successfully fought two enemy aircraft targets on Tuesday evening. It was the German … Read more

War in Ukraine and the wait for the F-16 2024-02-16 08:09:24

DAfter consultations with its supporters, Ukraine is hoping to soon receive more anti-aircraft weapons, artillery ammunition, drones and the first Western combat aircraft. Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced this on Facebook on Wednesday. The partners of the country attacked by Russia had previously discussed matters at NATO in the so-called Ramstein format. According to … Read more