The Bundeswehr will move away from rigid hardware quotas − the number of tanks, aircraft or ships − toward a flexible, effects-based planning model.

Servicemen and women of the Home Guard Regiment 6 line up in Möckern Castle Park on October 1, 2025. [AFP] A new German military service law will require most young men to inform authorities when ...

A new military service law took effect in Germany at the start of 2026 aimed at boosting the strength of the armed forces amid threats to European security in the wake of Russia's ongoing war against ...

Under the new law, German men aged 17 to 45 must obtain authorisation for extended stays abroad. The obligation is not new, but critics say it should have been communicated more clearly. German men ...

The German Army's new medium brigades will be equipped with the Boxer-based Schakal IFV. (Rheinmetall) The German army has developed a concept of operations (CONOPS) for its new medium brigades, which ...

Freuding highlights lessons from Ukrainian command posts using drones and sensors AI to serve as advisory tool, not replace human decision-making Germany's AI systems to align with NATO standards, ...