Berlin Laying Foundation For Stronger German Defense

Tony Osborne December 16, 2020
Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is pushing for a larger German defense presence.
Credit: Johannes Heyn/Bundeswehr
Berlin has begun splashing out the cash for its long-promised defense modernization. Germany looks set to be one of the biggest spenders on new defense equipment in Europe during 2021. It signed contracts in the final months of 2019 worth around €10 billion (now $12.1 billion), covering the purchase...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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