2020 Brings Decisions for Berlin’s Military Modernization

Tony Osborne December 16, 2019
Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (center) has secured billions in additional funding for Germany’s armed forces; but without procurement reform, the country may struggle to spend it to improve capability.
Credit: Johannes Heyr/Bundeswehr
Germany may have made big commitments to increase defense spending, but it is struggling to deliver the modernization its armed forces badly need. As the richest European country, it appears to be finally awakening to allied calls to play a more proactive role in international security. Berlin added...
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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