Separately, German defense contractor Rheinmetall AG announced Thursday it had received an order for 155mm artillery ammunition from Germany’s armed forces worth as much as €8.5 billion.

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In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031. The current standing size of the Germany army is just 181,000.

As Germany seeks to bolster its armed forces to meet NATO requirements, a debate over the future of military service has ...

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One week after the president of Germany’s parliament, Wolfgang Schäuble, appealed for an expansion of foreign military interventions, Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has followed suit.

The purchase isn’t covered by Germany’s debt-financed €100 billion special fund for military spending, nor by the regular federal defense budget for the years from 2025 onwards, according to ...

In 2018, Germany committed to boosting its standing forces to 203,000 by 2025 — a target date that was later revised to 2031. The current standing size of the Germany army is just 181,000.