Pistorius has said Germany needs up to 60,000 more active troops, and Carsten Breuer, the German army’s inspector general, sees need for 100,000 more reservists by the end of the decade.

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.

The expansion of the Bundeswehr is part of the so-called “turning point” in German defense and security policy Scholz proclaimed immediately after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a speech ...

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.

Germany's decision to curb arms exports to Israel comes in response to Israel's plan to expand its operations in the Gaza ...