US EditionGermany will agree on military service in time for 2026, minister says
Germany aims to boost active soldiers from 180,000 to 260,000 by the 2030s and plans to spend about €900 million on kamikaze drones from three companies.
- On Saturday, Boris Pistorius, Germany's Defence Minister, said the Bundesregierung approved his voluntary military service plan, but it still needs Bundestag approval amid objections; he added, `Everyone is aware of the seriousness of the situation` and is confident the law will come into force next year.
- Citing NATO demands, Boris Pistorius linked the plan to Russia's security threat and aims to raise active soldiers from 180,000 to 260,000 by the early 2030s.
- Pistorius rejected a conscription lottery proposal as arbitrary and insisted on universal medical assessment, saying `We must convince the younger generation with arguments instead of frustrating them`.
- The planned procurement has drawn controversy as Germany aims to finish testing loitering munitions from three companies by the end of this year, with Helsing, Stark, and Rheinmetall potentially receiving close to 300 million euros each, though no contract is yet awarded.
- After scrapping compulsory service , Germany's Bundeswehr has struggled to stabilise personnel, and tied to a post‑invasion defence spending surge, Pistorius warned choices by year‑end will close capability gaps.
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Germany will agree on military service in time for 2026, minister says
Germany's defence minister is confident its fractious ruling coalition can agree on a new model of military service in time for it to come into effect next year as planned, given security concerns over Russia, he told Reuters on Saturday.
Systematic thinking about how a "cold" military competition (peacetime military competition) can be designed for its own benefit is not institutionalized in the German government's apparatus. This is also why it is underdeveloped in Germany. However, with Russia, Germany is in such a competition, and that should remain so.
Against the background of Russian aggression, Germany is once again actively building up its military power, demonstrating its readiness to become one of the key players in Europe's security. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to The Telegraph. According to the newspaper, as part of the large-scale reforms initiated by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, this year Berlin abolished all financial restrictions on defense spending in order to cr…
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