The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing that is set to super-charge the country’s military spending.

The German military is facing a manpower crisis, with overall troop levels down despite a recruiting effort aimed at building ...

Despite Berlin's plans to boost its military forces, the Bundeswehr still falls woefully short of filling its ranks, a new ...

the German army. Deutsche Bank said the move would open the door to “open-ended borrowing on defence” – raising the prospect ...

Germany's military is ageing and shrinking, the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces warned on Tuesday, against ...

The report outlined the European power’s more assertive foreign military involvement, including its navy’s first-ever shots ...

The German automobile company Volkswagen said it was ready to consider the possibility of manufacturing equipment for the ...

The agreement between Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, and his potential coalition partners also includes big new ...

Intelligence-gathering satellites could be launched into space from Scotland under an initiative involving the German military. In a bid to strengthen Europe’s defence links, the German air ...

As an "Ungediente" - a civilian without prior military service - his rifle training is part of ... trainees assist active-duty personnel and civilian organizations such as the German Red Cross, and ...

Report Says German Military Is Ageing and Shrinking as Parties Seek Funding BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's military is ageing and shrinking, the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces ...