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• German defence minister argues debt rules can’t limit military budget
  May 8, 2024 by DPA
  Pistorius said that military spending should be excluded from the so-called debt brake rules that are written into Germany's constitution, which were added to the German constitution in 2009, and only allow the government to rely on borrowing for deficit spending under certain conditions. The post German defence minister argues debt rules can’t limit military budget appeared first on StratPost.
• Boeing validates MUM-T control software for MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler
  May 1, 2024 by Saurabh Joshi
  Using a digital F/A-18 Super Hornet and an MQ-25 Stingray unmanned refueler in a simulator lab, “a Boeing-led team virtually demonstrated an F/A-18 pilot commanding an unmanned MQ-25 to release a refueling drogue and refuel the Super Hornet, using existing communications links on both platforms,” according to a statement by the company. The post Boeing validates MUM-T control software for MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler appeared first on StratPost.
• ICJ rejects bid to halt German arms sales to Israel
  May 1, 2024 by DPA
  Nicaragua argued that by providing political, financial and military support to Israel and by defunding the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), "Germany is facilitating the commission of genocide and, in any case has failed in its obligation to do everything possible to prevent the commission of genocide." The post ICJ rejects bid to halt German arms sales to Israel appeared first on StratPost.
• Polish foreign minister urges Germany’s Scholz to give Kiev missiles
  April 28, 2024 by DPA
  Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski described the delivery of U.S. ATACMS missiles to Ukraine as a "reaction to the Russian escalation" in Ukraine, to which Germany must also respond. The post Polish foreign minister urges Germany’s Scholz to give Kiev missiles appeared first on StratPost.
• Germany, France sign deal on developing future main battle tank
  April 28, 2024 by DPA
  The Main Ground Combat System project is conceived around not just a new main battle tank design, but also a series of systems and vehicles built off that platform that will connect battle tanks in a data network with support weapons such as drones and other unmanned systems. The post Germany, France sign deal on developing future main battle tank appeared first on StratPost.
• Putin’s goal is not Ukraine but Europe, warns German finance minister
  April 28, 2024 by DPA
  The €100 billion ($107 billion) special fund created to update Germany’s military after Russia invaded its neighbour in 2022 will be used up in a few years, Lindner said. The armed forces will then have to be upgraded from regular funds. But this won’t be possible with a limited budget and ever-growing debt, the finance minister went on. The post Putin’s goal is not Ukraine but Europe, warns German finance minister appeared first on StratPost.