Germany's military is too top-heavy, the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces warned on Tuesday in an annual report. Henning Otte said the Bundeswehr currently has "almost one officer for ...

The Bundeswehr is not a party to the war in Iran, but attacks from Iran have also hit German bases in the Middle East. For ...

Soon the country’s armed forces budget could exceed those of Britain and France combined. In Paris, there are concerns that ...

Germany's parliament on Thursday voted to give the armed forces broader powers to intercept or shoot down drones, responding ...

September 1, 2025: The German government is once again considering compulsory military service—a draft to address current recruitment shortfalls and anticipated military personnel needs over the next ...

FILE PHOTO: Recruits line up for live-fire training during a media day as the German army showcases its new six-month basic training program designed to prepare soldiers for homeland defence and NATO ...

Recruitment is the biggest problem facing Germany's armed forces and Berlin will have to ​reinstate conscription if a voluntary scheme fails to ‌attract sufficient people, the Parliamentary ...

As part of the German American Friendship Day festivities held Feb. 27, more than 300 U.S. servicemembers came together ...

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, right, talks to soldiers during a visit to Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany, Wednesday, February 1, ...

The Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, aims to equip all soldiers with high-performing “Multitarn” camouflage uniforms by 2029. Germany’s Bundeswehr currently has about 280,000 troops in uniform, but ...

Sign up for our newsletter about national security here. The Bendlerblock is an imposing neoclassical building near the center of Berlin—severe and symmetrical ...