Air defence precedence of the Bundeswehr. Germany will spend billions of euros on this

natemat.pl 1 month ago

The German army is going shopping. Our neighbours will invest billions of euros in equipment and improvement of combat and defence capabilities. The paper that has just been released indicates what a large proportion of the resources can go to.

By the end of the decade, the German army, the Bundeswehr, is expected to importantly improve its effectiveness in the field of air defense. This follows from a paper signed on 19 May by Inspector General Carsten Breuer, who quotes the Reuter Agency. 1 of the overriding priorities of the Bundeswehr is to strengthen air protection.

At the top of the list are: integrated rocket defense, short and average scope air defence and air defense, in peculiar from flying drones and drone swarms.

"Precise threat"

"Because of the very circumstantial current emergency situation, the first focus is on the establishment of a comprehensive operational readiness of the armed forces by 2029 in the sense of full operational equipment required," states the Breuer Directive. At the same time and after 2029, the maintenance of operational readiness must be further enhanced and continuously guaranteed by the integration of innovative technologies and development.

In addition, the improvement of precision fire capability – known as deep precision strikes – is to be given priority. This applies to weapons systems with a scope of more than 500 kilometres – this is further than the Taurus manoeuvring missiles already equipped, which are now being upgraded.

Complete shortages of ammunition

The Bundeswehr is besides to acquisition and collect more ammunition. It is explicitly called for "to close existing gaps". The acquisition of combat drones is besides planned. Breuer's top precedence is besides the area of "expanding and further enabling modern air strike capabilities, including atomic sharing, sustainable naval war resources, and offensive and defensive capabilities in cyberspace".

German defence minister Boris Pistorius announced that the Bundeswehra would should be "ready for war" by 2029. NATO experts believe that from this point on the Russian attack on the Alliance's territory is possible. According to the MP CDU/CSU Norbert Röttgen, specified an attack may happen even earlier. Russian president Vladimir Putin could usage the fact that Europeans have not yet achieved their military objectives.