In May, NATO jets were scrambled four times to identify and escort Russian aircraft violating flight rules in the Baltic and ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that Russia's president understands only the language of force and that Tuesday's ...

A new Trump presidency and the Ukraine war have pushed Germany to change its constitution to spend more on its military.

German Air Force fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20M aircraft in the airspace near Poland's northern borders over the ...

Germany will hit Nato defence spending targets six years earlier than Britain, Friedrich Merz has declared. The German ...

At a summit in The Hague, NATO wants to set ambitious goals. What does this mean for Germany's military, the Bundeswehr?

The increase was announced hours before a NATO meeting during which member countries are expected to agree to raise military ...

The clasped hands of French and German leaders have long embodied the spirit of European unity. Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich ...

Germany’s finance minister has vowed to lift the country’s defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product in 2029.

NATO members will be expected to spend 3.5% of their GDP on core defence such as troops and weapons – the items currently ...

The third is Germany’s lowish debt stock, just over 60% of gdp. Its more indebted NATO peers may have to make painful cuts to ...

German leaders intend to ramp up defense spending and build the most powerful armed forces in Europe, but shadows of World ...