Frankfurt, Germany, March 13, 2025 (AFP) - More kit, better barracks: Germany's military in need of overhaul

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2025-03-13

After decades of low spending, Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz hopes to splurge billions of extra euros on rearmament by largely exempting defence from constitutional debt limits. It comes as US President Donald Trump's increasingly hostile stance towards traditional European allies has shaken faith in US commitment to the continent's security. Here's what Germany's armed forces -- the Bundeswehr -- are thought to need, and how th......

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