Germany is putting thousands of troops in Lithuania, a NATO member that borders Russia. It's the first long-term deployment ...

A German brigade deployed on NATO's eastern flank in Lithuania formally entered service on Tuesday. The 45 Armoured Brigade ...

German defence spending has been given a huge boost. A historic plan that will release billions of euros of extra investment for defence and infrastructure was rubber-stamped today. The package ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One in four new recruits to the German armed forces drops out within six months of joining, according to ...

An official report on the state of the German military painted a grim picture on Tuesday, with a whopping 28% of positions among the lower enlisted ranks unfilled as of the end of 2024.

Replicas are frowned upon. To many in neighbouring Asian countries, the legacy these Osaka Imperial Army and Navy re-enactors are trying to preserve is controversial, offensive and even sinister. In ...

German exports fell by 2.5% in January Industrial production rose in January by 2.0% Trade conflict with the US would be a big hit to output BERLIN, March 10 (Reuters) - German industrial output ...

By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin Five people have been sentenced to prison over what the authorities in Germany described as a plot to kidnap the country’s health minister on ...

While German industry gears up to transform the army, the chancellor-in-waiting is also making a pitch to return German leadership to the heart of Europe. Mr Merz has also shown some signs that he ...