Germany has been steadily increasing its military spending since 2014. (Reuters pic)
BERLIN: The German Defense Ministry plans to spend billions of euros on armaments this year to tackle deficiencies in the armed forces’ equipment, German newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Sunday.
Germany sharply curtailed military spending after the end of the Cold War, but began increasing spending again after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. A report this year found missing spare parts and quality defects mean less than half of Germany’s submarines, warplanes and some other key weapons are ready for use.
The newspaper report, citing a list of purchases the ministry …read more
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