DefenceTalkGRAFENWOEHR, Germany: The weather was cold and wet with gray skies as Archer and Cobra Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment stood by their guns to await fire missions on March 8 in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. The squadron participated in Dynamic Front II, a multinational exercise that focuses on identifying the capabilities […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-artillery-gun-crews-mass-fire-with-nato-allies-69506/

DefenceTalkIsrael’s justice ministry said Monday it had launched an investigation into alleged corruption surrounding a submarine deal which reportedly involves people close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ministry stressed however that Netanyahu himself was not a suspect in the case. Law enforcement agencies have been looking in recent months into the deal to buy […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-opens-criminal-investigation-into-german-submarine-contract-69314/

DefenceTalkGermany will increase its military to nearly 200,000 troops over the next seven years, the defence ministry said Tuesday, a day after US Vice President Mike Pence urged European allies to boost their defence spending. Berlin had already announced last May its first increase in troop count since the Cold War, but the ministry said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-to-boost-troops-as-us-urges-more-defence-spending-69231/

DefenceTalkEmails accusing German soldiers stationed in Lithuania of rape were sent to local news outlets and the parliamentary president. NATO officials allege that Russia is targeting the military alliance. German soldiers stationed in Lithuania have been the target of false rape claims, German news magazine “Spiegel” first reported on Thursday. NATO diplomats told Spiegel that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-russia-targeted-german-army-with-fake-news-campaign-69181/

DefenceTalkGermany and Norway have decided to launch a comprehensive strategic partnership for the cooperation of their naval forces. The intention is to jointly develop, procure and operate not only submarines but also anti-surface missiles in both their respective navies. The planned cooperation will be based on agreed and harmonized requirements of both navies. Germany and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-and-norway-to-extend-naval-forces-cooperation-69124/

DefenceTalkSeveral hundred German soldiers arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday as part of the multinational NATO battalion being deployed in the country, part of the alliance’s effort to beef up its eastern flank. The German troops will head up a force including Belgian, Dutch and French soldiers, among other nations, that will reach full strength of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/german-troops-bulk-up-nato-led-force-in-lithuania-69017/

DefenceTalkThe first group of German and Belgian troops arrived in Lithuania on Tuesday, part of a NATO move to reinforce its eastern flank in a bid to deter a militarily resurgent Russia. A group of German officers landed in the Baltic state’s capital Vilnius to coordinate the deployment of a 1,200-strong battalion that will include […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germans-belgians-land-in-lithuania-for-nato-deployment-68897/

DefenceTalkHundreds of German soldiers were preparing Thursday to deploy the Baltics as part of a force organized by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Five hundred soldiers assembled near the Bavarian town of Oberviechtach for a farewell ceremony with 450 soldiers coming from the Bundeswehr and the remainder from Belgium and the Netherlands. In the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/hundreds-of-german-soldiers-prepare-to-deploy-to-baltics-for-nato-68875/

DefenceTalkGerman Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has called on the US to clarify its foreign policy agenda. Questions on transatlantic relations abound as Donald Trump prepares to take over the White House. Von der Leyen defended NATO and the transatlantic relationship on Wednesday while calling for clarification from the incoming Trump Administration regarding its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-raises-defense-spending-as-it-demands-clear-agenda-from-us-68846/

DefenceTalkSoldiers offloading some 2,800 pieces of equipment from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, including 87 tanks and 144 Bradley fighting vehicles, in the German port city of Bremerhaven in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The convoy is heading for Poland for the upcoming NATO exercise.https://www.defencetalk.com/largest-deployment-of-us-armaments-since-cold-war-arrives-in-germany-68764/