Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says men of military age in Germany do not need to report lengthy stays abroad.

The plan is to increase its force over the next decade to nearly 500,000 active duty and reservist soldiers, roughly twice ...

BERLIN — Germany’s parliamentary budget committee has approved 11 major defense procurement projects worth more than €2.5 billion ($3 billion), bringing the country’s tally on equipment spending for ...

Germany’s Kartellamt (Cartel Office) has approved the creation of a joint venture between Rheinmetall AG and its Rheinmetall ...

Kiel, Germany - On the FGS Pegnitz, a German mine-hunting boat off the northern Baltic coast, a sharp command cut through the sea air. “Portside 10!” shouted Mathis Kramer, 17. “Portside 20!” Kramer ...

Wearing a gas mask, a young man performs a rapid series of push-ups, jumps and squats at the German military's recruiting ...

This year, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to build Europe’s strongest army – a tall order for a country whose military has undergone years of neglect. The coalition government is hoping a ...

President Donald Trump started his campaign for Europe in general and Germany in particular to spend more of their budgets on defense during his first term, and it's starting to pay off in the ...

German males aged between 17 and 45 may need to seek approval for lengthy stays abroad, under changes introduced as part of a new law which introduced voluntary military service. The Military Service ...

BERLIN -- German lawmakers on Friday approved the government's plan to attract more military recruits as the country tries to boost the ranks of its armed forces in the face of rising concern about ...