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The article's headline says Germany is "supercharging its military", but for somebody who's been following the development of the German armed forces, it's more like "patching the most glaring, gaping holes".



A journalist would never misrepresent such a thing.

Germany must be having a spontaneously explosion of defense competence, just in the nick of time. We're going to see tangible results regardless of obsticles in the near future, I'll hold my breath for it.


Aye. It's been neglected for decades, and their procurement system is as bad (maybe worse) than Canada's.

Odd, though, that when the phrase "the Germans are rearming" pops up the French and British are notably calm.




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