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Saksassa Mertzin hallitus puuhaa Bundeswehrille vähän pidemmälle yltävää hankintabudjettia. Vaatii siis vielä parlamentin hyväksynnän, mutta ainakin Saksassa on nyt oikeansuuntainen tahtotila edes hallituksessa.
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Germany unveils $409B defense procurement plan
Germany’s Defense Ministry has outlined procurement plans worth more than €350 billion ($409 billion) through 2041, reflecting Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s pledge to make the Bundeswehr Europe’s strongest conventional military force. According to the draft of the 2026 federal budget submitted to...defence-blog.com
Germany’s €80B rearmament plan sidelines US weapons — Procurement plan shows Berlin will steer its massive rearmament drive primarily to European industry
he procurement plan shows Germany preparing to push through nearly €83 billion in contracts over the next year. The list, drawn up for the German parliament’s budget committee, details 154 major defense purchases between September 2025 and December 2026.
Under German law, any contract worth more than €25 million must be submitted to parliament for approval. And in those pages, projects led by American companies appear only in a handful of cases.
The only big-ticket items with American contractors in the lead are about €150 million earmarked for torpedoes attached to Boeing’s P-8A aircraft and roughly €5.1 billion for Raytheon's MIM-104 Patriot air defense missiles and launchers.

Germany’s €80B rearmament plan sidelines US weapons
A procurement plan obtained by POLITICO shows Berlin’s rearmament spree will overwhelmingly benefit European industry.

Saksassa iso pyörä pyörii ja ruiskuttaa melkoisesti työtä Euroopan puolustusteollisuuteen.
