In Italy it's both the people and political establishment (but that's largely because the opposition seems to not have gotten the message that they are unpopular and what they propose is unacceptable at large) we are still to up the spending to the one required, even though a famous pro-NATO, Iraq and Afghan veteran, called Vannacci, told everyone he saw no point in further spending.
Granted, though I can tell you in Italy it has not seen this phenomenon until Israel almost blew up Italian UN soldiers.
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Given what happened in their past I can appreciate the restrictions etc. That said, I think you will find many Germans are proud of their country these days
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German general sacked for making ‘rape joke’ in front of British officer
Germany has dismissed a two-star general for reportedly making a rape joke in front of a female British officer.www.yahoo.com
I am thinking hard of a way to deliver that line to get away with it but I am stumped - unless it is followed immediately by something like "... but this is unacceptable nonsense". Brain fart?
Being proud of one's country doesn't exclude being cognizant of one's country's sins of the past -- or present.
I believe that the simplistic idea that “nationalism is a dangerous ideology and that countries which have committed mistakes in the past should abandon their traditions and become internationalized” is itself very dangerous.
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German drone maker to build mini-submarines in Britain
Helsing will open a factory in Plymouth to counter threats to key underwater infrastructurewww.telegraph.co.uk
Or did he even actually say that.
His superiors seem to believe the unnamed British officer.
This all seems awfully tangential to 'Re-arming the Bundeswehr: Which Projects', especially in an AH thread.
Well as it seems we're talking about 3-4 years delay with F-126
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Honestly rather unfortunate if we don't do it.The German government has denied a media report, which in my opinion seemed based on rumors, claiming that the German Air Force plans to acquire fifteen additional F-35s.
Sources (German, English):
Germany weighs buying more F-35 fighter jets from the US
It comes as France, Germany and Spain fail to reach agreement over European-made aircraft.Will Deutschland 15 weitere F-35 kaufen?
50 statt 35: Deutschland will nach einem Medienbericht 15 zusätzliche F-35 bei Lockheed Martin kaufen. Die Bundesregierung hat am Freitag Pläne für einen Ausbau der 2022 erteilten Erstbestellung hingegen dementiert. Die Gerüchte um den Kauf weiterer US-Kampfjets kommen zu einem heiklen Zeitpunkt.www.aero.de
There isn't an acceptable way except among the incel community and other groups of rabid misogynists.
One thing the UK has been very good at is making it crystal clear that that kind of comment is Not Acceptable, and that anyone making them should be reported. One doesn't make an effective fighting force by making half your potential recruits feel the other half are a threat to them.
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From back in June:
Lockheed Martin Sees ‘Sense Of Urgency’ Supporting Munitions Teaming Talks | Aviation Week Network
Lockheed Martin’s efforts to expand munitions production into Europe benefitting from a “sense of urgency” among governments, a company executive says.aviationweek.com
Bloomberg are reporting that Germany is preparing to order a further 20 Typhoon as part of a huge new rearmament package which will include 8,500 AFV's....
Germany Readies Military Order For 8,500 Armored Vehicles
Germany is preparing more than 60 military procurement orders for parliamentary approval by the end of this year, including the purchase of 20 Eurofighter jets, as many as 5,000 Boxer armored vehicles and at least 3,500 Patria Oyj armored vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter.www.bloomberg.com
These could be the new build EK variant that are expected....
If it happens that will bring recent German orders to 78 new build and 15 conversion to EK standard.
I wonder if Denmark and the Netherlands had a heads up that the Germans were finally about to move ahead with procurement of the SeaSpider / Anti Torpedo Torpedo when making their own decisions earlier in the year.
Germany to buy anti-torpedo torpedo in 2026, leaked document shows
Atlas Elektronik, a subsidiary of TKMS, has for years advertised its SeaSpider anti-torpedo torpedo as the world’s first market-ready kinetic interceptor.
Updates to that piece at 14:20 and 16:45 - the first is a German rear admiral saying only him and his boss know the true status, and they're working to deliver F-126, while the second is reported to be a senior civil servant confirming F-126 is in trouble, but saying there's another alternative to an ASW-oriented F-127.
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Yeah those problems aren't even that new as already somewhere 23/24 came some news that suggested that delays will come trought software problems something you would assume shouldn't happen but yeah. Maybe i can recap the situation hereF126 on Legerwall - Ways out of the German frigate crisis - marineforum
The F126 project threatens to fail: causes, delays, cost risks and possible alternatives for the German Navy at a glance.
Interesting article on the F126 problems suggesting the core issue is that Damen, the Dutch designers, and the German shipyards are having problems coordinating their use of Catia. I can't work out from the description if the problem lies with Damen, the yards, or both.
Worse, it suggests Damen is fragile financially.
