The head of the German Ministry of Defense plans to purchase 82 civilian Airbus helicopters and convert some of them into combat helicopters. business insider.
According to the publication, Berlin does not want to buy an upgraded Airbus Tiger attack helicopter due to operational problems, but plans to arm 24 civilian helicopters with anti-tank missiles.
Former German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius declarationOn March 18, the German and three Portuguese Leopard 2 tanks will be delivered to Kiev.
The head of the German Ministry of Defense said that the decision on the permanent deployment of the Bundeswehr brigade in Lithuania should be made by NATO.
Pistorius announced that the Lithuanian side has started the necessary processes to build infrastructure. The question is what does NATO consider necessary.
Prior to this, Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anusauskas asked his German counterpart, Boris Pistorius, to permanently station German troops in the country. According to him, the geographical location of the Baltic states necessitates the presence of allies in the region.