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March 2024 - Germany Special Weapons News
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- War in Ukraine - The arms and military equipment Germany is sending to Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 28 Mar 2024 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
- NATO Allies strengthen cooperation on military aviation training NATO 27 Mar 2024 -- On Monday (25 March 2024), twelve NATO Allies (Belgium, Czechia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Spain, Türkiye, and the United Kingdom) agreed to further expand military aviation training across the Alliance through the NATO Flight Training Europe (NFTE) initiative.
- Joint statement by the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development on UNRWA Germany Federal Foreign Office 25 Mar 2024 -- Germany is making available 45 million euro for the regional work of UNRWA in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank.
- Australian-made armoured vehicles to be exported to Germany Australia DOD 21 Mar 2024 -- The Albanese Government has entered the single largest defence export agreement in our nation's history, to supply Australian-made armoured vehicles to Germany.
- Boris Pistorius on "The Comprehensive Approach to Security in the Sahel" Germany - Federal Ministry of Defence 20 Mar 2024 -- Speech by Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius at the conference jointly hosted by the Federal Ministry of Defence, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung on "The Comprehensive Approach to Security in the Sahel".
- Federal Foreign Office comments on the reported North Korean missile test Germany Federal Foreign Office 19 Mar 2024
- Joint letter by 14 EUCO Members on EIB's security and defence financing President of the Republic of Lithuania 18 Mar 2024 -- Joint Letter by Finland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Sweden.
- Defence ministers of Poland and Germany: we have a shared goal of continued, joint support of Ukraine Poland - Ministry of National Defence 18 Mar 2024 -- On March 26th, 2024 Poland and Germany will activate the armoured capabilities coalition for Ukraine in Warsaw, and from July Polish and German soldiers will serve together as part of the EU rapid response forces - these are the effects of the strengthening of Polish-German cooperation, announced today by ministers of defence from both countries.
- PM Netanyahu's Statement after his Meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Israel - Prime Minister 17 Mar 2024
- Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker's Meeting With German State Secretary, Ministry of Defense Benedikt Zimmer DoD 15 Mar 2024
- German Bundestag rejects providing Taurus missiles to Ukraine People's Daily 15 Mar 2024 -- Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, on Thursday once again vetoed a motion of sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine.
- Germany greenlights humanitarian airlift to Gaza People's Daily 14 Mar 2024 -- The German Armed Forces will participate in an airlift of humanitarian aid for Gaza, and the deployment of aid could begin as early as the end of the week, Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday.
- Germany plans to open at least four arms factories in Ukraine Press TV 14 Mar 2024 -- Germany's largest weapons, ammunition, lethal systems, and military equipment manufacturer, Rheinmetall, has devised plans to set up arms factories in Ukraine.
- Tehran Court Says Iranian-German National, U.S. Must Pay $2.5 Billion Over 2008 Bombing RFE/RL 12 Mar 2024 -- A court in Tehran has ordered Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd and the United States government to pay $2.5 billion in compensation to victims of a 2008 bombing in Shiraz in southern Iran.
- German Army Short of 'Everything,' Partly Due to Supplies to Kiev - Official Sputnik 12 Mar 2024 -- The German armed forces lack equipment, personnel and "everything" in general, with stocks depleted by military deliveries to Ukraine, the parliamentary commissioner for the Bundeswehr, Eva Hoegl, said Tuesday.
- Only Half of Approximately 600 Germany's Taurus Missiles Ready for Use - Reports Sputnik 12 Mar 2024 -- Only half of approximately 600 Germany's Taurus missiles are ready for use, the Welt newspaper reported on Tuesday.
- Germany's Position on Sending Taurus Cruise Missiles to Ukraine Not Changed Sputnik 11 Mar 2024 -- The position of the German government on the supply of Taurus cruise missile to Ukraine has not changed, German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said on Monday.
- Germany's 2025 Military Budget Lacks Up to $6.5Bln - Defense Minister Sputnik 10 Mar 2024 -- German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has warned the government of a 4.5 billion to 6 billion euros ($4.9 billion to $6.5 billion) deficit in the country's Bundeswehr budget for 2025,, German newspaper Bild reported.
- Berlin: Nobody wants to send troops to Ukraine ISNA 09 Mar 2024 -- Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has categorically rejected the French president's suggestion.
- Statement by the Federal Foreign Office on the Houthi attacks on commercial vessels Germany Federal Foreign Office 07 Mar 2024
- Non-Proliferation Treaty Safeguards Agreement with Iran: E3 statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency, March 2024 UK FCDO 07 Mar 2024 -- On Wednesday 6 March, France, Germany and the UK (E3) gave a joint statement to the IAEA Board of Governors on Iran's implementation of its obligations under its NPT Safeguards Agreement.
- IAEA Board of Governors on the JCPoA, March 2024: E3 statement UK FCDO 06 Mar 2024 -- France, Germany and the UK (E3) gave a joint statement to the IAEA Board of Governors on Iran's implementation of its nuclear commitments under the JCPoA.
- Germany Blames Human Error After Russia Hacks Call on Ukraine Missiles VOA 05 Mar 2024 -- Germany said Tuesday that human error was to blame for Russia obtaining the recording of a phone call among senior German military officials discussing the supply of long-range weapons to Ukraine, denying its government communication systems had been compromised.
- Leak scandal sends further shockwave, complicating Ukraine crisis: experts Global Times 05 Mar 2024 -- Russia and Germany have recently been stuck in "eavesdropping" dispute over an audio recording of a meeting of senior German military officials. If it is confirmed that German military officers were involved in the attack on a bridge in Crimea, or even if it is proven that German officers trained Ukrainian missile forces, it would pose great pressure on Germany, experts warned on Monday.
- Leaked audio indicates Germany's intention to strike Russia, Kremlin says Press TV 04 Mar 2024 -- Russia says leaked talks within the German military on the Ukraine war about potential strikes on Russian targets raises questions regarding Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz being in "control of the situation."
- Berlin, Moscow Dispute Whether Ambassador Summoned Over Leaked Military Talks RFE/RL 04 Mar 2024 -- German Ambassador to Russia Alexander Lambsdorff spent about an hour at the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow on March 4 amid a dispute between the two countries over the publication of a recording of a confidential discussion between German military officials about providing the long-range Taurus missile to Ukraine.
- Enlarging and strengthening Europe - Foreign Minister Baerbock travels to Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany - Federal Government 04 Mar 2024 -- The six Western Balkan countries are right at the heart of Europe. Given the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, pushing ahead with enlargement is especially important for the EU, but for enlargement to happen the candidate countries have to engage in reform.
- Foreign Minister Baerbock prior to her trip to Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany - Federal Government 04 Mar 2024 -- The countries of the Western Balkans are an integral part of our Europe. Doing everything in our power to support the six countries in the region along their path towards the European Union has, in view of Russia's brutal imperialism, become a geopolitical necessity, if it wasn't before.
- Remote Communication Rules to Be Distributed in Bundeswehr Due to Leaked Recording Sputnik 04 Mar 2024 -- Recommendations on safe remote communication will be distributed in the Bundeswehr after an audio recording of a conversation of senior German military was leaked, a German Defense Ministry representative said on Monday.
- Leaked audio reveals German aid to Ukraine in planned Crimean Bridge attack Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- Leaked audio obtained by Russia has revealed that German officials discussed plans to send missiles to Ukraine to take out the key Crimean Bridge amid a long-running war between Kiev and Moscow.
- German Defense Minister on Leak: Discussing Scenarios Does Not Mean Giving Taurus Missiles to Kiev Sputnik 03 Mar 2024 -- German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Sunday that an audio recording published by Russian media showed German senior officers discussing "different scenarios" of events, not plans, and their conversation does not mean a "green light" to transferring Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
- Leaked Recording Of German Military Call On Taurus Missiles Is Part Of Putin's 'Information War,' Says Minister RFE/RL 03 Mar 2024 -- Berlin accused Russia on March 3 of trying to sow disunity following the leak of a confidential conference call between high-ranking German military staff discussing the possible use of German-made Taurus missiles by Ukraine.
- NATO's Presence in Ukraine is 'Hardly Surprising for Anyone' Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- The German military made headlines this week after a recording of officials discussing the possible shipments of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine and the use of these weapons against targets in Russia was disclosed by Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT and Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group.
- German Defense Ministry Concerned About Possibility of Wider Secret Talks Leak - Reports Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- The German Defense Ministry is concerned that the disclosed recording of confidential army talks on Russia and Ukraine could be part of a wider leak spanning the country's air force and other military divisions, German magazine Der Spiegel reported, citing unnamed sources.
- Chancellor Scholz Promises to Provide Clarifications Over Leak of German Military Conversation Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that a thorough, intensive and swift investigation was underway in connection with the leaked conversation between German military officers on security topics concerning Russia and Ukraine.
- Bundeswehr Believes Rec. of German Conversation About Strike on Russia Authentic - Reports Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- The recording of a conversation between senior German military officials on security topics concerning Russia and Ukraine is circulating among the Bundeswehr officials, and they believe it is authentic, German newspaper Die Welt has reported, citing German soldiers.
- Nicaragua sues Germany at ICJ for aiding Israeli genocide against Gaza Press TV 01 Mar 2024 -- Nicaragua has sued Germany at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague for aiding and abetting the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
- German Bundeswehr Chatter: NATO Teetering on Edge of Direct Conflict With Russia Sputnik 01 Mar 2024 -- Western forces have long been fighting on Ukraine's side, intelligence veteran Leonid Reshetnikov told Sputnik, commenting on the German military representatives' discussion about blasting the Crimean Bridge with Taurus missiles.
- Leaked Audio: German Top Brass Said to Implicate Brits in Plot Targeting Crimean Bridge Sputnik 01 Mar 2024 -- The text of a recording of what is purported to be a February discussion among senior German brass, alleges that UK military experts were in Ukraine to help Kiev ready attacks on Russia with Storm Shadow missile.
- Russia Must Press Bundestag to Look Into Alleged German Plot to Strike Crimean Bridge - Official Sputnik 01 Mar 2024 -- It is necessary to send a demand for an investigation to Bundestag, the German parliament, after information about a recording of German officers discussing an attack on the Crimean Bridge, Russian lower house speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said on Friday.
- German Defence Ministry Verifying Possible Interception of Conversation - Reports Sputnik 01 Mar 2024 -- The German Defence Ministry has initiated a probe into the possible interception of German Air Force communications about the alleged theoretical use of Taurus missiles, DPA reported.
- Full Transcript of German Top Military Officials' Leaked Plot to Attack Crimean Bridge Sputnik 01 Mar 2024 -- On February 19, 2024, a conversation took place among Grafe (department head for operations and exercises at the Air Force Forces Command of the Bundeswehr), Gerhartz (Bundeswehr Air Force Inspector), Fenske and Frohstedte (employees of the Air Operations Command within the Space Operations Center of the Bundeswehr).
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