The plan is to increase its force over the next decade to nearly 500,000 active duty and reservist soldiers, roughly twice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andre Wuestner, Federal Chairman of the Bundeswehr Association, follows a debate on German foreign and security policy in the ...

September 1, 2025: The German government is once again considering compulsory military service—a draft to address current recruitment shortfalls and anticipated military personnel needs over the next ...

Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius says men of military age in Germany do not need to report lengthy stays abroad.

Dec. 5 (UPI) --The German parliament on Friday voted to introduce voluntary military service as European nations seek to boost readiness postures sparked by Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine.

Wearing a gas mask, a young man performs a rapid series of push-ups, jumps and squats at the German military's recruiting ...

FILE PHOTO: Recruits line up for live-fire training during a media day as the German army showcases its new six-month basic training program designed to prepare soldiers for homeland defence and NATO ...

'We have high expectations', German military chief tells Reuters Role reversal after years of Western soldiers training Ukrainians Ukrainians to share expertise in artillery, engineering and drones ...

The Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, aims to equip all soldiers with high-performing “Multitarn” camouflage uniforms by 2029. Germany’s Bundeswehr currently has about 280,000 troops in uniform, but ...

VICENZA, Italy — Italian and U.S. Soldiers accepted the challenge of earning the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge at various locations throughout Caserma Del Din, Feb. 2-6. The GAFPB is a German ...

The German military conducted more than 2,000 school visits in the first three months of the year, official data showed on ...