German defense giant Rheinmetall may seek to acquire a Volkswagen auto plant and use the soon-to-be-shuttered facility to produce military vehicles. Rheinmetall AG, currently Germany’s largest arms ...

The German government is planning to reintroduce compulsory military service in order to have a supply of cannon fodder for its wars. An internal paper from the defence ministry, quoted by Der Spiegel ...

Defence giants are drawing battle lines as Germany rearms, with the old guard arguing for traditional heavy weaponry while ...

The German military has ordered 200 Puma infantry support vehicles, at a total cost of €4.2 billion ($4.92 billion), as it ...

ROSTOCK, Germany — Germany has committed billions to beefing up its military's equipment after years of neglect. Now it's trying to persuade more people to join up and serve. More than 3½ years after ...

German parliamentarians backed a new scheme for military service on Friday as the country seeks to bolster its long ill-equipped and understaffed armed forces following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Tech. Sgt. James Ely grasped for the pool wall just as the timer showed four minutes, his waterlogged uniform making 100 meters feel like a mile. Without a second to spare ...