After decades of reducing spending on the defence of the Bundeswehr, he is incapable to face the threat from Russia. While maintaining the current supply pace, the German army would request a 100 years to replenish military resources to the state of 20 years ago, as indicated in the study of the Institute of planet Economy in Kiel (IfW).
The Kilonian IfW presented a study on Monday in which he analysed Germany's military efforts over the last 20 years. According to experts, the gap between German and Russian military capabilities continues to widen. "In the light of the current threat from Russia and after decades of disarming the Bundeswehr, the expenditure of the current government on the German army is completely inadequate," he pointed out.
In order to accomplish supplies of tanks, jets and ships of the Bundeswehr from 20 years ago, Germany needs almost 100 years at the current rate of supply, according to experts in the report. In their view, this is due both to the drastic disarmament of the German army in fresh decades and to the besides slow and cost-effective arms program under the current national government.
Compared to 2004, the German army's resources decreased dramatically. Before 20 years, the Bundeswehr had 432 fighters, and in 2021 – before the start of the war in Ukraine – only 226. The number of tanks besides decreased dramatically – from 2,398 in 2004 to just 339 in 2021. Experts from Kilonia pointed out that now the Bundeswehra has even less tanks due to the fact that 18 of them were handed over to Ukraine. The 123 tanks ordered by the German Ministry of Defence in July are not scheduled to scope the German Army until 2030, and a large proportion of them, as highlighted, are primarily intended for the fresh Bundeswehr brigade created in Lithuania.
The experts of the Institute in Kilonia uncertainty that the Bundeswehr is in the process of achieving war readiness. – From the point of view of the German government, most likely a lot has happened, EUR 100 billion has been made available to support Ukraine, but that is not enough “Die Zeit” was the main author of the Guntram Wolff report. – Capacity expansion in Germany can only be achieved if long-term and reliable defence procurement budgets exist. The current German budget does not supply this “Wolff added.
The study of the Kilican Institute showed that Germany does not have adequate haubic and ammunition. Experts estimation that Russia will have a drastic numerical advantage in artillery in just a fewer years. The problem of the Bundeswehr – as pointed out in the study – is bureaucracy, which is countless regulations and regulations that hinder faster procurement. The procurement pace for the arms manufacture has been criticised. "Russia would produce the full amount of German weapons stocks in just over six months," experts said.
According to the authors of the IfW report, the present Germans are unfit to wage war. – At the moment, it seems improbable that the Bundeswehra will receive much more money. It will be many years before the Germans are ready to defend themselves. said Woff.
Source: PAP (Iwona Weidmann)
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