[DEZ] German Zeitenwende

Germany is Europe's pivotal defence-industrial state — and its most structurally constrained. Großwald's DEZ coverage tracks Berlin's defence governance from Bundestag appropriations to factory-floor output: Bundeswehr modernisation programmes, procurement execution, OEM industrial capacity, and Germany's force commitments on NATO's eastern flank. What gets funded, what gets built, what gets deployed — and where the gaps between intent and capability persist.

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Rafael Signs LOI to Acquire Volkswagen Osnabrück Plant for Defence Production

K130 Batch-2 corvette Lübeck christened at Blohm+Voss; Rheinmetall's first after NVL buy

Bundeswehr Will Not Use Palantir for Military Cloud and AI Project; European Alternatives Examined

Bundestag Budget Committee Pauses EUR 262.67 Million Tankcontainer Procurement at 105% Price Increase

BAAINBw Places EUR 1.04 Billion IdZ-ES Order with Rheinmetall

US Approves $11.9 Billion Aegis/SPY-6 FMS to Germany for Eight F127 Frigate Shipsets

Germany’s €35bn SAR Constellations: SPOCK, HANSA, and the Nordic ISR Axis post image

Germany’s €35bn SAR Constellations: SPOCK, HANSA, and the Nordic ISR Axis

Perspectives: The Case for Berlin post image

Perspectives: The Case for Berlin

Industrial Deterrence: Germany’s €377 B Experiment in Defence Governance post image

Industrial Deterrence: Germany’s €377 B Experiment in Defence Governance

Eurofighter Tranche-5: Germany's High-Stakes Bet on Industrial Sovereignty post image

Eurofighter Tranche-5: Germany's High-Stakes Bet on Industrial Sovereignty

HENSOLDT Expands Radar Production Capacity for Air and Drone Defense post image

HENSOLDT Expands Radar Production Capacity for Air and Drone Defense

Germany’s Hybrid Threat Posture: Toward a Strategic Intelligence Picture post image

Germany’s Hybrid Threat Posture: Toward a Strategic Intelligence Picture