Germany revamps defence strategy amid European collaborations
Germany unveils a new strategy for its security and defence industry, aiming to bolster the German defence sector and prepare it for upcoming challenges. Key focus areas will include information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence, ammunition, naval shipbuilding, tanks, and aviation systems.
The German government intends to reinforce the defence industry in response to the new challenges posed by the war in Ukraine. The new security and defence industry strategy, adopted by the government on Wednesday, replaces the previous document from 2020.
The updated strategic document declares that Germany must become "defence-ready" as swiftly as possible, according to the website of "Zeit" magazine.
According to the adopted strategy, Germany should invest more in cybersecurity and other technologies related to security and defence and recruit more specialists in key technological fields.
Companies based in Germany will be central to this effort, as they "generate a significant portion of their revenue from the security and defence industry." Key areas of focus include information and communication technologies, artificial intelligence, ammunition, naval shipbuilding, tanks, and aviation systems.
More joint projects
It was also stated that the German government should collaborate on more joint European defence projects and procurement.
The adopted strategy will open "a new chapter in the state's relations with the industry, in the spirit of Zeitenwende (a shift in German security policy announced by Scholz in February 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine - PAP)," said German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius while presenting the document.
