Though he has still to formally take up office, Freidrich Merz, the CDU’s choice for chancellor, has proposed securing “independence” from the US, criticised “America first” doctrine and said he is prepared for the “worst case scenario” implying a future where the US would no longer be considered a trusted ally.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius encouraged allies, including the US, to “arrive” at military expenditure of 3 percent GDP – though declined to put forward a timeline for such change to occur.
“Tactical operating system” for warfighters has evolved to provide more situational awareness of the battlefield.
DoD uses FAR Part 12 acquisitions to save hundreds of millions of dollars in “of a type” systems like civil landing systems with applicability to military aircraft.
Overmatch is fleeting and while traditional acquisitions can’t always keep up with new threats, a different and approved practice can.
"What this tells us is that those projects once in the annual defense budget were not properly funded before transferring to the special arms fund," said Christian Molling, research director at the German Council on Foreign Relations.