According to the study, government spending on armaments is completely insufficient. It’s not just finance that’s to blame, it’s also a “dismal procurement system”. At the summit in Wales in 2014, representatives of NATO countries pledged to gradually increase their military budgets so that they reach two percent of GDP by 2024 at the latest. Germany only achieved this goal for the first time this year.
“It must be made clear: to continue as before would be careless and irresponsible given the Russian aggression,” he said Guntram Wolff, author study. According to him, Russia is becoming an increasing security threat to NATO. “At the same time, we are making very slow progress with the rearmament necessary for deterrence,” Wolff added.
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At the current rate of purchase, the 2004 fighter stockpile would be reached in about 15 years, the battle tank stockpile would be reached in about 40 years, and nearly 100 years for artillery howitzers.
Despite the military invasion and losses in Ukraine, Russia’s combat power continues to grow. According to the report, Russia is able to acquire the same amount of weapons in a much shorter time. Its production capacity is now so large that it can produce the current Bundeswehr stock within half a year.
Thanks to support from North Korea, Russia can currently continuously fire approximately 10,000 rounds (grenades and rockets) per day. At this rate, the entire annual German production would be exhausted after 70 days.
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The report shows that Russia is making significant progress in the production of modern combat systems. For example, the capabilities of unmanned drones have increased more than sixfold. Russia’s arsenal and poor defenses against supersonic and hypersonic missiles are a high security risk for NATO, the report says. He points out that in the event of a ceasefire in Ukraine, Russian military stockpiles would increase at an unprecedented rate.
In particular, the authors of the analysis criticize the fact that the German government does not offer enough incentives for the military industry to expand production capacities, because it is not clear how much money Germany wants and can spend on defense. The result is long delivery times and high costs.
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