Germany Has Three Years to Overhaul Military: Official

Germany’s armed forces have three years to acquire the equipment to tackle a possible Russian attack on NATO territory, the head of military procurement said Saturday.

Defense spending has risen up the political agenda since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and more recently, with the United States pushing NATO members to increase their commitments.

“Everything necessary to be fully prepared to defend the country must be acquired by 2028,” Annette Lehnigk-Emden, head of the Federal Office for Military Procurement, told Tagesspiegel newspaper.

Chief of Defence General Carsten Breuer recently warned that Russia could be in a position to “launch a large-scale attack against NATO territory” as early as 2029.

He said there was a Russian build-up of ammunition and tanks for a