The Bundeswehr, the German Armed Forces, has a history of fielding German-made firearms. After all, German firearms manufacturers are some of the best in the world, with Oberndorf-based Heckler & Koch ...

German soldiers are pictured during a training session with a drone during the visit of German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Otto-Lilienthal barracks in Roth, Germany, on Feb. 3, 2026.

BERLIN — The German army is working to accelerate wartime decision-making through artificial intelligence tools capable of analyzing battlefield data more rapidly than humans, drawing lessons from ...

Soon the country’s armed forces budget could exceed those of Britain and France combined. In Paris, there are concerns that European “strategic autonomy” will have a German accent. By Steven Erlanger ...

Freuding highlights lessons from Ukrainian command posts using drones and sensors AI to serve as advisory tool, not replace human decision-making Germany's AI systems to align with NATO standards, ...