NATO is poised to request an additional 40,000 troops from Germany for the alliance's defense, in response to escalating concerns about a potential attack by Russia.

But NATO's new goals are ambitious: The plan is for member states to spend 5% of their economic output on defense. Until now, it has been 2% — which is what Germany currently spends on defense.

NATO can count on Berlin to step up its contribution to the defence of Europe as the Atlantic alliance faces a future more uncertain than 70 years ago when Germany became a member, German ...

BRUSSELS, June 5 (Reuters) - Germany needs up to 60,000 additional troops under new NATO targets for weapons and personnel, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday, as the alliance beefs ...

Germany’s defense chief said his country will need to boost its armed forces by as many as 60,000 active soldiers as NATO member states commit to ramping up defense spending to deter Russia’s ...

Germany will take the lead in strengthening NATO's European flank in the coming years, Merz stated. This also applies to supporting Ukraine, which he said is defending shared freedom in its war ...

European defense stocks are flying again as Germany backs 5% NATO spending target By Steve Goldstein Last Updated: May 15, 2025, 7:39 a.m. ET First Published: May 15, 2025, 5:12 a.m. ET Resize ...

Germany and its NATO partners are prepared to defend every inch of the alliance's territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday at a military ceremony in Vilnius to mark the establishment ...

Germany’s new center-right chancellor, Friedrich Merz, has vowed to transform the country’s armed forces into Europe’s strongest to counter the rising threat from Russia.

Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said Germany's defense spending will hit 2.4% of GDP this year, and “we will raise defense spending step by step so that we will reach a NATO quota of 3.5% in ...

Germany is backing U.S. President Donald Trump's call to increase the defense spending target of NATO members to 5% of their individual gross domestic product, German Foreign Minister Johann ...

The German Chancellor stresses the importance of allyship with the U.S. AP He reiterated that the U.S. remains committed to NATO, particularly as Germany and others boost their defense spending.