BERLIN: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday (Sep 25) called for the European Union to unlock up to €140 billion (US$164 billion) in frozen Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s war effort,

Germany has historically relied on the United States and other European countries for many critical space capabilities, such as missile warning, intelligence gathering, and launch services. Germany's military has instead focused on developing its own radar surveillance satellites as part of a data-sharing agreement with allies.

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Nato countries bordering Russia hope to build a “drone defence wall” to counter aerial threats. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

German Air Force says its ‘quick reaction alert force’ was ordered by NATO to investigate plane in neutral airspace.

Germany's armed forces are planning how to treat a potential 1,000 wounded troops per day should a large-scale conflict between NATO and Russia break out, and amid long-standing warnings by the alliance that Moscow could be capable of launching an attack from 2029.

Germany is preparing for the unthinkable – up to 1,000 wounded soldiers every single day if war with Russia breaks out. With Russian jets and drones pushing into NATO airspace, Berlin is bracing for a conflict that could overwhelm Europe’s hospitals.