Deutschlands Umzugsplan in Höhe von 80 Mrd. € setzt US -Waffen ab
https://www.politico.eu/article/germanys-defense-donald-trump-air-defense-washington-us-weapons/
Deutschlands Umzugsplan in Höhe von 80 Mrd. € setzt US -Waffen ab
https://www.politico.eu/article/germanys-defense-donald-trump-air-defense-washington-us-weapons/
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>Germany’s new military procurement plan, obtained by POLITICO, shows that Berlin will steer its massive rearmament drive primarily to European industry, with only 8 percent going for American weapons.
>That’s a blow for Donald Trump, who has been putting pressure on European countries to continue buying U.S. arms despite the geopolitical turmoil emanating from the White House.
Wow, never actually witnessed someone bankrupt a casino before
This guy’s had practice
Good for them. Don’t negotiate with or please the terrorists. It’s wild how for years the US pushed so hard to make every country buy from them and stay dependent, and now Trump is just throwing all that work away. Honestly, great to see Europe backing European growth instead.
kinda feeling like it’s about darn time countries step back from US-made tech and focus on homegrown solutions.
Interesting how USA gonna to react.
Fanta Menace has shown that US cannot be trusted beyond 4 year terms, the effects will continue long after he is gone. The idiot-in-chief managed to not only shutout US from the markets but also creating a major competitor in the arms markets in coming decades. Given that China, India, Russia and now EU are not accessible to them, seems the market for US MIC is problematic to say the least.
Of course it does. It would be irresponsible from a national security perspective to rely on the US to supply an EU country. As a supplier it has become transactional and unreliable and it fundamentally can’t be trusted to honor its commitments.
This was always going to be the result when the US started messing with aid for Ukraine. The respect and global leadership that the US shat away was worth far more than mere money – but it’s finding that it also cost them a whole lot of that too.
Good to see Germany putting in plans to put more into defence after years of depending on others, which is the problem Trump had with certain European „freeloaders“. And, whether you like Trump, or not, it was a legitimate observation. It has taken the war in Ukraine to expose this point, has it not?
Defence companies work together very closely, so it’s difficult not to have US involvement. But it is appropriate and desirable for nations to develop their own defence companies, without sacrificing capability. There is definitely some good German kit.
Noting that the biggest defence project that Germany is involved in – the 6th generation FCAS – is in trouble due to squabbling with France and consequential delays. So, Germany needs to pick collaborations more carefully.
Good to hear
No surprise here, the US openly told that Europe was on their own.
People in the US won’t care until factories start to cut back on staff because of the lack of orders.
Trump will threaten the EU with more tariffs unless they buy weaponry that can be disabled at his will.
The US deserves so much better than the orange clown and eventually he will be gone but his legacy and the mistrust he has caused will last many many years.
Shame they don’t buy SAMP-T instead of patriot
Suck it Trump! You loser!
„Europe needs to stand on its own two feet, we won’t protect you. Wait, not like that.“
‘But American weapons are the best in the world!!!!’
Until they aren’t
If I go to a restaurant and the food is good but the staff are assholes I won’t go back. The same goes for our allies purchasing weapons systems. The Trump Administration has proven to be the worst administration to deal with so who can blame our allies for saying no thanks.