![]() ![]() Referring to Germany's military deliveries to Ukraine, Högl said “a lot has been given away but nothing has been replaced yet,” which she said was a concern among German military officials and soldiers despite broad support for the military aid to Kyiv. Germany's munitions shortage was apparent even before the Ukraine war Image: Thomas Frey/dpa/picture alliance And that's why I think a lot about concluding contracts over several years,” she said. “We cannot tell them that there is a funding commitment for six months, but we do not yet know whether the Bundestag will repeat it next year. She also called for munitions procurement to be coordinated at the European level and noted how munitions manufacturers needed clarity on long-term funding for ammunition orders and in return needed to be clear about delivery schedules. "We now need a roadmap, a coordinated approach with binding agreements with the defense industry on when which ammunition can be produced, where and what timeframe," Högl, a politician for the center-left Social Democrats, told DPA news agency. ![]() What did the military commissioner say?Įva Högl, who is the commissioner for the armed forces in the lower house of parliament, called on the government to aim for ammunition procurement in the double-digit billion range over the next few years. Germany's parliamentary military commissioner on Sunday called for an urgent timetable to resolve an ammunition shortage facing the country's military, the Bundeswehr.īerlin has sent large amounts of ammunition to support Ukraine against Russia's aggression but has failed to replenish supplies despite Berlin pledging an extra €100 billion ($105 billion) for the armed forces. ![]()
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