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[muck]

The minority government in Germany has secured a commitment by parliament for the purchase of 4 U212 CD class AIP submarines, and for 4+4 F127 class air defence frigates (including 4 options). It is planned to finalise both orders before the year is out. (Source)

So that'll be 6 U212CD on order and 8 cruisers destroyers AAW frigates. Didn't see that coming. The last navy plan calculated with 5 F127's. They probably mean to get rid of all F125's in exchange.

And the U212A's will get a one-to-one replacement, which is the upper limit of what the small German Navy could handle. They've never had enough volunteers for the subs.

 

[Mike1976]

And the U212A's will get a one-to-one replacement, which is the upper limit of what the small German Navy could handle. They've never had enough volunteers for the subs.

No wonder.

In terms of human lives, 28,000 German U-boat crew of the total 40,900 men recruited into the service lost their lives

You'd have to be tired of living to voluntarily get into one of those metal coffins.

 

[Mike1976]

In addition to the previously announced extra Patriots and NASAMs for air defence in Europe the Netherlands is investing money in portable air defence systems and drone detection equipment for the Caribbean islands.

 

[Picanha]

I wonder what Scholz got out of the deal in return. Don't underestimate the gravity of that decision by German standards. The Typhoon is one of the world's most potent combat aircraft, and Berlin just sold 40 of them to a country whose president publicly muses about attacking Israel.

Don't know how far Erdogans purge reached but before that the Turkish Air Force was strictly Kemalist and would not attack Israel.

 

[TheKiwi]

500 million pound cut to British Armed Forces.

£500m defence cuts as ships, drones and helicopters scrapped

Critics said the move would leave UK defence weaker, at a time of growing international tensions and after over a decade of funding pressures on the armed forces.

www.bbc.com

Mostly expected stuff with retirement dates moved up slightly. Still going to be costs for the future to replace the cut ships/helicopters/etc.