As Bloomberg's agency reminds, Fr.The rganization of the North Atlantic Treaty gave Germany a request to create as many as seven combat brigades in the next 10 years. Vehicles would be equipped with these formations.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and the highest rank generals of the Bundeswehry consider buying 1000 Leopard 2 tanks and 2500 GTK Boxer vehicles. People associated with the topic that agreed to speak provided anonymity inform that The decision is related to the growing fears of Western allies in the face of the strengthening aggressive policy of Russia since the start of the full -scale offensive in Ukraine.
As emphasized, the Leopard 2 tanks are produced by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KDNS) and Rheinmetall, while GTK Boxer armored vehicles by Artec, which is a joint venture of these two companies. A spokesman for the German Ministry of Defense refused to comment on the details of possible increases in the number of ordered units.
Reports about the plans of German arms influenced the stock exchange. Rheinmetall shares increased by 3.7 percent on the Frankfurt stock exchange, which caused the analysts to revise their forecasts regarding the target share prices. It is estimated that a total order may be on a dizzying sum of EUR 25 billion. However, sources point out that the final numbers may be lower as negotiations are still ongoing.
Final orders are to be set in the coming months. According to informants, the German parliament will have the opportunity to approve the project before the end of the year.
