Visitors to Gamescom sit in front of computer simulation games at the Bundeswehr stand in Cologne, Germany, on Aug. 21, 2025. The German army is recruiting new recruits at the computer game fair.

ROSTOCK, Germany — Germany has committed billions to beefing up its military's equipment after years of neglect. Now it's trying to persuade more people to join up and serve. More than 3½ years after ...

Pilatus has delivered a single PC-12 NGX turboprop to the German military’s WTD 61 aeronautical test and evaluation unit. To be operated from Manching air base in Bavaria, the asset – with the ...

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The idea of bringing back compulsory military service in Germany is controversial, not least because some business leaders fear this could harm the economy.The German economy cannot cope with young ...