I'm not familiar with the Kiel Institute for the World Economy but if these numbers are to be believed there is nothing worth mentioning left of the formerly vaunted NATO ally known now as Germany. The current armed forces and projected armed forces of Germany wouldn't even be a speed bump in any clash with the Red Army.
Germany is little different from the rest of NATO with the exception of Poland. All the other members are shadow of what they were in 1991 and I'd have to agree with the pundits that money they've spent on "defense" since 1991 has largely been wasted on a social welfare project that has no return value. It's not just the lack of warfighting materials bur of trained and tested NCOs and officers and a similar lack of any kind of meaningful ammunition stocks.
I think if NATO engaged in a shooting war of any kind in the next 10 years it would be out of ammo by the 3rd day. Somebody may finally be waking up to the idea that there is no substitute for ammo, no substitute for cadres of expert trained NCOs and officers and an industry that has kept up with the so-called Revolution in Military Affairs.
They don't have the industry left to build any of the hardware much less the new drones, jamming systems, air defense systems and modern battlefield Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance needed to fight in the 21st century against something considerably more heavily armed and trained then Afghan tribesmen.
The complete Kiel Report is found here. It's worth a look.
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it appears Western Europe is pfft; deliberate or planned?
Appalling and unforgivable. Like Boron, I wonder whether it's deliberate.
I remember reading, in the 1970s, translations of 1960s Soviet military articles. At that time the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) referred to the impact of nuclear weapons on warfare. What is the current definition of the same term?
Interesting, almost like SOMEONE wanted NATO and America effectively disarmed.
I've read here and there in reliable sources that in the defend Israel effort our stocks of anti-aircraft-missile ammo is essentially empty AND resupply looks a LOT like the German scenario.
I'm sure China who PROVIDES the rare earths for our fancy weapon systems the F35 requires 950 pounds, the Naval Standard Missile 6 uses 6-7 pounds.
Worth reading: https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/rare-earths-provide-critical-weapons-support/
I wonder if China's recent stoppage of several rare earths is a problem.
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