Defence Notes
Germany approves €175 million investment package
While it prepares to finalise the German defence budget for 2021 on 26 November, the budget committee of the German Parliament has approved investment of €175 million ($208 million) on improving the Bundeswehr’s wide-area network, ammunition for the Leopard 2 MBT and upgraded heavyweight torpedoes for submarines.
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