Procurement projects exceeding a value of 25 million euros require prior approval from the Bundestag’s budget committee Last year saw a record-breaking 97 such submissions from the Federal Office for Equipment, Information and Utilization of the Bundeswehr (BAAINBw)
Eight projects have already been forwarded to the relevant committees, with a further 73 scheduled to follow by the end of December According to the “Handelsblatt” these encompass orders for a fifth tranche of the Eurofighter combat jet, light transport helicopters of the Airbus H-145M type, tanks including Boxer and Puma models and missiles for air defense systems Iris-T and Patriot Planned initiatives also include development contracts for an AI-powered system designed to monitor expansive areas along NATO’s eastern flank, as well as a high-precision laser weapon system for the Navy
