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Some major news from Germany:

According to 'hartpunkt', Germany plans to raise two additional mechanised divisions till 2035. The magazine reports that to that end, contracts are being prepared for some 10,000 armoured fighting vehicles: 5,000 Patria 6×6 and Piranha 6×6 armoured personnel carriers, 2,500 Boxer AFVs in various configurations, 1,000 Leopard 2 MBTs, and 900 infantry fighting vehicles. (Source)

Citing a government source, 'Bloomberg' has confirmed this report is true. (Source) The Merz administration has green-lit 60 major procurement projects for 2025, including the following:

• 20 Eurofighter Typhoon (Tranche 4)
• 1,000 Leopard 2 MBTs
• 1,000 Boxer and Puma infantry fighting vehicles
• 5,000 Boxer armoured carriers
  • of which at least 600 Skyranger 30 self-propelled anti-air guns
• 3,500 Patria 6×6 armoured carriers
• drones and loitering munitions for "several billion euros"

I'll post the entire list when it arrives.

Moreover, it's been revealed today that Germany will ditch the old Flecktarn camouflage pattern in 2028 for the new Multitarn, a pattern which hitherto had been reserved for special forces use. (Source)