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27 Nov, 4 tweets, 1 min read
Defence budget 2021 for #Bundeswehr has passed budget committee, rising by 120 million Euros to 46.93 billion Euros. While in itself not terrible, its also not great news about GER genuinely spending on needed materiel recapitalization. Source on news:

augengeradeaus.net/2020/11/vertei…
As per AKK's recent speech outlining her spending priorities, it was made clear that without substantial increases balance of existing funding will serve to fill deficits in basic equipment & supply issues (ammo, personal gear etc).
So for now big materiel spending will be limited to T1 Eurofighter replacement and the Eurodrone, for which, interestingly, there is still no new contract required to move program along.
Missing: Heavy transport helo (recently botched procurement, new plan supposed to emerge 12/20), MEADS (symbolic allocation only), second batch PUMA (to be decided 02/21), MPA replacement & 704 oiler replacement. On top of my head. 🤷‍♂️ /end

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29 Nov
Right, so since I got a bottle of Australian white going through my system, its just as well I capitalise on that & do a drunk movie review. Its "The Chronicles Of Riddick", a film I have a love-hate-relationship with. Excellent visuals & one liners, but atrocious plot & casting. Image
Mute this thread if movie reviews, drunk or sober, bother you. Thanks, with a cherry on top.
This btw is the Directors cut of the film. So there's like 15 minutes of extra footage explaining to us all the bad choices David Twohy made in producing a sequel to PITCH BLACK, that clearly looked at Lord Of The Rings and then just ran through three lines of cocaine.
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23 Nov
Well... German frigate Hamburg was engaged in cooperative boarding of a Turkish flagged cargo ship in Med, in support of Libyan arms embargo. After the Turkish government objected to boarding, inspection was aborted & team returned to their ship. 🤷‍♂️
Bundeswehr official account emphasises the civilian crew was cooperative, the request to abort came from the "flag state". No further details.
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14 Sep
Haenel surprisingly wins German #Bundeswehr assault rifle competition against favorite Heckler&Koch, with its Mk556 AR15-architecture based product. No official confirmation yet but supposedly rifle matches spec and is cheaper than HK offering. Image Hk433 top, Mk556 below.
Haenel has a long history, but faced many changes due to hailing from Suhl, Thuringia in East Germany. Company re-established itself with production locally in 2008, but belongs to the Merkel Group (no relation to the Chancellor), which itself is owned by UAE-based Caracal Int.
A very interesting decision to be sure, with all sorts of ramifications, potentially overall very positive for GER small arms presence. Still, a protest by HK seems at least likely.

cc @LeighJNeville
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10 Jun
Righto, so I went through MinDef-report on Defence Matters, which for most part is interesting due to listing relevant weapons systems and their operational/developmental/procurement status. Same as w readiness report no readiness numbers, but clear cut language is informative.
Overall trend is positive but emphasises its not just about cash, but also adapting existing structures in industry and military force to actually being able to absorb that funding. Investment funding growth held up by approving major procurements, eg Tornado and CH-53.
NH-90: 77 of 82 units in TTH (army) config received. Rest due end of 2021. Major challenges are high maintenance requirements, obsolencies with older airframes, some operational restrictions (no details) & timely parts supply.
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6 May
Since #German mil twitter lately is going nuts about #Tornado-replacement, including SPD-folks of all people advocating F-35 suddenly again instead of Super Hornet, let me present a clear cut solution to this issue based on military requirements, not politics. Thread.
Luftwaffe needs to replace a force of 90ish Tornado. That replacement should be 1:1, no if's no but's no coconuts. Replacement needs to cover strike, SEAD and nuclear sharing. Notably Luftwaffe wants to maintain two separate models for fleet resilience.
We have in the past seen various proposals for addressing issue. Pure Eurofighter fleet by industry & SPD folks. Goes against Luftwaffe demand re resilience. Also no SEAD/EA role readily available. EA version in particular faces some integration issues (because CFTs are a no-no).
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1 Mar 19
Buckle up folks. Making good on my promise from last week. Got a bottle of Shiraz in me, so here we go... #Aliens
Given Cameron inherited this franchise from Scott, its arguably one of the most respectful sequels you can imagine.
I love this shot. Maybe my fav shot of the movie. Timeless effect plus it kinda looks like a xenomorph initially too. True art.
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