Germany Plans €12 Billion Long-Range Arsenal to Deter Russia

The German government plans to invest approximately €12 billion ($14 billion) to develop a new long-range weapons arsenal aimed at deterring Russia, according to internal Defense Ministry documents. The four-part plan includes deploying low-cost cruise missiles by 2027, acquiring US Tomahawk missiles by the end of the

A Bundeswehr soldier looks out of a military vehicle Hannes P. Albert/picture alliance via Getty Images Documents show Germany plans to invest roughly $14 billion in long-range weapons to counter Russia. Germany aims for low-cost missiles by 2027, internal defense ministry documents show. Germany intends to collaborat

Internal defense ministry documents say the plan for a new long-range strike arsenal ranges from cheap cruise missiles to Tomahawks and future hypersonic weapons.