After two years of high export figures, they are leaving Approvals for German arms exports down significantly this year. From January 1st to December 8th, 2025, the approved Federal Government the export of weapons and other military equipment worth 8.4 billion euros. This emerges from a response from the Federal Ministry of Economics to a request from Left MP Ulrich Thoden. In the previous two years, the volume of approved deliveries reached record levels of 13.33 billion euros in 2024 and 12.15 billion euros in 2023.
Above all for Ukraine As a result, fewer arms deliveries were approved. The letter from State Secretary Thomas Steffen said that in 2025, military equipment worth 1.14 billion euros would be delivered to the by Russia attacked land was approved. In 2024 it was still 8.15 billion euros. A ministry spokeswoman is concerned about the ongoing support of the Ukraine partly based on previously granted approvals. On the other hand, Ukraine funds flow into “longer-term projects” that would only later be reflected in export permits.
Ukraine is also increasingly investing in its own production of military equipment. There is no longer an exact list of arms deliveries to Ukraine since the change of government. The Union and SPD government justifies this by saying that Russia should be kept in the dark about military support for Ukraine.
According to the letter, the new federal government approved military equipment worth 5.39 billion euros.
