At today’s meeting the… Budget Committee of the Bundestag decide on armaments projects worth more than 50 billion euros. “These are amounts and speeds in procurement that show that there is a lack of planning security for the industry,” said Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD). The renewal of the Bundeswehr is taking place keep going.

Among other things, MPs have planned spending of 22 billion euros for personal protective equipment and clothing. In addition, around four billion euros are involved in the expansion the Arrow 3 missile defense system and two billion euros for the Patriot air defense system. More than four billion euros are to be spent on additional Puma armored personnel carriers.

The security policy spokeswoman for the Green Party BundestagSara Nanni, criticized the density of applications in the committee. According to a report by Deutschlandfunk, she said it was impossible to process this systematically and seriously in such a short time.

Procurement projects with an investment volume of 25 million euros or more must be submitted to the Budget Committee for approval. However, the committee’s approval is considered a formality.