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Germany Defence and Security Report Q2 2009
Market |
Defence |
Report Type |
Market Research |
Country |
Germany |
Published |
13 May 2009 |
Number of Pages |
66 |
Download |
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Immediate |
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Publisher |
Business Monitor International |
Germany’s growing contributions to overseas missions reflect changing priorities in defence strategy, although a strong focus remains on peace support and stabilisation. Germany continues to be a major troop contributor to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, having confirmed in February 2009 a pledge to send 600 more soldiers to the country. German armed forces have also played a significant role in the EU anti-piracy task force off the Somali coast, with 230 soldiers and a frigate deployed to the mission. Increased involvement in some overseas operations, notably Afghanistan, may heighten Germany’s vulnerability to domestic terror attacks.
In addition, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency, Heinz Fromm, warned of the possible threat of Islamic terrorism during the country’s federal elections in September 2009. German intelligence services and security forces, while well trained and well equipped to combat such threats, lack the same experience as certain of their European counterparts who have experienced major domestic terror campaigns in recent times.
The German defence industry continues to strengthen, with an increased number of joint ventures enabling German-based companies to penetrate larger markets more successfully. The new ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems began trading in 2007 following the merger of ThyssenKrupp Werften and Howaldtswerke Deutsche Werft. In April 2007, the MAN AG industrial group sold its subsidiary MAN Mobile Bridges to Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW). European aerospace group EADS has finally seen a conclusion to the intense power struggle between the French and German leading executives.
However, problems continue to dog EADS’ beleaguered A400 military transport plane program. In March 2009, the firm was forced to insist on its commitment to the A400 after Chief Executive Thomas Enders of EADS subsidiary Airbus said that the EUR20bn program could not be completed under ‘current conditions’. Some countries had threatened to cancel or reduce their orders, but the seven countries awaiting A400 deliveries agreed on a three-month moratorium on any decisions about orders, to give EADS time to devise a new schedule. By the end of March, the company announced for the first time that they were able to take a limited cut in orders, in order to keep Europe’s biggest defence contract afloat.
Germany is now the world’s third largest exporter of arms, accounting for 9% of global arms transfers. The country continues to explore new export avenues in Eastern Europe and the Asia Pacific region following recent successes in Australia, where it has become an established supplier.
Berlin remains the capital of one of the most prosperous and stable countries in Western Europe. It plays an active and significant role in the region and across the globe. Germany boasts one of the largest armed forces in the region and one of the best equipped. The international deployment of German military forces is constrained under strict constitutional rules, but Germany’s involvement in multilateral peace support operations has been increasing over recent years and is set to do so further.
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