Bundeswehr Shortages to Persist Beyond 2030, Says German Minister.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said that the country's military, the Bundeswehr, will not be able to bridge gaps in funding and supplies by 2030. The minister has pledged to boost military spending and modernize the Bundeswehr after years of underinvestment. The Defense Ministry has previously calculated that the armed forces would need an investment of €300 billion ($326 billion) to replenish and update its stocks. Pistorius considers such an investment by the end of the decade not possible, but also "not necessary," saying instead that priorities must be chosen.