Germany faced serious problems in restoring its military inventories, which confirms the new Der Spiegel report. According to the available data, Germany will take about 100 years to return to the level of reserves of 20 years ago at the current rate of defense production.
Experts say that if the rate of procurement and production in Germany will be preserved at the same level as they reached in 2004, the restoration of stocks of combat tanks, fighters and artillery howitzers will be possible only a few decades. For example, reserves of combat tanks are expected by 2066, fighters - by 2038, and artillery howitzers - until 2121.
While Germany faces these challenges, Russia continues to actively increase its production capacity. The production of weapons in Russia is at high speed, which allows the aggressor to produce the necessary stocks at times faster than Germany. For example, Russia can produce up to 10 thousand artillery shells and missiles per day, at times exceeding the annual production of Germany.
This situation creates serious risks to NATO and Germany, which may be in an unfavorable position due to the inadequate rates of restoring their military stocks. Germany is forced to view its defense strategy and modernize military facilities to meet modern challenges and threats from Russia.
