Cold War as a blueprint? Pistorius presents Bundeswehr reform today. With a changed command structure, the troops should become more capable of acting militarily.
The medical service and the so-called armed forces base - which includes logistics, military police and NBC defense - could lose their independence. It is also expected with interest whether and how the minister will comment on the Bundes wehr's personnel targets. The number of soldiers has recently fallen to 181,500. The stated goal so far has been to grow to 203,000 soldiers by 2031 - now also against the background of the Ukraine war.