Germany Plans Purchase of Thousands of Long-Range Missiles
Bloomberg: Germany has planned to purchase thousands of strike missiles to deter Russia. Germany plans to buy thousands of long-range high-precision strike missiles from European manufacturers to replenish its arsenal with weapons necessary for deterring Russia.
Consensus
- Germany is planning to purchase thousands of long-range precision missiles.
- The missiles are intended to strengthen Germany's defense capabilities against Russia.
- Germany is negotiating with European manufacturers for these purchases.
- The procurement includes cooperation with Ukraine on the production of the Bars missile.
- Germany is also negotiating with Destinus SA for the Ruta missile and with Hypersonica for the HS1 missile.
- Covenant Industries is developing the Anthem missile with a range exceeding 2000 km.
- The Anthem missile is being produced at a factory in Leipzig, Germany.
- The first Anthem missiles are expected to roll off the production line in early 2027.
- Covenant Industries plans to produce 1,000 Anthem missiles by the end of 2027.
- The company aims to reach a production capacity of 5,000 missiles per year by 2028.
Points of divergence
- The total cost of the Anthem missile purchase is expected to exceed 1 billion euros. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- No specific details about the cost or technical specifications of the missiles were provided. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- Germany wants to buy thousands of missiles to deter Russia, Bloomberg reports — DW Главное
- Bloomberg: Germany planned to purchase thousands of strike missiles to deter Russia — The Moscow Times
- Bloomberg: Germany is negotiating for the purchase of 'thousands' of rockets in Europe — Коммерсантъ