Around 5,000 German troops, along with 105 Leopard 2A8 tanks, will soon be permanently stationed along Lithuania’s southeastern border with Russian-allied Belarus.

Germany has placed an order for nearly 1,400 military logistics vehicles to modernize its armed forces, the Bundeswehr, officials announced on Monday

Two members of the Bundeswehr were killed and one is missing after a helicopter crashed on Tuesday morning during a training flight near the eastern city of Leipzig, according to the defense ministry, which added that the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

By Tural Heybatov

Germany's armed forces (Bundeswehr) are facing a significant shortage of personnel, according to a statement made by a parliamentary official on Tuesday.

Germany's Bundeswehr has prepared a secret contingency plan in the event of a military conflict with Russia.

German police have detained a 27-year-old Syrian man in connection with a suspected plot to launch a machete attack on soldiers in the southern state of Bavaria.

On August 30, the German army completed its withdrawal from a military airbase in Niger, which is under the control of a junta.

Germany has initiated the construction of its first permanent military base abroad, located in Lithuania.