armament

27.June 2026 Arthur Sullivan (DW)

Tanks are back in fashion: Germans and French are investing billions

Germany and France will control Europe's largest tank manufacturer

Arms

28.May 2026. IN THE

Vučić on Serbia's weapons: Some tried to blackmail us

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said during his visit to China that Serbia had previously been subject to conditions in the negotiations on the procurement of military equipment, while, as he said, the Chinese partners had not done so.

The arms race

27.April 2026. Peter Hill (DW)

Brave New World: Arming to the teeth

Along with flared up conflicts and increasing global instability, historical records in the arms race are falling

From the new issue of "Vremena"

18.march 2026 VR

The Croats will strike one day of the week, but we have "hypersonic" missiles

No one knows whether the new Chinese missile can be mounted on the MIGs that Serbia has. But it's not hard to guess what the new gun rattle is for

Research

09.march 2026 Christoph Strak (DW)

Europe's fear of war: Record armament

Europe is currently in first place in the world in terms of arms imports, which has tripled, and in Poland it has increased by as much as 852 percent. The market reflects the growing fear of war among Europeans, according to research by the Stockholm Institute for Peace Research

Nuclear weapons

16.February 2026. B. B.

China is preparing a stronger nuclear arsenal

China's build-up of a nuclear arsenal in the country's southwest complicates efforts to revive global arms control

European Union

14.February 2026. B. B.

Von der Leyen: Investing in defense is the awakening of Europe

"It is necessary to ensure that Europe can defend its territory, economy, democracy and way of life," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Aleksandar Vučić

14.February 2026. Bojan Bednar

Vučić is playing a great geostrategist again

Conveying his impressions on the occasion of the Munich Security Conference, the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that "everyone says they want peace, but everyone actually wants the defeat of the other side." It is really a paradox, identical to the fact that he advocates for democracy in Serbia, but actually wants to cement his autocracy.

Arming Serbia

05.January 2026 Katarina Stevanović

Need or propaganda: Who is Vučić actually arming himself against?

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has once again announced the massive arming of Serbia. Are real security threats hidden behind the announcement of the doubling of military capacity or is it political marketing? Or is the regime arming itself against its own people?

Arms companies have significantly increased their revenues over the past two years. New military equipment was developed, supplies were restored, and destroyed equipment was replaced.

The war in Ukraine

01.December 2025 Christoph Hasselbach (DW)

Wars fill the coffers of arms manufacturers

The war in Ukraine is definitely good for the business of the military industry. Arms companies have significantly increased their revenues over the past two years. New military equipment was developed, supplies were restored, and destroyed equipment was replaced

Germany

16.July 2025 Nemanja Rujevic

Pre-war country

The Germans are preparing for war in fear of the Russians and Trump's insanity. The military industry is rubbing its hands, the army is advertised on pizza boxes, and the people fear both the possible war and the ease with which war is talked about.

The Army of Serbia

23.June 2025 IN THE

Vučić presents to you the "horribly murderous" Serbian Army

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said that the Serbian Armed Forces acquired "super-secret" equipment, so secret that only five people know anything about it. Former Chief of General Staff Zdravko Ponoš tells him that he is ignorant and ignores the laws

SIPRI: Countries are racing again in nuclear arms

Nuclear weapons

16.June 2025 Helen Whittle / DW

DW: Is the risk of nuclear war increasing?

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) warns of a new nuclear arms race as control weakens. Artificial intelligence and space technologies are further changing nuclear capabilities. Who will be the new Colonel Petrov?

NATO

05.June 2025 B. B.

Mass arming of NATO countries begins

Long-range weapon systems, defense against air attacks and mobile ground units have priority, and the agreement will be on the agenda of the NATO summit.

European Union

06.march 2025 Terry Schultz (DW)

The EU faces the largest military investment in history: "Rearming Europe"

Ursula von der Leyen's €800 billion defense boost plan comes as the US is reassessing its role in European security. Can the EU become an independent military power?

Germany

04.march 2025 Jens Turau (DW)

Washington is no longer a partner? Germany wants to arm itself

Political Berlin was shocked by the argument that broke out last Friday in the Oval Office of the White House between US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky. That is why he intends to invest billions of euros in defense

Ukraine

02.march 2025 S.Ć.

Von der Leyen: Europe must urgently arm itself

At a summit on Ukraine in London, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Commission would propose a weapons plan because "we really need to seriously step up our efforts."

Region

26.November 2024 Igor Lasic/DW

Rafali, Bajraktari and HIMARS: Croatia is the leader in the regional arms race

Croatia is establishing itself as a leader in the regional arms race, investing huge resources in the modernization of the army. Is it a strategic need or racing for no real reason

Armament

08.September 2024 B. B.

Juratović: Vučić with "bursts" is either preparing Serbia for NATO or buying influence

Either Serbia is preparing to join NATO, which would significantly contribute to peace and security in the region, or Aleksandar Vučić is using armaments to buy international influence, to the detriment of Serbian citizens, said German Bundestag member Josip Juratović.

Facing the difference: Serbia and Croatia

04.September 2024 Davor Lukacs

An arms race in the Balkan style

Last week, Serbs and Croats were connected by two events - the procurement of 12 Rafal fighter jets, for which Serbia signed the contract, and the return of mandatory military service, which Croatia announced as of January 1 next year, and Serbia has been dragging it out since 2017 for daily political needs. .

Armament

26.August 2024 Jens Turau/DW

Serbia exports weapons to war zones: Who cuts international agreements

Arming parties in an ongoing war is prohibited by international treaty, but nobody seems to care. Mass weapons are exported by the United States, Germany, China, and Serbia

Safety a priority

22.April 2024. IM / DW

A new world record in investments for the production of weapons

The USA, China and Russia have again massively increased their military expenditures. Particularly large growth is recorded in Europe, Asia and the Middle East

German Parliament

11.march 2024 IM (Phonet)

The mass armament program of the European Union was adopted

The European Union needs aircraft carriers and its own anti-missile shield

Kosovo

13.January 2024 BG

Arming Pristina: A message from the US that Serbia is not a reliable partner

According to Resolution 1244 of the UN Security Council, arming Pristina is illegal, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said. Kurt Basiner, senior associate at the Council for Democratization Policy, believes that this move does not yet show a fundamental rethinking of the West's policy towards Vučić, but that it is an indication that it can be considered.

Measuring military strength

12.January 2024 AI

Arming Belgrade and Pristina: How many tanks, how many "Javelins"

Aleksandar Vučić boasts that Serbia is a tank superpower. America will therefore deliver Javelin anti-tank missiles and accompanying equipment worth 75 million dollars to Kosovo. Arming the Kosovo Security Forces is nothing new

Serbian and Kosovo army

11.August 2023 Davor Lukč

In the new issue about the Kosovo army: Only you arm yourself

While Aleksandar Vučić "harshly" resents and "threatens" on the TV Pink and Happy TV screens in front of the domestic audience, Kosovo is slowly completing its project of 5.000 soldiers, well equipped and trained, because all that work is done by NATO with its logistics and instructors.

Serbian and Kosovo army

09.August 2023 Davor Lukacs

Only you arm yourselves

In the statements from the meetings of Aleksandar Vučić with the representatives of the USA and the EU for Kosovo, as well as with the Secretary General of NATO, there is not a word that he resented the creation and equipping of the Kosovo army. It is, however, for domestic use, when he appears in multi-hour monologues on television with a national frequency and says, roughly, how he slammed his fist on the table and said "can't!". Well, whoever swallows it - swallows it