Germany expects to field Puma infantry fighting vehicles for a key NATO mission in the first half of 2023, its chief of defence said on Friday, after Berlin had to withdraw the Puma from the alliance's quick reaction force due to problems in a drill.
"As soon as we have sufficient vehicles repaired and operational for one company, we will use it for the VJTF," Eberhard Zorn said, referring to NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force .
Germany this year leads the alliance's quick reaction unit that constitutes NATO's first line of response and reinforcement in case of a conflict or heightened tensions with Russia.In December, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said Germany would s until they had proven themselves reliable, after several were put out of service during a military drill., which manufactures the armoured vehicles together with Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co , went down 7% after the minister's announcement.
For the VJTF, Germany replaced the Puma temporarily with decades-old Marder infantry fighting vehicles - which the more advanced Puma is meant to succeed in future. Germany has vowed to boost defence spending and modernise its military in the wake of the Ukraine war.
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