Germany Approves Half-Billion Euro Kamikaze Drone Package as Europe Rearms

Germany has approved a major acquisition of attack drones for the Bundeswehr, with an initial purchase worth half a billion euros. The package includes kamikaze-style loitering munitions that have proven devastatingly effective on the Ukrainian battlefield. The procurement marks a significant acceleration of Germany's rearmament drive, launched after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine shattered decades of post-Cold War complacency. The move comes on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, as European nations race to rebuild military capabilities they allowed to atrophy.