did they ever get their rifles fixed
The G36, the fantastic assault rifle for peacetime peacekeeping missions with these, a bit annoying, weaknesses due to cheap components made of heat-sensitive plastic for which HK decided because the financially bled procurement office of the Bundeswehr did not provide a specification?
Now that the legal disputes with the competitor Haniel have been decided by the courts in favour to HK?
Don't think a Russian invasion of a neighbouring country was a significant factor in the decision.
So, maybe next time.
So yes, sure, they will replace it with the equally fantastic HK416 A8 somewhere in the future.
Until then?
I don't know, cool pads, stricter fire disciplin?
Is there any war planned?
German defense spending went to salaries, and NOT equipment
I know you're just kidding.
Of course not on equipement.
On salaries?
Depends, you don't get rich in the Bundeswehr.
And don't forget, the reputation of the Bundeswehr among the German population was very low until the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
As a U.S. citizen, you probably can't imagine how little the German population cares about.
So no incentive there.
Still a lot of people in defense industry did make money.
But not by a long shot, as in the good old days of Cold War glory.
Come on, you guys over the pond probabyly know better of money grabbing politics in military industrial complex than anybody else.
And you have fought several wars since the end of the Cold War.
The Germans?
And by the way, would anyone really have wanted a militarily more robust Germany in Europe?
The British?
The Poles?
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