Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Germany plans a €10 billion investment in drones, aiming to lead EU air defence. The strategy includes deploying Eurofighter jets in Poland.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Germany will spend 10 billion euros($11.62 billion)in coming years for all kinds of drones, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said at a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels.
He also said that Germany will offer to take the lead in an European Union air defence shield and that Germany will increase its contribution to air policing.
A spokesperson for the ministry added that Germany will deploy two Eurofighter jets in Polish Malbork from December to March
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(Reporting by Sabine Siebond, writing by GV De Clercq, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout)
Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can be remotely controlled or fly autonomously. They are used for various purposes, including military operations, surveillance, and delivery services.
NATO, or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is a military alliance of countries from North America and Europe that was established for mutual defense against aggression.
An air defense shield is a system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aerial threats, such as missiles or aircraft, to protect a specific area or country.
Eurofighter jets are a family of twin-engine, canard-delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed and manufactured by a consortium of European aerospace companies.
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