The new office is meant to help coordinate multinational programmes
Germany is reforming its military procurement agency to make it more fit for a new age of warfare, with plans for an international office in Brussels.
Berlin’s €500 billion defence budget means the agency is expected to handle a consistently high volume of orders in the long term. The reform of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) aims to make it more agile to respond to future challenges, promote innovation within the armed forces and strengthen cooperation with industry, the defence ministry said in a press release.
“To improve cooperation with the institutions of the European Union and NATO in Brussels, the Procurement Office will also be represented in Brussels in future,” Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday. The new representation is also meant to coordinate multinational programmes more effectively.
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