Defense News:

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany will spend “substantially” on air defense in the coming years, offering a German-led arms architecture for other European nations to plug into.

His comments at an Aug. 29 speech at Charles University in the Czech Republic capital of Prague outlined the German government’s renewed vision for defending the EU from the air following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Officials have spoken of a “German Shield” concept, with different countermeasures for threats in different altitudes and distances – low, medium and upper – tied with Airbus’ Surface-to-Air Operations Center battle management system.

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