Germany has announced a sweeping overhaul of its sprawling arms procurement agency as Berlin strives to speed up spending under its vastly expanded defence budget.
The defence ministry said it would tear up the existing structures at the agency, known by its German acronym Baainbw, which in the past was notorious for taking years to reach decisions and imposing elaborate, custom-made requirements.
Defence minister Boris Pistorius said the overhaul was needed so “the enormous sums in the defence budget over the coming years can be spent quickly and efficiently”.
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