In 2024, Germany supplied four EC-145 light helicopters and four 11001-15000 ship engines to Indonesia. The same year, it sold IRIS-T long-range air-to-air missiles to Thailand.

The treaty builds on a defense pact the U.K. and Germany, two of the biggest European supporters of Ukraine, signed last year pledging closer co-operation against a growing threat from Russia.

As countries in Southeast Asia look beyond the US and Russia for security partners, Germany is stepping up its defense diplomacy — signing deals, deploying warships and joining regional forums.

UK and Germany hail wide-ranging treaty, deepening ties in face of threats By Sarah Marsh and Elizabeth Piper July 17, 20259:35 AM PDTUpdated July 17, 2025 ...

Germany’s “debt brake” provision normally limits borrowing to 0.35% of GDP. Net government borrowing will jump to €81.8 billion in 2025, up from €33.3 billion last year.

The treaty builds on a defense pact the U.K. and Germany, two of the biggest European supporters of Ukraine, signed last year committing to closer co-operation against the growing threat from Russia.

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, left, greets Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer astray pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague ...

Germany and the UK have agreed to deepen their defense ties, including better harmonizing equipment export policy, days after Britain and France also moved to bolster their national security links ...