https://archive.is/OvER4

In 2025 alone, Germany purchased 315 million euros’ worth of Israeli weaponry – more than in the previous four years combined

  • Melchior@feddit.org
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    17 hours ago

    Read the actual article. The missiles are licensed made in Germany on an existing prodcution line owned by a company, which is 80% owned by German defense companies.

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      16 hours ago

      If I give France $1,000,000,000 to use a specific shade of color, but make the color on Brazilian machinery owned by Brazilians… I’ve still given France $1B. Have I not?

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        16 hours ago

        But this is buying $1B worth of color from the Brazilians. They probably end up giving some licensing money to the French, but it is going to be much less then $1B, if they have not done it in the past.

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      16 hours ago

      Yeah, but the headline aligns with OP’s narrative, this is what all this is about. Authoritarian propaganda.

      80 percent of shares are held by German defense companies Rheinmetall and Diehl, with the remaining 20 percent owned by Dutch holding company Ercas B.V.

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    15 hours ago

    *The missiles will be delivered to Ukraine and the headlines will say that they should have bought more.

    *Speculation