If it wanted to own the number of combat tanks it owned in 2004, it needs 40 years. This study was based on Germany in 2004 (423) combat aircraft, then the number of fighters that its army owned in 2021 (226) aircraft, or almost half.
As for the number of combat tanks, in 2004 it reached (2398) tanks, and then in 2021 declined to (339) tanks. Regarding the “Hautezer” defender, the study says that in 2004, its number reached (978) artillery, and then declined in 2021 to (121) cannons.
Regarding the air defense systems, the study says that there is no information about its number in 2004, but the German army’s information indicates that it had 12 of them in 2021.
On the other hand, Russia can manufacture the same quantities in record times that are estimated at half a year, and since the outbreak of the Ukrainian war in February 2022, Russia has managed to raise the pace of weapons manufacturing clearly, especially long -range missiles, air defense systems and combat tanks.
However, this Russian insatiable also includes the intensification of the modern weapons systems industry, such as engines.
Added to this is the problem of the German government’s inability to provide real incentives for weapons manufacturers because these companies do not know whether the Berlin government will continue to request weapons after the depletion of money that was allocated to arms, which means delayed delivery dates and high prices and before that the inability to develop long -term manufacturing plans.