
In an interview at the Innovation Forum in Dresden, the highest-ranking officer in the land forces rejected criticism of the procurement policy.
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The army inspector takes part in the innovation forum at the officer school in Dresden. He is responding to public criticism regarding the Bundeswehr's technological equipment.
Dresden. The Army Inspector, Christian Freuding, is a guest at the innovation forum at the officers' school in Dresden. A suitable opportunity in the interview to defend yourself against accusations that the Bundeswehr mainly orders “scrap metal” and is not technologically up to date. But the highest-ranking officer in the land forces is far from satisfied. Rather impatient.

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Army Inspector Christian Freuding calls for faster modernization of the Bundeswehr. Despite progress in digitalization, he criticizes delays in defense projects and emphasizes the need for a sovereign network architecture by 2035.

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