![]() ![]() Soldiers in one tank had to abandon it after its wiring caught fire, media reported. Last December, 18 of Germany's ultra-modern Puma infantry fighting vehicles broke down due to electronic problems and other defects. The TV shows have plenty of material to work with. It was a small, but significant, step for Germany, a nation haunted by its Nazi past but also embarrassed by the poor state of its armed forces, a favorite punchline on late-night comedy shows. Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, declared it an unprecedented mission to the Indo-Pacific and a major success. In Australia, 250 German soldiers took part in the drills and one of the transport planes continued on its way across the Pacific Ocean to circumnavigate the globe – a first for Germany's post-war air force – on its return to Germany after stops in Tahiti and Bolivia. The fighter jets, accompanied by seven massive transport planes that provided in-air refueling, made it to Singapore in just over 20 hours with a stop in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, to change pilots. In a first timid show of global prowess last August, Germany's air force – the Luftwaffe – launched six Eurofighter jets from the Neuburg an der Donau airfield in Bavaria to join Western military exercises in Australia meant to deter China's rising power. ![]() (CN) - Slowly, cautiously and proudly, Germany is rebuilding its armed forces and beginning to flex its military muscles – a development long desired by the United States, NATO and hawks in Europe, but regarded with unease by those who dread seeing Berlin's return to militarism. ![]()
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