Military expert: Prepare for war with Russia in 2027

According to a British military expert, the NATO countries could be involved in a military conflict with Russia in two years. This was said by Ed Arnold from the British think tank Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) in an interview with the German Press Agency.

With a view to the planned massive investments in Germany in the armaments area, Arnold warned that the Federal Government had no time in view of the threat of Russia to distribute investments over a period of ten years. Instead, the Bundeswehr must first focus on quickly expanding the stocks of proven weapon systems and ammunition – especially artillery ammunition.

Bundeswehr Mostly with heavy equipment, the recommended systems belong to the recommended systems, according to Arnold, among other things, the Taurus marching mission, the battle tank Leopard 2 A8 and the armored transport vehicle boxer. Both are vehicles that are also used by other European nations. The Bundeswehr could produce here “massively increase” And equip their units in large parts with heavy equipment and provide allies, according to the Briton.

German air defense systems such as Iris-T and the flak armor Parder, which has already been erected by the Bundeswehr, have been in the war in Ukraine, according to the expert “Remarkably effective” highlighted. These should also be produced massively and also exported to allies, he recommends.

Europe has to say goodbye to the idea of ​​just striving for the technologically highest quality weapons, said Arnold. “What Ukraine shows is that you don’t always have to have the best. You just have to be a little better than the opponent”according to the expert. In addition, it would not be advisable to waste too much money for devices, of which you lose ten pieces a day in an emergency.

In addition to the purchase of one’s own stocks, drones are primarily concerned with building production capacities in order to adapt to the fast development cycles. “The change in warfare means that drones are used on the lowest level”he said. They are “omnipresent on the battlefield”.

Germany also has to ask whether it actually wants to continue investing in US weapons systems in view of the political orientation in Washington, said Arnold. This mainly affects the order of F-35 starcaps jets, but also the Patriot air defense system. These could be replaced by European systems in the medium term.

If Russia intentionally searches for the conflict, according to the expert, this would probably be most possible in the Baltic States, for example on the Suwalki gap, the only country bridge between the NATO countries in Central Europe and the Baltic allies. At the same time, Arnold warned of the possibility that NATO states and Russia unintentionally slipped into a conflict elsewhere in view of the many military activities in Europe.