Overview

• The draft law released June 28 by the Defense and Economics Ministries aims to slash bureaucratic hurdles in Bundeswehr acquisitions.
• Urgent defense contracts will be handled through national tenders rather than at the European level to shorten procurement timelines.
• Winning bids can be awarded even if unsuccessful competitors file complaints, bypassing suspensive delays that once stretched deliveries by years.
• Legislators would be empowered to launch procurement procedures before full budget approval and streamlined paperwork requirements will cut administrative burdens.
• With backing from the Bundesverband der Deutschen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungsindustrie, the measure heads to parliament as part of Germany’s drive to strengthen NATO deterrence.