ESCLUSIVO: gli Stati Uniti negano la richiesta tedesca di integrare i razzi dell’artiglieria americana

>The refusal could make it more difficult for the German military to cooperate with the US and other NATO allies

>BERLIN – The US government has once again refused a request from the German defence ministry to integrate the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) rockets Berlin purchased from Washington with European rocket launchers, Euractiv has learned.

>The German government has made multiple such requests over the past several years. Still, neither the Biden nor the Trump administration has shown openness, according to German and American government sources. The refusal could jeopardise the German military’s interoperability with the US and other NATO allies, many of which use US-made launchers.

>The modernisation and expansion of Germany’s rocket artillery systems are among the central goals of the country’s so-called *Zeitenwende*, the shift in foreign and defence policy announced in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. One of the key lessons from the war has been the need to rebuild rocket artillery capabilities.

>For decades, Germany has used MARS II launchers, which are compatible with US systems. However, Germany’s Ministry of Defence is now aiming to adopt the Euro-PULS rocket launcher system, a joint project by defence companies Elbit and KNDS, which can be equipped with weapons from various manufacturers.

>Berlin has purchased five Euro-PULS systems for testing, and they will be integrated into the German military in 2026.

>Still, the decision to use these new launchers has created complications. Germany needs US approval to integrate American weapons into the Euro-PULS system. To date, the US-purchased GMLRS rockets used by the Bundeswehr on its MARS II launchers are not compatible with Euro-PULS.

>The German defence ministry has long expressed confidence that Washington would grant the necessary authorisation. Yet for nearly three years, no such approval has been issued.

>This places the ministry of defence in a bind. Not only would the newly acquired Euro-PULS systems be incompatible with the GMLRS rockets already in Bundeswehr stocks, but the inability to integrate US weapons into German systems also complicates cooperation with NATO partners.

>Countries such as Italy, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Baltic states have all opted for the US HIMARS system and its associated GMLRS rockets.

>One likely reason for the US refusal is that integrating the fire-control software connecting the launcher and the rocket could give other manufacturers partial insight into the functioning of some of the most advanced US missiles, including PrSM, which has a range of up to 1,000 kilometres.

>Some officials at the German ministry of defence said the US could provide a new software solution that would avoid these concerns.

>In an email to Euractiv, a German ministry of defence spokeswoman said the US decision is not yet final.

I doubt that their military industrial complex is happy with the current admin. Or they are in for a rude awakening

Hopefully they have been looking at developing their own launchers and rockets… since this is not exactly new.

Classic US

Refusing to share/sell knowledge for the last 30 years

You need to be kinda stupid to buy anything American in this day and age. Military equipment, more so.

US doing whatever Russia wants

We need European independence *now*!

Any surprise, US just has one ally: Israel. All others are just clients or puppet countries.

Europe must focus on their own army and providers, foreign ones can’t be trusted, except Canada may be.

As a Canadian that lives near the border I’ve learned that Americans can be dicks, doesn’t matter who they vote for.

Was the message translated from Russian? Just asking

Buy European!

The US turning its back to Europe must be one of the stupidest things to ever happen in global politics. And all because one single person is being blackmailed by Putin.

Well, screw you anyway. It’s about time Europe starts becoming less dependent on other outside powers

I WILL probably be downvoted for saying this but I have to be honest… the argument is that, even the Biden admin refused such demands because the US want to protect its technology and agreeing to the German demands would open potential technology transfer. That’s what I get from the article. And if true, it is perfectly normal for a country to protect its core technology from unwanted transfer, even more to a country that is re-arming

I am pro-EU, however Germany has the habit of trying to force technology transfer to them. They try to this this for decades with France (now I know most people are aligning with the Germans to blame the lack of cooperation to France, but the point here is that France is legitimate to protect its investment it has made for decades, same for the US).

Now, maybe I misread the article, English isn’t my primary not my secondary language.

But if I don’t misread it, I would like to point out, of all the countries re-arming, Germany is the country forcing the most technology transfer. Be it France, the US or anyone else, this way of operating isn’t legitimate.