Bundeswehr grapples with deficiency of tanks to meet commitments to NATO

According to the ZDF station, the Bundeswehr has large difficulty gathering its obligations to the VJTF - NATO's fast reaction force. Germany took rotating leadership of the NATO Spitz this year, the weekly Spiegel reported on Tuesday. The Bundeswehr had been preparing for this for respective years, nevertheless Leopard 2 tank failures forced the army to search for equipment in various sources.