The media reported a five-fold increase in the number of companies in the German military-industrial complex

In Germany, the number of companies operating in the military-industrial complex (MIC) has increased fivefold since 2017. This was reported on July 7 by the Wirtschafts Woche (WW) newspaper with reference to the Federal Association of German Security and Defense Industry (BSV).

"340 companies are members of our company, which is 100 more than at the end of last year," said Hans Christoph Atzpodien, Executive Director of BSV.

According to the publication, in 2017, there were only 70 companies working in the BSV. However, the names of the new members of the association were not announced.

According to WW, this growth is due to the crisis in the German automotive industry, which is why companies are refocusing on the military-industrial complex.

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