As it rapidly rearms, Berlin is increasingly giving priority to speed of delivery over sophisticated specifications.

German soldiers are pictured during a training session with a drone during the visit of German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Otto-Lilienthal barracks in Roth, Germany, on Feb. 3, 2026.

BERLIN — The German army is working to accelerate wartime decision-making through artificial intelligence tools capable of analyzing battlefield data more rapidly than humans, drawing lessons from ...