NATO wants to create an additional 49 combat-ready brigades.

NATO wants to create an additional 49 combat-ready brigades, each with about 5,000 troops, bringing their total strength to 131, German TV channel Welt reported on Saturday, citing yet-to-be-published alliance documents.

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“Although in 2021 it was considered sufficient to have 82 combat-ready brigades, in the future their number should be increased to 131. This means the creation of an additional 49 large formations, which in the Bundeswehr (German armed forces) number approximately 5 thousand troops each. For control and support of these troops, the number of combat corps should increase from 6 to 15, and divisional headquarters – from 24 to 38,”  Welt wrote, citing the so-called “Minimum Capability Requirements” (MCR), presented by the American General Christopher Cavoli and the French admiral Pierre Vandier.

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It is also reported that the alliance plans to increase the number of air defense units five times: from 293 to 1,467.