Munich's defence tech boom: How Germany's rearmament is reshaping a Bavarian city

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Munich is experiencing a defense technology boom driven by Germany's increased military budgets and drone contracts amid rearmament efforts. Former car manufacturers in Bavaria are retraining for defense production while the city struggles to keep pace with construction permits for this rapid expansion.

Behind the record budgets and drone contracts lies a story of ex-carmakers retraining for the battlefield and a city racing to build faster than its own permitting system will allow.