I have a better idea: The German arms industry has degraded to shit over the last decades, and they are desperate to make sure people dont know about it because it is one of their only industries that is still profitable. For instance, one of the reasons they were so against sending tanks earlier in the war was entire due to the fact that they were worried about other Eastern European nations getting rid of their Leopards and replacing them with Abrams (like the Polish did).

Of course, like is usual with these sort of articles though, I imagine there is some missing context or truth-twisting going on.

I have a better idea: The German arms industry has degraded to shit over the last decades, and they are desperate to make sure people dont know about it because it is one of their only industries that is still profitable. For instance, one of the reasons they were so against sending tanks earlier in the war was entire due to the fact that they were worried about other Eastern European nations getting rid of their Leopards and replacing them with Abrams (like the Polish did).