German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) said the German state should directly enter the arms industry. “I am firmly convinced that we need state participation, not least to ensure that expertise and jobs remain in Germany,” [Pistorius told Handelsblatt](https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/boris-pistorius-wir-muessen-uns-auf-den-worst-case-vorbereiten/100159440.html, the German business daily issue of Oct. 5. The aim is to ensure that companies with key technologies remain in the country.
Pistorius mentioned two candidates for state participation: KNDS, producer of the Leopard 2 tank, and TKMS, producer of submarines.
