close Germany 'is stepping up': Ambassador touts $33B in U.S. defense deals Germany’s Ambassador to the U.S., Jens Hanefeld, says Berlin is on course to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP well before 2035. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! This is part six of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance. Germany is pledging to become a more powerful military force inside NATO, with Berlin’s ambassador to Washington telling Fox News Digital that the country is