The agreement would mark the first known case of the Bundeswehr, Germany's armed forces, purchasing offensive weapons of Ukrainian design for its own use, the Financial Times reported, citing sources familiar with the plan.
The Bars missile has a range of up to 1,000 kilometers and a warhead of up to 105 kilograms, depending on the modification. According to the FT, Ukraine uses the Bars to strike military bases and energy facilities in Russia.
Technical tests in Germany could take place in early 2027. If the results are satisfactory, Berlin will order several hundred missiles.
The Bars is currently produced by a joint Ukrainian-German enterprise established in Germany under the Build with Ukraine program. Ukraine received the first batch of German-made missiles in October. According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv is to receive 2,000 such missiles.
The FT reports that NATO countries are increasingly considering the use of Ukrainian military technologies. Denmark, Estonia and Latvia have expressed readiness to buy Ukrainian weapons.
In August it was reported that Berlin plans to spend almost 12 billion euros on building an arsenal of long-range weapons to deter Russia. Under that plan, 1.8 billion euros are to be spent on buying low-cost cruise missiles. The Ukrainian Bars and Flamingo were under consideration, as were missiles from the American-Israeli startup Covenant Industries.
Germany's army commander, Christian Freuding, said in October, without naming specific systems, that such missiles would complement expensive high-tech ones. According to him, these systems will make it possible to hit targets at a depth of about 1,500 kilometers, saturating enemy air defenses, while costly weapons will be reserved for targets of strategic importance.