Budget Brief: Europe’s Big Guns Outline Defense Budget Plans

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French President Emmanuel Macron (left) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

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In June NATO allies agreed to a new 3.5% target for their core defense budgets. On paper this will add another $220 billion or so to the existing $538.3 billion total allocated by Europe’s 19 highest spenders and see regional defense budgets more than double compared to 2021 levels. The hope of...
Craig Caffrey

Craig works as a senior analyst on Aviation Week Network’s military and commercial forecast databases, specializing in military aircraft markets and…

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