Tag: Defence Spending
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National capitals have six months to assemble coalitions and funding.
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Strong growth and wary voters shape Madrid’s cautious defence stance.
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A renewed drive is testing NATO unity over how to source weapons for Ukraine.
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His warning followed NATO’s new 5% spending pledge, which Spain alone rejected.
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European Union leaders are gathering for defence talks under tight security.
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Germany plans to award nearly €83 billion in defence contracts over the next year, with only about 8 percent earmarked for American weapons.
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EU capitals are split over how far and how fast to build a common defence industry.
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Sweden will lift military outlays by €2.4 billion to accelerate NATO commitments amid heightened tensions on the alliance’s eastern flank. The centre-right coalition in Stockholm framed the increase against recent Russian drone incursions over Poland and Romania, additional allied deployments to the region, and combat activity from Russia’s Kaliningrad during the Zapad exercises. Sweden’s energy…
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Spain is working with Indra and Escribano on a plan to replace Israeli-licensed military systems after an embargo, combining domestic alternatives with interim foreign purchases. Spain’s government is consulting major defence firms on disconnecting equipment tied to Israel, with the veto covering direct contracts and Israeli-licensed products. Existing agreements have been cancelled or are being…
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Ukraine has assessed that it will need at least $120 billion for defence in 2026, with a comparable sum required even if Russia’s war ends. Announcing the figure on Saturday at a conference in Kyiv, Ukraine’s Defence Minister Denys Shmygal said the country faced the risk of further territorial losses if it continued to be…