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 is the head of Aviation Week Network's defense data team responsible for managing the company’s defense databases and leading on related consultancy projects.

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