Budget Brief: U.S. Share Of Global Defense Spending Hit New Low In 2025

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Against the backdrop of rapidly rising global defense expenditure, one trend has gone largely unnoticed: In 2025, the U.S. share of global spending fell to its lowest level for decades, likely since World War II. While a gradual decline has been underway since the height of the wars in Afghanistan...
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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