Ireland To Raise Defense Spending, Combat Aircraft Ambitions Shelved

Irish Air Corps
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LONDON—Ireland plans to raise national defense spending almost 50% by 2028 to meet an increased level of ambition for the country’s armed forces. Responding to a February report by Ireland’s Commission of the Defense Forces, the government in Dublin has accepted in principle that the country needs...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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