Sweden Plans Further Defense Spending Hike

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Sweden’s government is proposing a further increase in defense spending to reach the equivalent of 2.4% of GDP in 2025. Stockholm wants to raise the defense budget by 13 billion Swedish krona ($1.28 billion), ministers announced Sept. 17. The move reflects growing concerns about the regional...
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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