defence spending

DEFENCE SPENDING 7 DEC 2023

Eastern European nations struggle to boost military power amid supply-chain crunch

Eastern European nations are signing multi-billion-euro arms deals to bolster munition supplies as the Ukraine war nears the end of its second year, though overstretched…

DEFENCE SPENDING 6 DEC 2023

‘Our soldiers would have to throw stones if war broke out,’ says former Belgian military top brass

Ex-Lieutenant General Marc Thys, former Belgian Vice-Chief of Defence, has claimed Belgium is not at all ready for armed conflict, saying that within hours of an…

DEFENCE SPENDING 30 OCT 2023

Germany needs to ‘be ready for war’, defence minister argues

Germany needed "to become ready for war", defence minister Boris Pistorius said.

DEFENCE SPENDING 5 OCT 2023

NATO urges arms production boost as warehouses ‘half full’

The arms industry needs to ramp up weapons and ammunition production as "the bottom of the barrel is now visible" due to the war in Ukraine, NATO Military Committee…

DEFENCE SPENDING 22 AUG 2023

US approves Apache helicopter sale as Poland continues defence-spend splurge

The United States on August 21 approved a potential $12 billion sale of Apache attack helicopters to Poland, a significant deal with a frontline ally supporting…