
Europe's defence industry under pressure
In a changing global landscape, Europe's defence industry is being reshaped and revitalised. Over the past five years, EU member states have boosted their defence spending by 63 percent to reach €381 billion euros in 2025. Jacob Parakalis, Research Leader for Defence Strategy, Policy, and Capabilities at RAND Europe, says Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 "focused attention on the need to increase Europe's defences and invest in capabilities across land, sea and air domains, cyber security and resilience". Watch moreTackling under-investment in EU defence: Is the bloc…
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