By Elizabeth Howcroft, Supantha Mukherjee and Michael Kahn PARIS/STOCKHOLM/PRAGUE (Reuters) -As venture capital investors ...

To secure their countries in uncertain times, governments around the globe are set to increase defence budgets to a size that ...

Even if Russia were a direct threat to French national security, what good would an aircraft carrier do? F rench President ...

Mr. Barnier told the Agence France-Presse news agency that the ... After Russia invaded Ukraine, he substantially increased military spending to deal with the threat. All that spending seemed ...

France will reach NATO’s target of spending 2 ... The official added that the budget problems could undermine relations with defense contractors. “If the state encourages manufacturers to produce by ...

PARIS — Will France’s defense-spending boost threaten the country’s beloved welfare ... All European countries are massively ramping up defense spending, and all are facing similar issues on where to ...

Two problems immediately arise ... True, France is too close to Communist China. True, France has skimped on defense spending for too long, preferring to lecture America with Gaullist arrogance.

Johansson told BI that Sweden's boost in defense spending to 3.5% of GDP would still take "a couple of years" before it ...

While there is a growing consensus that new military spending ... than from Germany or France — duplicating efforts across the bloc. Europe already has some redundancy problems in defense.

April 5, 2025: Global defense spending reached $2.46 trillion in 2024 ... equipment shortages, maintenance issues and generally low readiness level. France was better off, at $41.2 billion, or 1.5 ...

March 5 (Reuters) - French planemaker Dassault Aviation (AM.PA), opens new tab reported a rise in its full-year sales on Wednesday as tensions between major nations fuel defence spending.