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EU’s 2025 military spending exceeds Brussels' forecasts
The European Defense Agency data shows that in 2025, defense expenditure by EU member states reached 418 billion euros, a 20 increase from the previous year
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BERNAMA
· Jul 8, 2026
World : NATO Defense Spending Projected To Top US$1.8 Trillion In 2026
World : NATO Defense Spending Projected To Top US$1.8 Trillion In 2026
Eunews
· Jul 8, 2026
Investment, unity, support for Kyiv: the NATO Summit draws to a close. Rutte: “The Alliance is stronger than ever”
The final statement notes that in 2025, Europe and Canada increased their defence spending by over 139 billion. Contracts worth 50 billion and aid to Kyiv totalling 140 billion have been announced for 2026 and 2027
The korea Herald News
· Jul 1, 2026
UK boosts military spending by $20 billion but critics say it's not enough
Self-flying fighter jets, uncrewed submarines and drones will be at the center of Britain’s future military under a defense plan announced Tuesday that includes a 15 billion pound (20 billion) spending boost. Like other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the UK is under pressure to increase defense spending to counter a more aggressive Russia and less reliable US. But its Defense Investment Plan has been repeatedly delayed as military leaders and Treasury officials wrangled over
ArcaMax
· Jul 7, 2026
NATO agrees to $50 billion in defense deals to placate Trump
NATO allies have agreed to at least 50 billion in defense industry deals, according to an alliance official, to show to U.S. President Donald Trump that Europe is heeding his spending demands. Secretary-General Mark Rutte revealed some of the ...
Kathimerini
· Jul 8, 2026
Five NATO members seen to spend over 3.5% of GDP on core defense this year, alliance estimates show
Five NATO members are projected to meet the alliance's goal of spending 3.5 of gross domestic product on core defense already in 2026, according to updated NATO data published on Tuesday ahead of a leaders' summit in Ankara, which also showed some members are still expected to spend only about 2.
TRT World
· Jun 30, 2026
UK unveils delayed defence spending plan
The UK has finally published it's delayed plan for defence spending. An extra 20 billion-dollars will be spent over the next 4 years but its only half of what the Ministry of Defence was asking for and it doesn't guarantee the UK will meet its Nato spending commitment of 5 percent of GDP on defence by 2035. Paul Hawkins has more.
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Related coverage for "EU’s 2025 military spending exceeds Brussels' forecasts": BERNAMA — World : NATO Defense Spending Projected To Top US$1.8 Trillion In 2026. Eunews — Investment, unity, support for Kyiv: the NATO Summit draws to a close. Rutte: “The Alliance is stronger than ever”. The korea Herald News — UK boosts military spending by $20 billion but critics say it's not enough. ArcaMax — NATO agrees to $50 billion in defense deals to placate Trump. Kathimerini — Five NATO members seen to spend over 3.5% of GDP on core defense this year, alliance estimates show. TRT World — UK unveils delayed defence spending plan