Europe Unlocks Defense Funding In Face Of Russian Aggression

Tony Osborne March 17, 2022
Swedish Air Force Saab Gripens and Royal Danish Air Force F-16
Denmark and Sweden, represented here by Swedish Air Force Saab Gripens (foreground) and Danish Air Force F-16s, have pledged to raise defense spending to 2% of GDP.
Credit: Danish Ministry of Defense
European governments have embarked on dramatic increases in expenditures in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Fears of reduced defense spending after the COVID-19 pandemic appear to have largely evaporated, as nations pledge to accelerate plans to reach or exceed NATO’s defense spending...
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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