DutchNews.nl: Defence spending to be stepped up, more tanks and F-35 jets
Ministers have pledged to set aside more money for the defence ministry in line with Nato agreements and that means buying more JSF fighter jets and tanks, the AD said on Friday afternoon.
The detailed plan to boost spending on the armed forces will be unveiled when government publishes its spring statement next year, the defence ministry said in a statement.
Nato has said all its member states should come up with a ‘believable plan’ outlining how they will meet the agreed threshhold of spending 2% of GDP on defence by 2024. Most European countries are far below the threshold – the Netherlands, for example, spends just 1.35% of GDP on defence, the AD said.
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1 comment:
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The little parrot.
Told me.
Trump is a Russian puppet.
Weakening Nato.
Right.
I remember.
Fact: Nato stronger now.
Little parrot.
Dumb as bread
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