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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (2nd L) holds a bilateral meeting in Pentagon on April 24, 2025 in Washington, April 24, 2025.
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During the NATO annual summit, the fireworks can begin, as US allies force protection costs to increase the gross domestic product (GDP) into 5%.
5% digits, 3.5% of GDP to protect against “pure”, with additional infrastructure related infrastructure such as cyber fighter capabilities and intelligence.
Some member states tell We are pleased to hit this stage, and some countries are not far from this sign, but others are not reached by 2% agreed ten years ago. Although these promises can be taken hostage to increase the cost of defense.
The talks are cheaper and timely times can be indefinitely – but for the first time since 2019, the United States and President Donald Trump, who has been participating in a NATO summit since 2019, wanted to see.
US President Donald Trump, on December 4, 2019, comes to the NATO hotel in the NATO hotel in the northeastern city of Watford.
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“We mean everyone, ‘Yes, we mean it. We have a plan. 5% are real.
“But something to watch, the messaging is actually something. Some of our allies are one of our media and their parliament, but it is almost anything (defense costs),” Volker “in NATO summit
“And if this is emphasized, you will go to a clash with the United States,” Volker added.
High stakes, low expectations
As he met in the Netherlands on June 24-25 in the Netherlands, the allies threatened to strain the sustainable conflict in Ukraine and the global economy in the war in the Middle East.
Defense analysts say that the 77-year history of this year’s meeting can be the most in 77 years in the history of the 77-year-old, and the other time has been pushed in advance before the summit.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was stressed as 5% said “will happen NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte closes allies in a meeting of a separate NATO in early this month.
German Air Force helicopters, May 6, 2025 in Pajuostis, Litvezis, Griffin Yildirim 2025 “during military exercises.
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Then, in the height of irritation with the bloc of the Leader of the White House, only six member states, including the target of 2% of the state, and the United States) changed; By 2024, 23 members reached 2%. According to NATO data.
Some of the main economies, including the United States, Latvia and Greece – Canada, Spain and Italy, some, some of the target included in the contribution. No NATO member has not achieved 5% to date, and some are likely to drag some legs when it comes to going to this stage.
The photo taken during the visit of the “Dacian Spring” in Romania on May 12, 2025 on Monday, NATO on Monday.
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Britain, Poland and Germany said they have intended to increase the necessary goal of defense costs, but their schedule is not known. It is reported that the British also tried to postpone expenses between three years, According to IPP. CNBC has reached Downing Street for comment.
Spain and Italy are seen as a great retention against 5% target, Once it was made to reach only 2% limit in 2025. In the meantime, Canada held 1.3% of GDP in 2024, NATO offers calculationsAlso less than Italy, Portuguese or Montenegro.
It is a target to spend 5% of the defense, but a given Jason Israel, the headlothes for defensive technology initiative in CEPA, Wednesday.
“Each country … He is trying to understand that each nation is generally unpopular in defense, when it is related to mass growth, but also in relation to mass growth, but also to understand that they are trying to correct the accounting work,” he said.
Europe must commit
European aerospace and defense companies say that they are closely spent on NATO’s approximate and obligations, but they say they stand in the limb in the limbs of the collateral and movement through the procurement.
Leonardo, Embraer and Saab’s leaders told CNBC that last week must act in resolutely and collectively to prepare long-term liabilities for companies to expand the production capacity and production capacity of the continent.
“3.5% of NATO (pure defense costs), this is a lot of things, but according to CNBC, we must understand that SAAB Saab Saab Saab Saab Saab is better.
“We can do more and think that we should be gathered to be more scale to align the requirements and align requirements. Therefore, we can be a competitive player at the international level.” Said.
Leonardo, Director General of the Italian Defense Company, said, “There are many things to do.”
“Leonardo is currently under certain platform, defense systems, electronics and technology solutions, this is not a priority, but it is important to reduce the split between the countries in Europe,” he said.
Cingolani, who needs to know what is necessary to know before the time of defense companies, said in the essence of global supply chains under the defense industry.
“We have about 5,000 shirts in the supply chain and are in 160 countries around the world. Thus, it is very complicated,” he said. “You must invest in the supply chain. You should protect the supply chain. Of course, we must face raw material failure … We would do it if there is no solution.”
