just as Europeans are making plans to spend hundreds of billions on arms procurement,” says Janis Kluge, from SWP, a Berlin-based research institute. American weapons ‘risk’ forcing Europe ...

German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said Wednesday that moves by European capitals to ramp up military expenditure and reduce their reliance on the United States were a massive growth opportunity ...

German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said Wednesday moves by European capitals to up their defences and reduce their reliance on the United States were an unprecedented growth opportunity for the ...

German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said Wednesday moves by European capitals to up their defences and reduce their reliance on the United States were an unprecedented growth opportunity for the ...

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Volkswagen AG is prepared to support the ramp-up of Europe’s defense capacity as the region’s decades-long military alliance with the US becomes increasingly brittle under President Donald Trump.

European Arms Imports Soared by 155% In Past Four Years: Swedish Think Thank Europe as a whole accounted for 28 per cent of global arms imports from 2020-24, up from 11 per cent between 2015 and 2019.

NATO countries in Europe have more than doubled their arms imports between 2020 and 2024, with the US supplying over 64% of the total – up from 52% over the previous five-year period.