U.S. defence contractor funded think tanks dominate Ukraine debate
Think tanks in the United States are a go–to resource for media outlets seeking expert opinions on pressing public policy issues.
Think tanks in the United States are a go–to resource for media outlets seeking expert opinions on pressing public policy issues.
The U.S. support for Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 so far has significantly reduced the American stockpiles of equipment.
Israeli defence companies anticipate that the US will try to persuade NATO members to purchase American-made defence systems instead of Israeli ones.
Lithuanian defence industry companies are invited to seek testing of their products in the Lithuanian Armed Forces.
The war in Ukraine has been recognized as a wake-up call for the EU which - for the first time - devoted funds for the supply of lethal weapons to a third country.
Total global military expenditure increased by 3.7 per cent in real terms in 2022, to reach a new high of $2240 billion.
The challenge is to not only ramp up production to satisfy an immediate peak of demand, but also to enhance industrial preparedness for possible future crises.
Protecting Greece's security and sovereignty is under the purview of the country's defence and security industry.
Never in the EU’s 65 years of existence has the urgency for a single market for defence equipment been more evident than in the last 12 months.
"The first and most urgent thing that a geopolitical Europe has to do, is to arm Ukraine," Josep Borrell stressed at Munich Security Conference.
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen underlined that the EU has to speed up and scale up the production of standardized products like 155mm artillery ammunition.
"Europe can bolster its defence to a new level by developing shared European capabilities with even greater determination," says Esa Rautalinko, President and CEO of Patria.
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