A fighter plane takes 28–30 months to buy and deliver, a tank takes 18–24 months, and a frigate takes 30 months, even at maximum pace.
In addition to the current events in Western Europe, defense spending are increasing. By 2027, French defense spending is expected to overtake that of the UK on a like-for-like basis, having increased during the previous eight years.
Two years ago, the Netherlands reversed decades of defense budget cuts, and within five years, it intends to treble its spending.
The defense budgets of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark are likewise rising, frequently by double digits annually.
Additionally, the European defense powerhouse has awoken. Since Russia’s 2014 invasion of Crimea, Germany.
Which was one of the first countries to significantly cut defense expenditure during the Cold War, has increased its military budget by two-thirds.
