French Prime Minister Sebastien LeCornu has tasked Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin with preparing a contingency plan for ...

France, which currently maintains a standing army of 200,000 troops, has decided to expand its forces by 50,000 personnel by ...

Political tensions are higher in Europe than they have been at any time since the Cold War, given the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict, recent drone and MiG incursions into European air space, and ...

Global military expenditures have increased every year for a decade, reaching a record $2.7 trillion in 2024. NATO allies are undertaking their largest defense spending expansion in history. Defense ...

Germany lawmakers are set to approve spending 2.9 billion euros ($3.4 billion) on 11 military procurement contracts, including for drones, rifles and missiles, in deals that will largely go to ...