DefenceTalkThe leaders of France and Germany on Tuesday laid out their commitment to a future joint European Army, an idea that has sparked angry reactions from US President Donald Trump. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said closer defence ties agreed in a new friendship treaty aim to build a Franco-German “common military culture” and “contribute to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/franco-german-treaty-a-step-toward-european-army-merkel-72073/

DefenceTalkDiscussion around the level of defence spending over the next Parliament continued to attract media coverage over the weekend and into the start of this week. A report in The Financial Times suggested that senior military figures were not expecting the next government to maintain spending at 2% of GDP. According to independent defence analysts […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-mod-denies-spending-cuts-european-army-63436/