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France: military spending up to 1.82% of GDP

Investments to modernize and to buy new vehicles

The Minister of Defense of France Florence Parly has announced to the press that she wants to increase the budget for military spending in 2019 by 5% to € 35.9 billion, or 1.82% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). An effort made by President Macron intent on exceeding 2% of GDP by 2025, as was explained in the program for the armed forces 2019-2025 in which it is expected to achieve the objectives s...

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Paris, France, 09/27/2018 12:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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